In this episode I speak with Ross Kenyon, former VP of Strategy at Nori, a carbon removal marketplace that recently shut down. We discuss:
• How his humanities background shaped his approach to climate work, bringing a generalist perspective focused on questioning assumptions.
• His engagement with Christianity through Tolstoy's radical interpretation of the Sermon on the Mount.
• Why attributing ecological degradation to Christianity's concept of "dominion" oversimplifies both religious teaching and historical causation.
• The complex tension between altruistic and profit motives in scaling climate solutions.
• His view that climate change will likely increase global conflict and migration rather than cooperation.
• The importance of acknowledging human imperfection in climate work, advocating for pragmatic engagement with high-emitting industries.
