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The Giga Ten

The Giga Ten is a conversation between the author of the Giga Ten, Sebastian Manhart, and Leila Conners, Founder of Tree Media and director and producer of Legion 44. More on Sebastian Manhart: he is the world’s most followed carbon dioxide removal (CDR) expert, providing daily market & policy insights to >33,000 followers. He is the Senior Policy Advisor of Carbonfuture, the leading platform for high-quality CDR credits. Sebastian is also the Chair of the Board of the DVNE, the German CDR Association, as well as a founding Director of the US Biochar Coalition and the Enhanced Weathering Alliance. Sebastian also founded and runs CDRjobs, the sector’s leading job platform. Previously, Sebastian spent a decade as a tech entrepreneur, advised Angela Merkel´s Chancellery, and worked with governments globally through the World Bank. Sebastian is an economist with a BA from UCL and an MPhil from Cambridge University. Leila Conners founded Tree Media Group in August of 1996. With a background

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    The GigaTen Episode #17 April 2026

    In this 17th Episode of The GigaTen that's a bit late due to a busy April, we get into the details of CDR policy around the world and with a touch at the finish on the Microsoft pause.  

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    The GigaTen Episode #16 March 2026

    Welcome to March and a tragic time of war. In this GigaTen we discuss how doing our daily work helps stay the good course and we survey some of the good news in the CDR sector.  Tree+  https://treemedia.vhx.tv/browseSebstian Manhart  http://www.Sebstianmanhart.comTree Media  http://www.treemedia.com

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    The GigaTen Episode #15 February 2026

    The February episode of the GigaTen is coming out a bit late, but as global events have transpired, this discussion hits different. And as always for the deep dive on CDR, watch Legion 44 ( https://treemedia.vhx.tv/products/legion-44-to-buy )

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    The GigaTen Episode #14 January 2026

    In this 14th Episode of the GigaTen, Sebastian Manhart and Leila Conners get into the New Year looking ahead to some rough waters while also looking at gains from 2025.  Pragmatism is the key word here as we open up to new discussions in what was considered off limits topics.  Welcome to the GigaTen in 2026. 

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    The GigaTen Episode #13 December 2025

    In the 13th Episode of the GigaTen, as the number might suggest, there are headwinds in the CDR industry, but overall there is forward movement.  Who said building a new industry would be easy? Listen in on this month's GigaTen with Sebastian Manhart and Leila Conners.

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    The GigaTen Episode #12 November 2025

    It's been one year of The Giga 10!  In this episode we talk about the headwinds DACCS is experiencing as well as Bill Gates pivot on climate. And much more.  

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    The Giga Ten Episode #10 September 2025

    In this 10th episode of The Giga Ten we discuss how marine MRV (mMRV) is maturing and an update on CO2 storage.  This and much more in the following episode with Sebastian Manhart and Leila Conners.Thank you for watching!Relevant Links:Tree+  https://treemedia.vhx.tv/browse http://www.legion44.worldhttp://www.Sebstianmanhart.comhttp://www.treemedia.com

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    The Giga Ten Episode #7 June 2025

    In the 7th Episode of The Giga Ten, a discussion with Sebastian Manhart,  we get into how *little* funding CDR gets if one considers the funds allocated to the whole green transition, even though many people assume otherwise.  We get through other pressing topics, like the importance of keeping the EU-ETS tech neutral, SO important.  Watch or listen to the next Giga Ten!

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    The Giga Ten Ep 6. May 2025

    In this 6th episode of The Giga Ten we discuss how Microsoft is a huge buyer of removals in the space, how Climeworks might want to respond to that Icelandic paper and other CDR policy mechanisms emerging from the EU.  This and much more in the following episode with Sebastian Manhart and Leila Conners.

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    The Giga Ten Episode #5 April 2025

    In this 5th episode of The Giga Ten we discuss how Germany and Denmark are setting CDR benchmarks as well as standards. The Global South has a seat at the table and ERW and the carbon molecule is complex!  This and much more in the following episode with Sebastian Manhart and Leila Conners.Thank you for listening!Relevant Links:https://tracker.carbongap.org/funding...legion44.worldSebstianmanhart.comtreemedia.com

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    The GigaTen Episode #4 March 2025

    Carbon Gap has launched a funding tracker for CDR in Europe which is mighty helpful given it is hard to find pockets of funding for this important innovation. In this 4th episode of The Giga Ten Sebastian Manhart and I discuss this as well as the need to grow CDR companies post pilot. The rest of the conversation covers policies that emerged recently and we end wondering about the new CDR project in Wyoming, Spiritus, that just received $30 million.  

