Sebastien Blanc

Jan 10

I don’t get out of bed for less than 1Gt of CO2

That’s pretty much the pitch of most entrepreneurs in the carbon capture space (and quite a few investors). Hell, that’s how I was articulating my goal only a few months ago. It is a rational statement. After all, scientific papers suggests we need to scale negative emissions to 5-15Gt of…

Climate Change

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I don’t get out of bed for less than 1Gt of CO2

Dec 21, 2021

Learning #2: Can we turn shipping containers into carbon capture factories?

After growing (and exiting) 2 software start-ups, I am looking at what to do next. Since Feb 21, I have been trying to learn more about the climate crisis — first by speaking with scientists and entrepreneurs in the space (See here and here), then by running real world experiments…

Carbon Capture

6 min read

Oct 11, 2021

Learning #1: Can we use data and land to capture (a lot of) carbon dioxide?

Since Feb 21, I have been looking for a way to contribute to solving the climate crisis — first by speaking with scientists and entrepreneurs in the space (See here and here), then by running real world experiments to figure out what to focus on. …

Carbon Capture

5 min read

Learning #1: Can we use data and land to capture (a lot of) carbon dioxide?

Sep 21, 2021

Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR): what would good look like?

I have spent the last 6 months trying to learn about the climate crisis, hoping eventually to contribute to solving it as an operator and an investor. I am by no means an expert and have still a huge amount to learn. This post is an attempt at simplifying and…

Climate Crisis

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Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR): what would good look like?

Sep 21, 2021

Decarbonisation goes slowly because emitting carbon is our core business

Carbon Capture

4 min read

Decarbonisation goes slowly because emitting carbon is our core business

Sebastien Blanc

Scale-up CEO. Looking at climate-related companies. Ex-CEO @Skimlinks (Acq. in May 2020), Board member at VC-backed companies, investor. Aspiring pianist.

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I don’t get out of bed for less than 1Gt of CO2

Learning #2: Can we turn shipping containers into carbon capture factories?

Learning #1: Can we use data and land to capture (a lot of) carbon dioxide?

Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR): what would good look like?

Decarbonisation goes slowly because emitting carbon is our core business

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