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SUMMARY:Scrubbing The Sky: Episode 2 - Bill Gates & Building a Climate Miracle - Release Date
DESCRIPTION:Scrubbing The Sky: Episode 2 – Bill Gates & Building a Climate Miracle \nComing 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: \n\nKen Caldeira\, senior scientist at Breakthrough Energy \nDavid Keith\, professor at the University of Chicago and a DAC pioneer who founded the company Carbon Engineering\n\nWATCH Scrubbing the Sky\, Episode 1: Carbon Removal Engineering Earth’s Cooling \n​“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. \nThe 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. ​ \n“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. \nInquire about sponsorship opportunities \nMatt BirdMatt Bird is the Founder\, CEO\, and Editor-in-Chief of ESG News. He brings 25 years of experience in corporate strategy\, media\, fintech\, and communications\, including 15 years specializing in news and journalism. Matt was recognized by the United Nations as #3 of the “Top 10 Most Influential Media Executives for Impact” in 2015 during the launch of the UN SDGs.\nHe has advised the Sustainable Stock Exchange initiative (SSEI)\, UNCTAD\, and the UN\, and hosts event coverage at the World Economic Forum\, ADFW\, Climate Week NYC\, EU Parliament\, COP\, the Vatican\, NASDAQ\, NYSE\, and more. Matt is a founding board member of the Humanity 2.0 Foundation\, a Vatican-based NGO focused on identifying and removing impediments to human flourishing.\nHe previously rang the NASDAQ Closing Bell in honor of his partnership with NASDAQ OMX to launch the world’s first retail investor targeting and newswire monitoring platform with the NASDAQ Financial Services Group. Matt launched ESG News in 2021\, leading coverage of more than 10\,000 news stories as of 2026—and truly loves what he does. \nesgnews.com
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