Wil Burns and Anna Madlener
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Plan Sea is hosted by Wil Burns, Co-Director of the Institute for Responsible Carbon Removal at American University, and Anna Madlener, Senior Manager for monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) at the Carbon to Sea Initiative. As co-hosts, Wil and Anna invite guests to the podcast each episode to discuss potential ocean-based climate solutions, particularly approaches that lead to carbon dioxide removal (CDR) from the atmosphere. The podcast scrutinizes risks and benefits of these options, as well as matters of governance, community engagement, ethics, and politics.
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A measured look at how coastal resilience projects could also support carbon removal.
Coastal resilience offers a practical way into carbon dioxide removal in this conversation with Dr. Gabby Kitsch and Anu Khan. Their roadmap looks at how projects along the U.S. coastline could strengthen communities while also expanding CDR potential.
A careful look at whether marine carbon removal should move ahead when communities say no.
Carbon removal at sea is often sold as an engineering challenge, but this episode keeps returning to the people asked to live with the consequences.
Steven Novella and a rotating panel dissect weekly science news and debunk pseudoscience claims.
Bob McDonald anchors weekly multi-segment interviews on new research, from cricket courtship to moon missions.
Vox reporters trace how Botox, brain-speech implants, and scientific disputes actually happened.
Host Anna Madliener and guest Danny Galowski discuss their experiences and conversations from the 2025 Ocean Visions Summit in Vancouver, focusing on ocean-based climate interventions.
This episode features an interview with Rory Jacobson from the U.S.
This episode features an update interview with Planetary Technologies' CEO Mike Kelland and chief ocean scientist Dr.
This episode features Alex Gagnon, co-founder and CEO of Banyu Carbon, discussing their novel direct ocean removal approach that uses sunlight to remove CO2 from seawater as a climate change solution.
This episode features an interview with Captura CEO Steve Oldham about their direct ocean capture technology that uses electrochemistry to remove CO2 from seawater to address climate change.
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This episode discusses the creation of the Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement Best Practice Guide, led by Jean-Pierre Gattuso and Andreas Oschlies, covering its motivation, assembly of experts, and key topics in ocean-based carbon dioxide removal.
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This special joint podcast episode features hosts from Plan C and The Carbon Curve interviewing scientist Dr.
This episode announces the second season of the Plan C podcast, now co-produced by the Carbon to Sea Initiative and American University's Institute for Responsible Carbon Removal, focusing on ocean-based climate interventions.
This episode features an interview with Freya Chay about market shaping and uncertainty in marine carbon dioxide removal, with hosts discussing their backgrounds in ocean MRV and carbon removal research.
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This episode discusses the history, recent resurgence, and cost-efficiency of ocean iron fertilization as a marine carbon dioxide removal approach, focusing on research and policy implications.
This episode discusses how data standardization and sharing initiatives, led by organizations like Cascade Climate and Submarine Scientific, are enhancing research efficiency in carbon removal methods such as ocean alkalinity enhancement and enhanced rock weathering.
This episode of Plan Sea features Matt Long, a scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, discussing his work on earth system models used by the IPCC and the Seaworthy Initiative for MRV in ocean-based carbon removal.
Hosts discuss ocean-based carbon dioxide removal and interview a scientist about a new paper on MRV for ocean CDR.
Plan Sea hosts Anna Madliener and Will Burns interview Isometric’s Sophie Jill, Jing He, and Jennifer Yin about certifying marine carbon removal credits.
Plan C examines the European Union-funded CO2 CDR project, which evaluates ocean-based carbon dioxide removal through technical, governance, and policy research.
Plan C examines how Ebb Carbon secured the first NPDES permit for marine carbon dioxide removal at Project Macoma in Port Angeles, Washington.
This episode, recorded at the Ocean Sciences Meeting, discusses science communication and features interviews with members of the MCDR communication leaders cohort.
This episode of Plan Sea features guest Lisa Levin discussing the risks of ocean-based climate interventions, particularly their impact on deep sea ecosystems.
This episode of Plan Sea features Mike Kelland, CEO of Planetary Technologies, discussing the startup's work in ocean alkalinity enhancement for carbon dioxide removal.
This episode introduces a new co-host and discusses ocean seaweed cultivation for carbon sequestration with representatives from Seafields.
Will Burns interviews Sara Nawaz and Terre Satterfield about their Environmental Science and Policy paper on public engagement for offshore direct air capture and storage.
This episode features interviews with two leading researchers, Dr.
This episode is part two of a series sharing insights from the 2025 Ocean Visions Summit, featuring interviews with experts discussing ocean-based climate interventions focused on reducing impacts, repairing damage, and reaching international policy goals.
This episode examines how Canada's policies and regulations impact ocean-based carbon removal research and innovation within its national waters.
Plan C hosts Will Burns and Anna Madlener interview Carbon Removal Standards Initiative executive director Anu Khan and marine CDR researcher Dr.
The hosts invite listeners to share their thoughts on 2024 milestones and hopes for 2025 in marine carbon dioxide removal.