Plugging Millions of Abandoned Oil Wells with Carbon Labs

Episode Description Today, we sat down with Cory Bergh, the co-founder and CEO of Crbon Labs, to talk about his journey, the hidden infrastructure problem behind the energy industry — and how climate tech is a great solution and can soon become economically viable. Cory's path into entrepreneurship is anything but traditional. After writing his master's thesis on entrepreneurship in the early 1990s, he spent nearly 30 years working across venture capital, finance, and oil & gas before eventually launching Crbon Labs.  In this episode, we break down the economics of oil wells, why millions of inactive wells still exist across North America, and how Crbon Labs is turning abandoned infrastructure into measurable climate impact. Crbon Labs identifies and plugs leaking oil and gas wells while generating verified carbon credits tied directly to methane reduction. Cory also walks us through CarbonScope, the company's proprietary software platform that uses data and algorithms to identify the highest-impact projects, as well as Carbon Free, their newer product suite focused on helping businesses offset emissions tied to e-commerce, payments, and even AI workloads. Other topics we cover include: • Why many oil wells are never properly plugged or abandoned • The "lower for longer" oil era and how fracking changed the industry • How Carbon Labs validates and monetizes methane reduction • Carbon Free for Shopify, Stripe, and AI platforms • OpenClaw, AI agents, and autonomous software systems • Why AI may become one of the biggest future drivers of energy demand • The intersection of software, infrastructure, and climate innovation The Greatest Piece of Advice: 👉 "Go down as many paths as you can at the same time, because you never know which one is going to pay off." Links and show notes from this episode:  Crbn Labs Website  Crbn Labs on LinkedIn Cory Bergh on LinkedIn Finta ========== Visit Ambition Today on the Web: ​www.siskar.co/ambitiontoday Follow Kevin Siskar on Twitter: ​twitter.com/TheSiskar Follow Kevin Siskar on Instagram: instagram.com/thesiskar Follow Kevin Siskar on Facebook: facebook.com/kevin.siskar Add Kevin Siskar on Snapchat: snapchat.com/add/krsiskar Kevin Siskar brings you ambitious entrepreneurs inspired by Tim Ferriss Show, How I Built This with Guy Raz, Residual Income, Entrepreneur on Fire, NPR, HBR, TED Radio Hour, the StartUp podcast with Alex Blumberg by Gimlet Media, Pat Flynn, Tony Robbins, The Uncertain Hour, Bigger Pockets, Art of Charm, Dave Ramsey, Planet Money, Jocko Podcast, EntreLeadership, Zigler, APM Marketplace, This Week In Startups with Jason Calacanis, Mixergy, Seth Godin, Joe Rogan Experience, GaryVee, James Altucher, Monocle 24, How to Start a Startup, Crooked Media, and The $100 MBA Show with Omar Zenhom, and Casey Neistat. Be sure to listen and subscribe to Ambition Today in the iTunes Store for iOS (apple.co/1NRRPzL), on Google Play Music (goo.gl/LmmciJ), or on Stitcher for Android (bit.ly/1Rn01dy).