408: The impossible taxonomy of carbon dioxide removal

<p>If we created an objectively correct and exhaustive categorization of carbon credits, would it solve everything? Would it solve anything?</p><p><a href="https://www.rosskenyon.com/p/the-impossible-taxonomy" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Listen in as I read an essay I recently wrote</a> about the endless quest to perfectly categorize the world, and while that may be a useful project for some purposes, it isn&#39;t anywhere close to the main reasons the world looks the way that it does.</p><p>Listen in and you&#39;ll get surrealist sculpture, Michael Polanyi, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and Plato. Who can truly say no to an offer like that?</p><p><strong>This Episode&#39;s Sponsor</strong></p><p><strong></strong><a href="https://www.ecoengineers.us" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>EcoEngineers: a full-service advisory and consulting firm focused on carbon dioxide removal, decarbonization, and carbon markets</strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.rosskenyon.com/p/how-to-hire-fire-and-get-max-value" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen to the RCC episode I made with David LaGreca from EcoEngineers about how to choose, hire, and fire carbon market contractors.⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><strong></strong><a href="https://www.ecoengineers.us/ecoforums/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠<strong>2026 EcoForums Training Series: </strong><em><strong>Navigating Global Carbon and Fuel Regulations, Market Mechanisms, and Life-Cycle Analysis Fundamentals</strong></em>⁠⁠</a><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Resources</strong></p><p><a href="https://climateworkersanonymous.substack.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>⁠Check out my new show, </strong><em><strong>Climate Workers Anonymous</strong></em>⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/reversingclimatechange/subscribe" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>Become a paid subscriber of </strong><em><strong>Reversing Climate Change</strong></em>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><strong></strong><a href="https://www.rosskenyon.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>⁠Subscribe to the </strong><em><strong>Reversing Climate Change </strong></em><strong>Substack</strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://climateworkersanonymous.substack.com/subscribe" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>Subscribe to the </strong><em><strong>Climate Workers Anonymous</strong></em><strong> Substack</strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.rosskenyon.com/p/the-impossible-taxonomy" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Here&#39;s the essay on Substack if you&#39;d like to read along and check out the endnotes.</a></p><p><br></p>