In this episode I speak with David LaGreca, an environmental markets expert currently serving as a lead consultant at EcoEngineers, where he develops new methodologies for carbon dioxide removal projects. We discuss:
• How early mountaineering experiences in Colorado shaped his environmental commitment, including years as a dirtbag mountaineer.
• His 24 years of being a vegan.
• His transition from free-spirited outdoorsman to carbon market verifier.
• His view of verification as an unglamorous but essential function in carbon markets.
• The challenges of developing new carbon removal methodologies, particularly for novel approaches like ocean-based CDR.
• His assessment that biomass-based approaches, like biochar and BECCS, are the most promising near-term CDR solutions due to scalability.
