408: The impossible taxonomy of carbon dioxide removal
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The episode explores the complexities of categorizing carbon credits and its implications on understanding climate change.
If we created an objectively correct and exhaustive categorization of carbon credits, would it solve everything? Would it solve anything? Listen in as I read an essay I recently wrote about the endless quest to perfectly categorize the world, and while that may be a useful project for some purposes, it isn't anywhere close to the main reasons the world looks the way that it does. Listen in and you'll get surrealist sculpture, Michael Polanyi, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and Plato. Who can truly say no to an offer like that? This Episode's Sponsors EcoEngineers: a full-service advisory and consulting firm focused on carbon dioxide removal, decarbonization, and carbon markets Listen to the RCC episode I made with David LaGreca from EcoEngineers about how to choose, hire, and fire carbon market contractors. 2026 EcoForums Training Series: Navigating Global Carbon and Fuel Regulations, Market Mechanisms, and Life-Cycle Analysis Fundamentals Resources Check out my new show, Climate Workers Anonymous Become a paid subscriber of Reversing Climate Change …
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