BlueYard Conversation: Manhattan Projects against Climate Breakdown

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BlueYard Conversation: Manhattan Projects against Climate Breakdown
Berlin, 17. September, 2019
Thank you to all speakers, moderators, and attendees for joining us in driving ‘Manhattan project’ level change to climate breakdown. This does not start or end with this event, and the fight to reverse the impact is on every individual across every industry and sector in every corner of the Earth.
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WHY WE NEED MANHATTAN PROJECT SCALE INITIATIVES TO FIGHT CLIMATE BREAKDOWN: A SCENE SETTER
[0:10] Welcome & intro, Hampus Jakobsson (Blueyard)
[2:31] Sir David King (SYSTEMIQ Limited)
WORLD WAR CLIMATE: ADAPTING TO MITIGATE SOCIAL TURMOIL AND GEOPOLITICAL FALLOUTS CAUSED BY CLIMATE BREAKDOWN
[14:39] “What architects can do to combat climate breakdown”, Bjarke Ingels (BIG)
[25:05] “How to help cities and countries act”, Tomer Shalit (ClimateView)
[33:48] “Where politics comes in”, Erin Burns (Carbon 180)
[43:13] “A group conversation on driving change”, with Tomer Shalit (Climate View), Bjarke Ingels (BIG), and Erin Burns (Carbon180). Moderated by Jane Darby Menton (University of Cambridge)
REDEMPTION FOR THE ORIGINAL SIN: THE PROMISE OF CARBON CAPTURE AND REDUCTION
[1:03:36] “Turning travel emissions into… stone”, Louise Charles (Climeworks)
[1:13:53] “Hacking the carbon cycle - waste to biochar”, Henrietta Kekäläinen (Carbo Culture)
[1:25:13] “A group conversation on direct air capture and derivative products”, with Louise Charles (Climeworks), and Henrietta Kekäläinen (Carbo Culture). Moderated by Erin Burns (Carbon180)
[1:41:06] “A global market incentive for carbon removal”, Paul Gambill (Nori)
[1:50:23] “A global marketplace for reforestation”, Diego Saez-Gil (Pachama)
[1:55:52] “Cap and trade: Carbon emerging as a mainstream asset class”, Mike Azlen (Carbon Cap)
[2:07:59] “A group conversation on carbon markets”, with Diego Saez-Gil (Pachama), Paul Gambill (Nori), Mike Azlen (Carbon Cap). Moderated by Benjamin Görlach (Economics and Policy Assessment)
[2:24:15] “Re-architecting computers for massive energy reduction”, Alexandra Wright-Gladstein (Ayar Labs)
[2:32:57] “Why cement is a big deal for humanity’s carbon footprint”, Tom Schuler (Solidia)
[2:41:48] “Why steel can change the course of civilization - again”, Donald Sadoway (MIT)
[2:51:32] “A group conversation on the impact of materials” with Alexandra Wright-Gladstein (Ayar Labs), Tom Schuler (Solidia), Donald Sadoway (MIT). Moderated by Judith Dada (La Famiglia)
FROM FISSION, FUSION TO SPACE-BASED SOLAR POWER HARNESSING
[3:08:03] “Harnessing solar power from space”, John C. Mankins (Mankins Space Technologies)
[3:23:33] “A conversation on clean, safe energy production”, John C. Mankins (Mankins Space Technologies). Moderated by Karl-Georg Schlesinger (Marvel Fusion)
[3:34:16] “Why splitting atoms now - again?”, Troels Schönfeldt (Seaborg Technologies)
[video not available] “Non-traditional methods for funding breakthrough science - including cold fusion”, Matt Trevithick (Google)
[3:45:08] “A group conversation on fusion: “Bottling a sun on planet earth”, with Troels Schönfeldt (Seaborg Technologies), Daniel Brunner (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Bart Markus (First Light Fusion), and Moritz von der Linden (Marvel Fusion). Moderated by Ceri Brenner (Scientific and Technology Facilities Council)
MEDDLING WITH THE WORLD’S THERMOSTAT: CLIMATE ENGINEERING - DAMNED IF WE DO, DAMNED IF WE DON’T?
[4:04:54] “Bracing for change: technological interventions to cool climate - is this really where we are?”, Kelly Wanser (SilverLining)
[4:25:59] “A conversation on climate engineering: Governance of acting at planetary scale” Kelly Wanser (SilverLining). Moderated by Stefan Schäfer (Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies Potsdam)
DRIVING HOME CHANGE - CLOSING THOUGHTS
[4:39:48] Wrap up by Bryony Worthington (Environmental Defense Fund Europe)
[4:52:40] Thank you, Hampus Jakobsson (BlueYard)