Episode 11 of The Carbon Curve is with Celina Scott-Buechler, Senior Resident Fellow of Climate Innovation at Data for Progress (DFP).
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About this episode:
All too often, promising large-scale projects fall by the wayside because they’ve failed to capture the attention and imagination of the public, and they’ve failed to build trust with communities that have a real stake in the project.
With new large-scale carbon removal (CDR) projects being announced and more information on the Department of Energy’s $3.5 billion DAC Hubs Program around the corner, I couldn’t think of a better time to cover this topic. My guest, Celina Scott-Buechler, has not just polled voters about their perceptions of CDR, but has engaged communities that could potentially be on the front lines of carbon removal deployment.
In this episode, Na’im and Celina discuss:
Public perceptions of CDR uncovered by DFP’s polling
Why the distinction between carbon capture and storage and CDR is important
How to build protections for responsible CDR scale-up in policies
DOE’s DAC Hubs Program and flipping the typical implementation process on its head
Legacies of harm in communities, and the types of benefits communities want from DAC Hubs and CDR deployment more generally
Relevant links:
Data for Progress website
Charting a Path to Just Direct Air Capture Hubs by Celina Scott-Buechler and Simone H. Stewart, Ph.D.
Setting DAC on Track: Strategies for Hub Implementation (Apr 2022) by Carbon180
About Celina Scott-Buechler (Twitter):
Celina is the Senior Resident Fellow for Climate Innovation at Data for Progress (DFP), where she leads DFP’s growing work on progressive carbon removal solutions—removing gigatons of past greenhouse gas emissions from the atmosphere by developing equitable, community-beneficial, and environmental justice-centered strategies. Celina holds a master’s in atmospheric science from Cornell University and is working toward a PhD in environment and resources at Stanford University.
Na’im Merchant, Founder and Managing Director of Carbon Curve, is an advisor and thought partner to start-ups, policy groups, and research organizations on scaling up climate technologies to meet the monumental challenge of removing billions of tons of CO2 from the atmosphere. Every week, Na’im will release a short interview with individuals advancing bold new ideas and taking a collective action approach to scaling up carbon removal.
Celina Scott-Buechler from Data for Progress shares voter perceptions and community insights on the equitable deployment of carbon removal