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The world needs to remove billions of tons of CO₂ from the atmosphere — and an entirely new industry is emerging to do it. On The Carbon Curve, Na'im Merchant explores the people, policies, and technologies driving carbon removal forward through conversations with the sector's leading voices. From policy wins and market shifts to breakthrough technologies and global perspectives, each episode unpacks what it takes to scale carbon removal to meet the enormous climate challenge. New episodes every two weeks.

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Carbon removal is stuck in low earth orbit. Here's how we get out.

Apr 30, 2026 44m

Episode 64 is with Dr. Julio Friedmann, Chief Scientist at Carbon DirectIn this episode, Na’im speaks with Dr. Julio Friedmann about Carbon Direct’s recent publication “ 5 Pillars of Successful…

Seven buyers in a trench coat

Apr 16, 2026 41m

Episode 63 is with Jack Andreasen CavanaughLast week, Heatmap reported that Microsoft — the single largest buyer of durable carbon dioxide removal in the world, accounting for 80–90% of all purchases…

Why carbon removal needs a new story

Mar 25, 2026 48m

Episode 62 is with Robert Höglund (Head of Climate Strategy and CDR, Milky Wire; Co-Founder, CDR FYI; CEO, Marginal Carbon).In this episode, host Na’im Merchant catches up with Robert Höglund to…

Policy wins and hard lessons as carbon removal finds its footing

Feb 26, 2026 45m

Episode 61 is with Giana Amador (Executive Director, Carbon Removal Alliance), Erin Burns (Executive Director, Carbon180), and Peter Minor (CEO, Absolute Climate).In this inaugural Removers…

A year of renewal: carbon removal in the climate pullback era

Jan 08, 2026 55m

Episode 60 is a special ask me anything style episode with Na’im Merchant and Rahima DosaniIn this annual “flip the script” episode of The Carbon Curve, Na’im is back in the hot seat as his wife…

How will this newly launched DAC facility hold up to a Canadian winter?

Dec 10, 2025 30m

Episode 59 is with Rory Brown, Co-Founder & CEO at AirhiveIn this episode, Na’im speaks with Rory about his journey into carbon removal technology with a focus on direct air capture (DAC). Other…

The carbon market's original sin

Oct 23, 2025 1h 10m

Episode 58 is with Marc Roston (Stanford’s Precourt Institute for Energy) and Peter Minor (Absolute Climate)This episode features Marc Roston, senior research scholar at Stanford’s Precourt Institute…

Philanthropy's role in shaping climate finance

Sep 18, 2025 39m

Episode 57 is with Adam Fraser, CEO of Terraset.In this episode, Na’im speaks with Adam Fraser about Terraset, an innovative nonprofit dedicated to removing greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. They…

CO280 is turning pulp and paper mills into carbon removal factories

Sep 02, 2025 38m

Episode 56 is with Jonathan Rhone and Natalie Khtikian, co-founders of CO280.In this episode, Na’im speaks with Jonathan and Natalie about their groundbreaking work in large-scale carbon dioxide…

Has Avnos flipped the script on DAC?

Aug 13, 2025 39m

Episode 55 is with Will Kain, Founder & CEO of AvnosIn this episode, Na’im speaks with Will Kain about the advancement and commercialization of hybrid direct air capture (HDAC) technology at…

Mati Carbon's $50M leap forward

Jul 10, 2025 43m

Episode 54 is with Shantanu Agrawal, Founder and CEO of Mati Carbon and Nikki Batchelor, Executive Director for the $100M Carbon Removal XPRIZE.In this episode, Na’im delves into the groundbreaking…

Special Episode: Canada's Carbon Edge

Jun 26, 2025 38m

Episode 53 is a Special Episode with Ed Whittingham of Advance Climate Solutions and Grégoire Baillargeon, President of BMO Québec and Vice Chair of BMO Capital Markets.In this special live episode…

Special Episode by Plan Sea and The Carbon Curve: Insights from the Carbon to Sea 2025 Annual Convening

Jun 05, 2025 34m

Episode 52 is a special joint episode with Plan Sea host Anna Madlener and Lennart Bach, Associate Professor and ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) scientist at the University of Tasmania.In this…

What's in store for carbon removal under America's policy pivot?

May 29, 2025 46m

Episode 51 is with Erin Burns, Executive Director of Carbon180.This episode highlights the critical need for long-term strategies and adaptability in carbon removal policies amidst changing political…

We need to stand up for carbon removal in a turbulent 2025 to build on the gains of the past few years

Jan 30, 2025 37m

Episode 50 is a special AMA style episode with Na’im Merchant and Rahima DosaniIn this special “ask me anything” episode of the Carbon Curve podcast, the tables are turned and Na’im is interviewed by…

A new standard could help restore trust in carbon markets

Jan 09, 2025 43m

Episode 49 is with Peter Minor (Absolute Climate) and Travis Caddy (Evident)Despite all of the recent progress to integrate carbon removal in carbon markets globally, a significant problem remains.…

Senator Colin Deacon thinks Canada should put forward a bold vision on carbon removal

Dec 17, 2024 43m

Episode 48 is with Senator Colin Deacon, Senate of CanadaIndependent Senator Colin Deacon was appointed to represent Nova Scotia in the Senate of Canada in June 2018. Senator Deacon shares his vision…

Can policy play a catalytic role in advancing MRV?

Dec 04, 2024 40m

Episode 47 is with Giana Amador, Executive Director at Carbon Removal AllianceMonitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) is critical to ensuring carbon removal quality, but what is the role of…

⁠⁠What does leading systems change in carbon removal look like?

Nov 27, 2024 53m

Episode 46 is with Josh Albert, Associate Partner with KONUYou’ll often hear people say climate is a systems problem, but we in the carbon removal field don’t have a useful framework for driving…

Changing the conversation on carbon removal

Nov 04, 2024 48m

Episode 45 is with Eli Mitchell-Larson, Co-founder and Chief Scientist at Carbon Gap, and Robert Höglund, Co-founder of CDR.fyi and Fund Manager at Milkywire.Today Na’im speaks with Eli and Robert…

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