EP #9 | Philip-Michael Weiner, Founding Partner at recapture carbon, on Systemic Solutions offering a profitable path to Net Zero, Climate Risks, and the importance of Design

Episode Summary

Philip-Michael Weiner co-founded recapture carbon in 2017 together with Trey Pringle. They are convinced that climate change is not a scientific problem but rather a systems problem caused by behaviour. Therefore, they combine multiple solutions and act as a project developer pursuing the first-ever systems-designed approach to Carbon Removal. In this episode, we discuss barriers to technological solutions, what is necessary to remove 100 billion tons of CO₂ from the atmosphere by mid-century to avoid the worst effects of global warming and the crucial role of design.

What we talk about

• how carbon can be removed from the atmosphere while earning a positive return,
• what risks big companies face if they don't have a strategy for technological removal as part of their financial framework,
• scenarios for large emitters' 'race to zero',
• the role of a designerly way of "thinking in systems" to accelerate change and positively influence people's behaviour. 

About Philip-Michael Weiner

Philip-Michael is a full-stack designer, award-winning company builder, and creative director who has spent the last decade creating some of the most impactful products in the food, technology, and consumer industry.

He has worked with companies of all sizes worldwide, including brands like  Carbon War Room, Rocky Mountain Institute, Rockefeller Foundation, Virgin Unite, and Richard Branson's personal projects as well as collaborating with disruptive startups in Silicon Valley. 

Philip-Michael is driven by taking a systems approach to growing companies' impact through behavior change and meaningful, enduring design. 

His products have been showcased at the Museum of Design in Barcelona and in books such as 99 Designs for Life.

In 2017 he co-founded recapture carbon, a company addressing large carbon-emitting organizations to remove carbon from the atmosphere while earning a positive return. 

Resources mentioned

• recapture's Net Zero Series
• recapture's Report about Fortune 500 GHG Emissions  for FY2019
• Verra Carbon Registry
• Panel Discussion on Youtube  moderated by Mike Teague at ONEOK
• Mission Zero
• Climeworks
• 100% Human at Work Project

Connect with recapture carbon

• Website of recapture carbon

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