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The Carbon Curve
Hosted by Na’im Merchant · technology · EN
About this Podcast:
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. carboncurve.substack.com
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What is The Carbon Curve about?
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.
Who hosts The Carbon Curve?
The Carbon Curve is hosted by Na’im Merchant. The show has published 70 episodes to date.
What has The Carbon Curve covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Carbon removal is stuck in low earth orbit. Here's how we get out." (30 April 2026, 45 minutes), "Seven buyers in a trench coat" (16 April 2026, 41 minutes), and "Why carbon removal needs a new story" (25 March 2026, 49 minutes).
How often does The Carbon Curve publish?
The Carbon Curve publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 44 minutes across 70 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on The Carbon Curve?
Booking probability for The Carbon Curve is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Carbon Curve requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Carbon Curve's contact route on record: public web form.
Who should pitch The Carbon Curve?
The strongest fits for The Carbon Curve are Scientific Research & Development and Business & Management Consulting. The Carbon Curve has a technology audience.
About the host
Na’im Merchant hosts The Carbon Curve, a technology podcast with 70 episodes published.
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The Carbon Curve
Seven buyers in a trench coat
Apr 16, 202641 minS0<p>Episode 63 is with Jack Andreasen Cavanaugh</p><p>Last week, Heatmap reported that Microsoft — the single largest buyer of durable carbon dioxide removal in the world, accounting for 80–90% of all purchases ever made...
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Why carbon removal needs a new story
Mar 25, 202649 minS0<p>Episode 62 is with Robert Höglund (Head of Climate Strategy and CDR, Milky Wire; Co-Founder, CDR FYI; CEO, Marginal Carbon).</p><p>In this episode, host Na’im Merchant catches up with Robert Höglund to discuss his...
The Carbon Curve
Policy wins and hard lessons as carbon removal finds its footing
Feb 26, 202646 minS0<p>Episode 61 is with Giana Amador (Executive Director, Carbon Removal Alliance), Erin Burns (Executive Director, Carbon180), and Peter Minor (CEO, Absolute Climate).</p><p>In this inaugural Removers Roundtable episode...
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A year of renewal: carbon removal in the climate pullback era
Jan 8, 202655 minS0<p>Episode 60 is a special ask me anything style episode with Na’im Merchant and Rahima Dosani</p><p>In this annual “flip the script” episode of The Carbon Curve, Na’im is back in the hot seat as his wife Rahima Dosani...
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Dec 10, 202530 minS0<p>Episode 59 is with Rory Brown, Co-Founder & CEO at Airhive</p><p>In this episode, Na’im speaks with Rory about his journey into carbon removal technology with a focus on direct air capture (DAC). Other major themes...
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The carbon market's original sin
Oct 23, 20251h 10mS0<p>Episode 58 is with Marc Roston (Stanford’s Precourt Institute for Energy) and Peter Minor (Absolute Climate)</p><p>This episode features Marc Roston, senior research scholar at Stanford’s Precourt Institute for...
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Philanthropy's role in shaping climate finance
Sep 18, 202539 minS0<p>Episode 57 is with Adam Fraser, CEO of Terraset.</p><p>In this episode, Na’im speaks with Adam Fraser about Terraset, an innovative nonprofit dedicated to removing greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. They discuss...
Sep 2, 202538 minS0<p>Episode 56 is with Jonathan Rhone and Natalie Khtikian, co-founders of CO280.</p><p>In this episode, Na’im speaks with Jonathan and Natalie about their groundbreaking work in large-scale carbon dioxide removal (CDR)...
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Has Avnos flipped the script on DAC?
Aug 13, 202539 minS0<p>Episode 55 is with Will Kain, Founder & CEO of Avnos</p><p>In this episode, Na’im speaks with Will Kain about the advancement and commercialization of hybrid direct air capture (HDAC) technology at Avnos. The...
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Mati Carbon's $50M leap forward
Jul 10, 202543 minS0<p>Episode 54 is with Shantanu Agrawal, Founder and CEO of Mati Carbon and Nikki Batchelor, Executive Director for the $100M Carbon Removal XPRIZE.</p><p>In this episode, Na’im delves into the groundbreaking...
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Special Episode: Canada's Carbon Edge
Jun 26, 202539 minS0<p>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.</p><p>In this special live episode of The...
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Special Episode by Plan Sea and The Carbon Curve: Insights from the Carbon to Sea 2025 Annual Convening
Jun 5, 202534 minS0<p>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.</p><p>In this episode...
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What's in store for carbon removal under America's policy pivot?
May 29, 202547 minS0<p>Episode 51 is with Erin Burns, Executive Director of Carbon180.</p><p>This episode highlights the critical need for long-term strategies and adaptability in carbon removal policies amidst changing political...
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We need to stand up for carbon removal in a turbulent 2025 to build on the gains of the past few years
Jan 30, 202537 minS0<p>Episode 50 is a special AMA style episode with Na’im Merchant and Rahima Dosani</p><p>In this special “ask me anything” episode of the Carbon Curve podcast, the tables are turned and Na’im is interviewed by his wife...
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A new standard could help restore trust in carbon markets
Jan 9, 202543 minS0<p>Episode 49 is with Peter Minor (Absolute Climate) and Travis Caddy (Evident)</p><p>Despite all of the recent progress to integrate carbon removal in carbon markets globally, a significant problem remains. Existing...
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Senator Colin Deacon thinks Canada should put forward a bold vision on carbon removal
Dec 17, 202443 minS0<p>Episode 48 is with Senator Colin Deacon, Senate of Canada</p><p>Independent Senator Colin Deacon was appointed to represent Nova Scotia in the Senate of Canada in June 2018. Senator Deacon shares his vision on how...
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Can policy play a catalytic role in advancing MRV?
Dec 4, 202440 minS0<p>Episode 47 is with Giana Amador, Executive Director at Carbon Removal Alliance</p><p>Monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) is critical to ensuring carbon removal quality, but what is the role of public policy...
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What does leading systems change in carbon removal look like?
Nov 27, 202453 minS0<p>Episode 46 is with Josh Albert, Associate Partner with KONU</p><p>You’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 systems...
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Changing the conversation on carbon removal
Nov 4, 202449 minS0<p>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.</p><p>Today Na’im speaks with Eli and Robert about their...
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Julio Friedmann
Chief Scientist and Chief Carbon Wrangler, Carbon Direct
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Dr Adam Fraser
leading educator and researcher on human performance, Omniscient Neurotechnology
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Jim Mann
Professor in Human Nutrition and Medicine, UK based fell and mountain runner
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Ben Rubin
Executive Director & Co-Founder, Carbon Business Council
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