Scrubbing The Sky: Episode 2 – Bill Gates & Building a Climate Miracle

Coming Wed, April 2, 2025: Join Ed Whittingham’s new series on Carbon Dioxide Removal. 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 Whittingham, and Scrubbing the Sky explores the early days of Canadian cleantech company Carbon Engineering, and how it drew the attention of both Bill Gates and Occidental Petroleum. Guests include:

• Ken Caldeira, senior scientist at Breakthrough Energy
• David Keith, professor at the University of Chicago and a DAC pioneer who founded the company Carbon Engineering

WATCH Scrubbing the Sky, Episode 1: Carbon Removal Engineering Earth’s Cooling

​“Scrubbing the Sky: Inside the Race to Cool the Planet” is a podcast series hosted by climate expert and policy advocate Ed Whittingham. The series delves into the urgent global efforts to develop and scale carbon dioxide removal technologies, particularly focusing on Direct Air Capture (DAC). It offers listeners an in-depth exploration of the history, challenges, and breakthroughs associated with carbon removal, featuring insights from industry pioneers, scientists, and policymakers.

The podcast is a special series within the “Energy vs Climate” podcast, which is co-hosted by Ed Whittingham, David Keith, and Sara Hastings-Simon. “Energy vs Climate” is a live, interactive webinar and podcast that breaks down the trade-offs and hard truths of the energy transition in Alberta, Canada, and beyond. ​

“Scrubbing the Sky” is inspired by Paul McKendrick’s book of the same name, which explores the race to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere on a planetary scale.

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