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Reversing Climate Change

Ross Kenyon
Carbon Removal
Climate Change
Carbon Dioxide Removal
Sustainability
Direct Air Capture
Carbon Credits
Nori
Carbon Markets
Biochar
Environmental Policy
Regenerative Agriculture
Adoption
Geopolitics
Climate Policy
Space Settlements
Justice
Philosophy
Environmentalism
Carbon180
Equity

Reversing Climate Change is a podcast about carbon removal and climatetech that keeps wandering off into literature, history, philosophy, theology, and geopolitics on the theory that the technical and scientific questions stop making much sense without them. Hosted by Ross Kenyon, who did not go past a year of political philosophy PhD coursework and has visibly not let it go. Paid subscriptions li... more

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I've known Katharine Wilkinson's work for a long time, but only recently got a monkey wrench far enough around my heart to open it up and engage with it seriously. Her new book is Climate Wayfinding: Healing Ourselves and the Planet We Call Home, and... more

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What do you do when none of the machinery you imported works? If you're Releaf, you build your own nutcracker, name it Kraken, and get it working with about six weeks of runway left in the middle of COVID. And once you have a huge pile of palm kernel... more

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Every industry runs on a mythology, and carbon dioxide removal has several of them available at once. There is the hype cycle, where the trough of disillusionment is a phase you survive on the way to mainstream adoption. There is the solar cost curve... more

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Wendell Berry died on August 31st, 2026. A listener once made a Reversing Climate Change bingo card and one of the squares was just "someone mentions Wendell Berry," which turned out to be a rigged square. So rather than write another appreciation, I... more

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Recent Guests

Katharine Wilkinson
Author of Climate Wayfinding; co-host of A Matter of Degrees; All We Can Save Project contributor
Author of Climate Wayfinding; All We Can Save Project
Episode: Katharine Wilkinson on Climate Wayfinding & why climate work is (unfortunately) spiritual work
Uzoma Ayogu
Co-founder of Releaf and Biochar Industrial Group (BIG)
Biochar Industrial Group (BIG) / Releaf
Episode: The palm nutcracker that became a carbon dioxide removal company—w/ Uzoma Ayogu of Biochar Industrial Group
Rudy Krehbiel
Staff at EcoEngineers, expert in carbon removal methodologies and MRV
EcoEngineers
Episode: Which story is carbon dioxide removal actually in?—w/ Rudy Krehbiel of EcoEngineers
Mary Berry
Executive Director of The Berry Center
The Berry Center
Episode: Thinking Little with Mary Berry, Executive Director of The Berry Center—RERELEASE
J. Maarten Troost
Travel writer and author of The Sex Lives of Cannibals, Getting Stoned with Savages, Headhunters on My Doorstep, Lost on Planet China
Author/Traveler
Episode: J. Maarten Troost on Kiribati's atolls, climate change, and what travel writing is for RERELEASE
Poppy Russell
Research manager at Counteract VC
Counteract VC
Episode: Why I love Poppy Russell of Counteract VC's CDR analysis
Hans Westerhof
Co-founder Managing Director at Remove
Remove (non-profit accelerator for CDR)
Episode: remove's new Latin American carbon dioxide removal accelerator program—w/ Hans Westerhof & Marian Krüger
Marian Krüger
Co-founder Managing Director at Remove
Remove (non-profit accelerator for CDR)
Episode: remove's new Latin American carbon dioxide removal accelerator program—w/ Hans Westerhof & Marian Krüger
Diana Pasulka
Author and religious studies scholar specializing in UFOs, religion, and technology
University/Author
Episode: D.W. Pasulka on AI, the religion of UFOs, & the future of being human

Host

Ross Kenyon
Host of Reversing Climate Change; engages with carbon removal, climatetech, and interdisciplinary topics across literature, history, philosophy, and geopolitics.

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 477 ratings
  • Hope

    Great information with a sense of actually creating solutions

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Admaletz
    United States6 months ago
  • Ross is awesome!

