Name: The billion-dollar pollution solution humanity needs right now
Uploaded: 2022-12-12T15:50:19Z
Duration: 13 min 9 s
Description: Could the same mechanism used to accelerate vaccine development work for spurring solutions to the climate crisis? Sustainability innovator Stacy Kauk introduces the billion-dollar fund to supercharge the carbon removal market, which would help build a new industry aimed at drawing down carbon pollution from the air and storing it safely.

Could the same mechanism used to accelerate vaccine development work for spurring solutions to the climate crisis? Sustainability innovator Stacy Kauk introduces the billion-dollar fund to supercharge the carbon removal market, which would help build a new industry aimed at drawing down carbon pollution from the air and storing it safely.

Stacy Kauk: The billion-dollar pollution solution humanity needs right now

The billion-dollar pollution solution humanity needs right now

To kick-start the scarce carbon removal market, Shopify commits $5M yearly, aiming to scale solutions for a cleaner future.

Frontier, a $1B fund by Shopify and partners, aims to jumpstart carbon removal, mirroring strategies that accelerated vaccine development.

With a focus on action over perfection, the speaker highlights the necessity of diverse, innovative solutions in carbon removal.