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    The GigaTen Episode #3 February 2025

    Sebastian Manhart updates us on the CDR (carbon dioxide removal) industry in conversation with Leila Conners. The GigaTen is a newsletter that Sebastian posts monthly and Leila thought it would be an interesting conversation to update monthly as well. We think that CDR is important and a unifying pathway as it creates jobs, proposes new ways to manufacture materials and can remove CO2 as needed. Thank you for watching! Relevant Links for Episode 3: 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 (𝗔𝗖𝗥𝗔) https://www.acra-program.com/ Octavia Carbon https://octaviacarbon.com/ CDR.FYI https://www.cdr.fyi/ Puro Earth https://puro.earth/ Carbon Gap https://carbongap.org/ Sebastian Manhart http://www.sebastianmanhart.com Legion 44 http://www.legion44.world Tree Media http://www.treemedia.com Sign up to the GigaTen here: https://www.sebastianmanhart.com/news...  Follow Sebastian on LinkedIn for daily CDR content: / sebastianmanhart To Watch Legion 44 + Remove CO2, go to: https://www.legion44.world/watchandremove Leila's films and work @ http://wwww.treemedia.com Follow Leila on LinkedIn: / leila-conners-7985aa1

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    The GigaTen Episode #2 January 2025

    Sebastian Manhart updates us on the CDR (carbon dioxide removal)  industry  in conversation with Leila Conners.   The GigaTen is a newsletter that Sebastian posts monthly and Leila thought it would be an interesting conversation to update monthly as well.  We think that CDR is important and a unifying pathway as it creates jobs, proposes new ways to manufacture materials and can remove CO2 as needed. Thank you for listening!Relevant Links for Episode 2:http://www.cdr.fyi  / roberthoglund  http://www.carbonremovalalliance.orghttp://www.milkywire.comhttp://www.milkywire.com/impact-funds...http://www.puro.earth/blog/our-blog/i...http://www.carbonremovalstandards.orghttp://tracker.carbongap.orghttp://www.legion44.worldSign up to the GigaTen here: https://www.sebastianmanhart.com/news...And check out the December version (and all previous ones) here: https://www.sebastianmanhart.com/gigatenFollow Sebastian on LinkedIn for daily CDR content:   / sebastianmanhart  Leila's films and work @ http://wwww.treemedia.comFollow Leila on LinkedIn:   / leila-conners-7985aa1

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    The GigaTen Episode #1 December 2024

    Sebastian Manhart updates us on the CDR (carbon dioxide removal)  industry  in conversation with Leila Conners.   The GigaTen is a newsletter that Sebastian posts monthly and Leila thought it would be an interesting conversation to update monthly as well.  We think that CDR is important and a unifying pathway as it creates jobs, proposes new ways to manufacture materials and can remove CO2 as needed. **Technical note, Leila's computer decided to lose it's ability to charge and the disk spun so it interrupted the recording bit rate, hence it's blurry, apologies, it is fixed for future episodes. Thank you for listening!Relevant Links:http://www.cdrjobs.earth/http://www.carbonfuture.earth/http://www.evetamme.com/http://rmi.org/state-cdr-atlas/http://www.legion44.worldhttp://www.treemedia.comhttp://www.n2k.worldhttp://www.carbongap.orghttp://www.carbon180.orgSign up to the GigaTen here: https://www.sebastianmanhart.com/news...And check out the December version (and all previous ones) here: https://www.sebastianmanhart.com/gigatenFollow Sebastian on LinkedIn for daily CDR content:   / sebastianmanhart  Leila's films and work @ http://wwww.treemedia.comFollow Leila on LinkedIn:  

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

The Giga Ten is a conversation between the author of the Giga Ten, Sebastian Manhart, and Leila Conners, Founder of Tree Media and director and producer of Legion 44. More on Sebastian Manhart: he is the world’s most followed carbon dioxide removal (CDR) expert, providing daily market & policy insights to >33,000 followers. He is the Senior Policy Advisor of Carbonfuture, the leading platform for high-quality CDR credits. Sebastian is also the Chair of the Board of the DVNE, the German CDR Association, as well as a founding Director of the US Biochar Coalition and the Enhanced Weathering Alliance. Sebastian also founded and runs CDRjobs, the sector’s leading job platform. Previously, Sebastian spent a decade as a tech entrepreneur, advised Angela Merkel´s Chancellery, and worked with governments globally through the World Bank. Sebastian is an economist with a BA from UCL and an MPhil from Cambridge University. Leila Conners founded Tree Media Group in August of 1996. With a background

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