How to Implement Innovative Carbon Removal Projects with Matthias Rettenbacher of Carbony
plus a cougar sighting 🐯
Hello from your friend in Bucharest, Romania.
In this issue: overheard on LinkedIn, innovative carbon removal projects with Matthias Rettenbacher, a cougar sighting, and more!
Overheard on LinkedIn
🕺 see me and my kids dancing as we get excited about season 5 of ICL!
🤖 how Daniel Perjesi built a Chrome Extension using ChatGP3
⏰ Jordan West shares 16 helpful AI tools that can save you time
🎾 how I almost capitalized on Netflix’s new tennis show Break Point
Innovators Can Laugh
Matthias Rettenbacher is the founder of Carbony - a European marketplace for high quality carbon removal projects. In this conversation, he shares his passion of reversing climate change through biochar and enhanced weathering technology. We also discuss his preference for dinner with Gary Vee over $50,000 cash and he shares an amazing gift he received from a friend who was like a father figure to him.
Matthias’ goal is to neutralize 500 million tons of emissions by 2040. He recently retired from his regular job to focus full-time on this project and has gained knowledge on the latest regulations and publications from the European Union on Zones. Projects typically last one or two days once research and preparation work are done.
The volcano rocks or ash used in projects are sourced within a radius of 100-150 kilometers from quarries located in Austria, Bulgaria, and Hungary. Matthias is also working with an Austrian university based in Vienna to conduct research on the nutrients trees get, their survival rate, growth rate, and carbon sequestration. Listen to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or another player here.
Funny Clip
Elitza Stoilova shares the time when she fell in love with a chatbot. 🤖❤️
Funny Tweet
Some Fav Quotes
🏀 MJ to Kobe - “You can wear my shoes but you’ll never fill them”
🤝 "There are plenty of teams in every sport that have great players and never win titles. Most of the time, those players aren't willing to sacrifice for the greater good of the team. The funny thing is, in the end, their unwillingness to sacrifice only makes individual goals more difficult to achieve. One thing I believe to the fullest is that if you think and achieve as a team, the individual accolades will take care of themselves. Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships."
Michael Jordan
The End
So much for a harsh winter. It’s practically t-shirt and shorts weather here in Bucharest!
I had a busy and productive week. Got to take the kiddos to the park, went on a few podcasts for OptiMonk, interviewed the lovely Evelina Necula from Kinderpedia, planning an eCommerce Reality show with lots of experts in the eCom space, and heading to the mountains this weekend with the family.
Have a fantastic weekend!
Eric Melchor