{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6717d40883ac9fccacca0682/6a57624f039f51de13635d7a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Shantanu Agarwal: The $100m Carbon Removal Breakthrough","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6717d40883ac9fccacca0682/1784140685491-99d6049d-9a16-4f75-b75d-d78ac05feb94.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Mati Carbon, led by founder and Mulago fellow Shantanu Agarwal, made history in April 2025 by winning the $100 million XPRIZE Carbon Removal. In this episode, Shantanu shares how Mati uses enhanced rock weathering to turn pollution into soil-enriching fertilizer for smallholder farmers in the Global South. We discuss the unique model that combines rigorous climate science with a non-profit governance structure, exploring whether effective climate solutions can be both technically credible and distributively fair. Shantanu is a Mulago Fellow and this interview is the second in a series of three episodes with our friends at the Mulago Foundation https://www.mulagofoundation.org.</p>","author_name":"Rafi Addlestone and Adam Pike"}