Before my presentation in Pittsburgh at the Department of Energy meeting, I was feeling hesitant.
I was worried someone would laugh at me for our goal of 1 billion tons removed cumulatively by 2030. Isn't it pretty much impossible?
I told a friend of mine about my thoughts. He said a billion tons sounded doable. And that it was important for me to set the target and go for it.
Then I got up on stage and shared our goal of removing 1 billion tons cumulatively by 2030.
An hour later something big clicked into place. I went into the next workshop where the government team outlined their $100 per ton goal by 2032. Potentially hundreds of billions of dollars of research spending and tax incentives towards carbon removal. WOW! That would be a huge piece of how we get to 1 billion tons removed by 2030. I'm in.*
If I hadn't shared the AirMiners goal, I don't think I would have seen the connection the same way.
You know, sometimes I want to pull back on big things. I worry about people thinking I'm bonkers. But these thoughts don't have to be the final word. Instead, I can get out and take action.
Here's a look at our progress towards 1 billion tons removed by 2030:
95 startups graduates
$93M of venture capital and grants raised by our teams
Thousands of tons of carbon dioxide removed and on track to remove millions of tons by 2030.
2,200 AirMiners members worldwide, hundreds of attendees at every online convening, biggest Boot Up cohort ever, biggest Launchpad batch ever
116 applications to the Kiloton Fund, the pilot for the Megaton Fund
No, 1 billion tons removed cumulatively by 2030 is not reasonable.
And we're doing it anyway.
It’s go time.
Building a startup? Applications for batch #10 of our accelerator close October 13th, apply here.
Tito
*I'm in Washington DC this week and bought a collared shirt and slacks to wear.
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