“Carbon elimination can assist native communities,” Noah Deich, Senior Guide at the USA DOE

“Carbon elimination can assist native communities,” Noah Deich, Senior Guide at the USA DOE

Joining us for this episode is Noah Deich, Senior Advisor at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM). Noah shares his journey from co-founding the climate NGO Carbon180 to his current role at the DOE and delves into the FECM’s initiatives to support carbon removal, including the Carbon Negative Shot and the Voluntary Carbon Dioxide Removal Purchase Challenge.

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Chapters:
00:00 – Intro
00:48 – Carbon180 and working at the DOE
05:37 – How the FECM is supporting carbon removal
10:28 – Carbon removal supply and demand
16:48 – The CDR Purchase Pilot Prize semifinalists
20:38 – Phase 2 of the competition
24:04 – The DOE’s focus on DAC
26:46 – Upcoming FECM updates
28:28 – The future of CDR