    Grateful to have something “advanced” in carbon removals to listen to that isn’t dry as a bone

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    The sisters
    United Statesa year ago
  • Insightful, informative and inspiring

    Great show with so much excellent content. Every listen opens up amazing new vistas of impactful climate action.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Christophono71
    Australiaa year ago
  • Amazing!

    I’ve been a Ross Kenyan fan since he was a cohost, rather than going solo. Not only are the topics a great combo of unusual and interesting, but Ross goes deeply into the subjects exploring the how and why instead of just the what. I appreciate what a deep and diverse thinker he is and that he is able to find knowledgable guests that are willing to go there with him.

    I had the privilege of being part for the book club that Ross hosted during the pandemic and miss it terribly. So glad that he is... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    MatananaStar
    United States2 years ago
  • The Most Interesting Show about Climate Change, Period

    Ross hosts the most intellectually stimulating podcast on the topic of climate change by weaving together insights from political philosophy, theology, economic theory, and the humanities as a whole. There are no other podcasts like it out there. I highly recommend tuning in!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    David Armando Valerio
    United States2 years ago

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Listeners praise the show for its depth and breadth, with guests that illuminate climate topics from multiple angles.
Many appreciate the host's curiosity and ability to connect technical content with humanities.
Some reviewers note the host-led moments but still find the conversations highly informative and inspiring.

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Thinking Little with Mary Berry, Executive Director of The Berry Center—RERELEASE
Q: How did Mary Berry come to lead The Berry Center, and what are the core aims of the center today?
Mary describes starting the Berry Center in 2011 to address the failure of the local food movement to change culture, focusing on land use, farmer livelihoods, and rural community resilience, with programs like education, cattle farming initiatives, and product initiatives such as Our Home Place Meat.
D.W. Pasulka on AI, the religion of UFOs, & the future of being human
Q: How has your approach to studying UFOs and religion evolved as new data and disclosures emerged?
I began with a focus on historical and religious frameworks, then shifted to acknowledge radar data, military reports, and technical analyses, which broadened the evidence base and challenged earlier assumptions about hard versus testimonial evidence.
When will insetting work for carbon dioxide removal?—w/ Tom Mills, Stripe Climate Fellow (former)
Q: How do you define insetting and why is it hard?
Insetting involves applying carbon removal within a host company's supply shed and tracking it through complex accounting rules; its boundary is not fixed and depends on whether it's treated as a product claim, a scope 3 adjustment, or a direct internal mitigation, making a canonical definition elusive.
When will insetting work for carbon dioxide removal?—w/ Tom Mills, Stripe Climate Fellow (former)
Q: What did you learn through your Stripe Climate Fellowship?
The fellowship reinforced that benefits from biochar and ERW in the global south are context-dependent and not fully monetized yet; monetizing those benefits could accelerate adoption by spreading costs and improving the cost curve, with clear evidence that certain commodities and regions show greater promise (e.g., coffee, rice).
Emotional startup lessons from Nori cofounders—w/ Alexsandra Guerra of Calming Chaos
Q: What would you say to founders who feel pressure to move faster or chase equity at all costs?
Take a step back to evaluate alignment with your values, build psychological safety, and use structured decision-making to test ideas before scaling; long-term fulfillment and impact often trump rapid, unsustainable wins.

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The show centers on carbon removal and climatetech, but routinely expands into literature, history, philosophy, theology, and geopolitics to illuminate how technological and scientific questions gain clarity through humanities and culture. Conversations feature deep dives with researchers, authors, and industry practitioners, exploring practical solutions, market dynamics, and governance, while weighing ethical and societal implications. Noteworthy are the interdisciplinary guests, thoughtful critiques of markets and metrics, and a willingness to challenge conventional narratives around climate action. Listeners likely appreciate rigorous, wide-ranging discussions that connect technical topics to broader human contexts and future-facing ide... more

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Recent guests on Reversing Climate Change include:

1. Katharine Wilkinson
2. Uzoma Ayogu
3. Rudy Krehbiel
4. Mary Berry
5. J. Maarten Troost
6. Poppy Russell
7. Hans Westerhof
8. Marian Krüger

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