Carbon Dioxide Removal in Canada: Supply, Demand, and Policy

Topic: Carbon Dioxide Removal in Canada : Supply, Demand, and Policy

Speaker: Dave Hochhalter, Advance Climate Solutions

Dave Hochhalter is a multidisciplinary sustainability professional with a background in Biosystems Engineering and 13 years of professional experience bridging Finance, Engineering, Product/Technology development, and Strategic Consulting. Dave brings experience in leading both technical and commercial project development on nature-based Carbon Dioxide Removal projects into the team at Advance Climate Solutions. His skill set allows him to navigate the entirety of the CDR value chain and support the establishment of a reliable and sustainable supply/demand interface. Dave is focused on cultivating a strong community of buyers and investors committed to driving the Canadian CDR ecosystem to a position of global leadership. He serves as Coordinator of the Advance Carbon Removal Coalition.

Canada has the geology, the clean power, and increasingly the policy to become a global leader in carbon dioxide removal. This talk walks through the current state of CDR; who's building, who's buying, and what government is doing to support it, before looking ahead at what it will take for Canada to lead a market that is moving faster than most realize.