About this event
From Promise to Delivery: Making High-Integrity Engineered Carbon Removal Projects Succeed
The carbon removal market is at a pivotal moment. The projects we support today will shape the industry’s trajectory for decades. This is the time to focus demand on the most promising engineered carbon removal (CDR) projects and ensure they succeed—delivering real, durable climate impact.
Join Carbon Direct and industry leaders for a practical discussion on how to move high-integrity engineered CDR projects from concept to operation. We’ll share a framework for identifying the projects with the durability, scalability, and readiness to succeed, with a focus on BECCS and other biogenic pathways.
What you’ll learn:
- How to identify high-integrity engineered CDR projects with the greatest potential to scale
- Key steps to bring projects from concept to operation: investment, project finance, engineering, construction, and commissioning
- How to align scientific rigor with commercial signals and project assurance oversight to deliver real climate impact
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Guest speaker
Dan Sanchez, PhD Principal Scientist @ Carbon DirectG
Dr. Daniel Sanchez evaluates promising technologies and companies, assesses first-of-its-kind carbon removal projects, and helps to scale markets for biomass carbon removal and storage. Dr. Sanchez is an early developer and leading expert on engineered biomass and bioenergy systems that remove CO2 from the atmosphere. Trained as an engineer and energy systems analyst, Sanchez’s work engages technology developers, policymakers, and corporations to advance sustainable biomass carbon removal and storage. Dr. Sanchez is an Assistant Professor of Cooperative Extension in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management at the University of California-Berkeley. Prior to joining the faculty of UC Berkeley, Daniel was a AAAS Congressional Science and Engineering Fellow serving in the Office of Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO).
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Guest speaker
Paul Schubert, PhDG
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Guest speaker
Trey Sides Director of Sourcing @ Carbon DirectG
Trey is the Director of Sourcing at Carbon Direct, where he focuses on building relationships with carbon project developers and developing commercial structures to bring high-quality credits to market. Prior to Carbon Direct, Trey built his career in the energy and climate industry. He previously worked in business operations and corporate strategy at Volta Charging, an electric vehicle charging infrastructure startup, where he led site acquisition strategy work, and has spent time in geothermal energy and regulated utilities as well. He started his career in management consulting at Boston Consulting Group and holds an MBA from Harvard and a BS in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from Georgia Tech.
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Guest speaker
Zachary Goldstein Vice President of NBS Investments @ Carbon Direct CapitalG
Zachary has a background in energy and infrastructure investing. Prior to Carbon Direct Capital, Zachary was the Head of Investments at Aspiration Partners, a climate-focused asset manager. Prior to Aspiration, Zachary was a Vice President in the Renewable Power Group of Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Before his career as an investor, Zachary practiced law as a project development and finance attorney at Sidley Austin, Baker Botts and Latham & Watkins. Zachary serves on the Board of the Greater New York Hearing and Speech Society. Zachary holds an MBA from The Wharton School of Business, a JD from Columbia Law School and a BA from the School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University.
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Guest speaker
Barclay Rogers CEO @ GraphyteG
Barclay is a seasoned executive with extensive carbon experience, including leading business development efforts for Indigo Agriculture (agricultural soil carbon removals) and overall development activities for C12 Energy (geologic carbon sequestration). Barclay holds an MBA from the University of Cambridge, an LLM from the University of Arkansas, a JD from Lewis & Clark college, and a B.S in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Arkansas.
Carbon Direct
Go from climate goal to climate action.Carbon Direct is a science-first carbon management firm that helps organizations reduce their carbon footprint with their end-to-end platform.
