Scrubbing the Sky: Inside the Race to Cool the Planet
Ed Whittingham & Amit Tandon
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The definitive podcast on one of the most critical efforts of our time, Scrubbing the Sky: Inside the Race to Cool the Planet, details the stakes behind the global race to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Host Ed Whittingham - renowned climate expert, policy advocate, and co-host of the Energy vs Climate podcast - guides listeners through the history, challenges, and breakthroughs of carbon removal, offering deep insights from the forefront of climate innovation.
In season one Ed explores the rise of one of the most promising carbon removal technology pathways, direct air capture (DAC). This four-part series unpacks the evolution of DAC technology, its potential to help avert climate disaster, and the companies racing to bring it to market.
Learn more at www.scrubbingthesky.com
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Produced by Amit Tandon & Bespoke Podcasts.
The podcast is part of the Carbon Herald podcast network.
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Recent Episodes
S1 BONUS: Canada’s Carbon Edge - How We Can Lead in Carbon Removal with Na'im Merchant & Grégoire Baillargeon
LIVE from the Montreal's Climate Solutions Prize Festival 2025 Na'im Merchant, Executive Director of Carbon Removal Canada and the host of The Carbon Curve podcast, and Grégoire Baillargeon,…
S1E4 EP4 - Skeptics vs Believers: Is Direct Air Capture Hope or Hype? (Season 1 Finale)
Host Ed Whittingham closes out Season 1 by examining the case against Direct Air Capture by one its harshest critics, Al Gore, followed by the counterarguments of supporters. Will DAC live up to its…
S1E3 EP3 - The Carbon Gold Rush: Tech's Next Frontier with Jan Wurzbacher, David Keith & Jim McDermott
Host Ed Whittingham delves into the early days of another pioneering Direct Air Capture (DAC) company, Switzerland’s Climeworks, and its innovative modular approach to deploying its technology. Ed…
S1E2 EP2 - Bill Gates & Building a Climate ‘Miracle’ with David Keith & Ken Caldeira
Host Ed Whittingham continues the story behind the development of Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology and its potential role in helping to fight climate change. Ed explores the early days of Canadian…
S1E1 EP1 - Carbon Removal: Engineering Earth's Cooling with Klaus Lackner & David Keith
Host Ed Whittingham dives into the world of Direct Air Capture (DAC), a technology that extracts carbon dioxide directly from the ambient air. Ed explores the early history of carbon dioxide removal,…
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Scrubbing the Sky: Inside the Race to Cool the Planet has published 5 episodes since February 2025, covering topics in Business, Science.
Scrubbing the Sky: Inside the Race to Cool the Planet is currently declining with new episodes every 2 months. Average episode length is 27m.
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