About this episode
The episode discusses Bruce Rastetter's efforts in carbon capture and the challenges faced by his American company amidst a changing climate policy landscape.
As his American company Summit Carbon Solutions struggles with backlash to a carbon capture pipeline linking corn ethanol plants across the Midwest, Bruce Rastetter is not slowing down. Instead, he’s celebrating some big wins for his Brazilian company, FS Fueling Sustainability, from new ethanol-friendly climate policy to government funding for their carbon capture project. Pushkin+ subscribers can hear episodes early and ad-free. Find Pushkin+ on the Drilled show page on Apple Podcasts or at pushkin.fm/plus . Additional resources: The link between corn ethanol and deforestation Peer-reviewed research on the climate problems associated with corn ethanol An explainer on BECCS (bioenergy with carbon capture and sequestration) Reading list on enhanced oil recovery (EOR) Read more about the Summit Pipeline project Carbon Herald on the push to connect Midwest ethanol plants to carbon capture Brazilian government document on technical mission to US midwest Travel schedule of Brazilian government officials while in the Midwest Read more about the explosion of corn ethanol in Brazil: https://drilled.media/news/ethanol-story1 See…
Topics covered
- carbon capture
- ethanol
- climate policy
- government funding
- deforestation
- bioenergy
Keywords
- carbon capture
- ethanol
- climate policy
- deforestation
- Summit Carbon Solutions
- FS Fueling Sustainability
- Midwest
- Brazil
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Summit Carbon Solutions, FS Fueling Sustainability, Pushkin Industries, Brazilian government
Places: Midwest, Brazil
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