#40 Capital and financing for Direct Air Capture (with Andrew Shebbeare, Managing Partner at Counteract)

Scaling Direct Air Capture technologies will need substantial capital. Hence, in this episode we will discuss where financing and capital comes from for Direct Air Capture, what the barriers are and what needs to be done to funnel more resources into Direct Air Capture startups. This podcast episode is the third in a series about Direct Air Capture (DAC), a technology that removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Our guest this time is Andrew Shebbeare, a managing partner at Counteract, an investment firm that focuses on combating climate change through Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) technologies. The episode covers topics such as the barriers, drivers, and types of markets for DAC, and discusses what needs to happen for it to scale in the future. Mentioned in this episode: https://www.cdr.fyi/

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