Earth911 Podcast: A COP26 Progress Report From the Foundation for Climate Restoration

Earth911 Podcast: A COP26 Progress Report From the Foundation for Climate Restoration

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As the world prepares for the United Nations’ COP26 local weather change convention, we discuss with Rick Wayman, the brand new CEO of the Foundation for Climate Restoration (F4CR). They are working to return atmospheric CO2 ranges to pre-Industrial Era ranges by 2050. Members of the F4CR staff have been on the present many instances to debate carbon seize and sequestration, an strategy to completely eradicating extra atmospheric CO2 that shops carbon within the floor or makes use of it to make new merchandise and supplies, from vodka to concrete. Earth911’s Mitch Ratcliffe not too long ago moderated a session about mining the sky for the F4CR’s annual Second Annual Climate Restoration Forum.

Rick Wayman, CEO of the Foundation for Climate Restoration
Rick Wayman, CEO of the Foundation for Climate Restoration, is our visitor on Sustainability in Your Ear.

World leaders are assembly this week in Glasgow, Scotland, to set emissions targets to forestall catastrophic local weather change. Rick explains {that a} 50% discount in emissions by 2030 is crucial to stopping warming in extra of 1.5C, at which local weather change may attain a devastating tipping level. Carbon seize and sequestration know-how is evolving rapidly and should signify an vital instrument in humanity’s response to rising CO2 ranges. But first, we have to cease the rising emissions from wealthy and poor international locations in an equitable means. That’s the place COP26 comes into play, it’s the world’s final likelihood to agree on the trail to an equitable transition to renewable vitality. To be taught extra about F4CR, go to foundationforclimaterestoration.org.