CleanTechies Podcast

#171 Regenerative Farming, Carbon Credits, Smallholders, Global Protocols & More w/ Josh Knauer (ReSeed)

18 Apr 2024

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🌎 Welcome back to the CleanTechies PodLetter, founder edition.Today, we are talking to Josh Knauer from ReSeedIn today’s conversation, we discuss… * Why regenerative ag is the best form of carbon capture* How Josh is building both the technology and a global protocol to support their methodology* What’s worked with them collaborating with smallholder farmers & More. Enjoy today’s episode, and let us know your thoughts in the comments 📺 Watch on YouTube🍎 Apple Podcasts 🎧 Spotify🗣️ Join the Slack ChannelSubscribe to get these episodes and show notes directly in your inbox - if you find this valuable, consider becoming a paid subscriber to help us continue this work. Already a subscriber? Join our Patreon to support the show by becoming a patron! 🙏The Guest: Josh KnauerJosh is the Co-Founder of ReSeed, creating premium carbon assets that directly compensate farmers globally for drawing down carbon.Josh has gone from deep in the Amazon rainforest and across the African Savanna to help indigenous tribes implement business strategies to protect their land and culture, to the board rooms of Fortune 100 companies, and startups, universities and non-profits in between. President Barack Obama asked him to join the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology to help think through and implement open data initiatives throughout the federal government.He is also a serial tech entrepreneur, two companies of which were acquired by publicly traded companies.He has served on a wide range of local, national and international non-profit boards, including the Social Venture Network and WQED Multimedia. He also has been a frequent speaker at events like SXSW, AdWeek, the International Television Festival and many universities. The Startup: ReSeedCarbon Credits, Regenerative Agriculture, Smallholder FarmsOne-liner: creating carbon assets that directly compensate farmers globally for drawing down carbonReSeed brings carbon credits directly from farmers to the market. They are an end-to-end platform that incentivizes farmers to protect and remove carbon. Their unique business partnership with farmers helps combat climate change at scale. They believe that: * There is still a viable window of time to solve the climate crisis* Market forces can inspire billions of people and companies to participate in reversing climate change* An auditable, transparent and trustworthy data ecosystem is critical to make these changes happen Their vision is that soon, growing food will be recognized as essential to restoring the ecosystems that sustain us; farmers’ contributions to the health of the planet will be justly valued, and climate change can be stopped and reversed.Enjoy the content but unable to support financially? Share the episode with your network and mention your favorite aspect of the show. 🙏📝 Show Notes:Topics* 03:12 ReSeed* 06:35 Engaging with Farmers through Local NGOs* 08:03 Process of Onboarding Farmers and Issuing Credits* 11:23 Stabilizing Farmers on the Land* 30:07 Partnering with Farmers as Business Partners* 33:40 Photosynthesis as Carbon Capture* 35:42 The Trading Desk and Receipt Marketplace* 40:53 Maintaining the Highest Integrity Carbon Credits* 48:25 Announcing Partnership at COP28* 51:43 Investing in Nature-Based Solutions* 56:35 TakeawaysLinks* Josh Knauer | ReSeed* Connect with Somil | Connect with Silas* This podcast is NOT investment advice. Do your homework and due diligence before investing in anything discussed on this podcast.Asks 👋* We have recently launched a listener survey, and we would love to hear from you how we can improve the show and what you like most. Please take 7 minutes to help us with this. It’s 7 minutes for you, but it makes a huge impact on how we can serve you. * Have a specific guest or topic you’d like us to discuss? Leave a comment and let us know. Here’s the thing: Somil and I both have day jobs, so if you’re in the helping mood, we both have an ask for you today.Somil: I’m currently seeking to connect with founders in the built environment space for a project I’m working on. If you’re in that space, schedule a chat here!Silas: As many of you know, my day job is solving people’s hiring headaches in climate - do you have a hiring headache? Well, let me be your Advil. (booking here)🙏🏽 Thanks for tuning in, and see you all next episode! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cleantechies.substack.com/subscribe

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2ª PARTE | 06 ENE 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

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3ª PARTE | 04 MAR 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

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El Partidazo de COPE

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#171 Regenerative Farming, Carbon Credits, Smallholders, Global Protocols & More w/ Josh Knauer (ReSeed)

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13:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

10:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

12:00H | 20 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

2ª PARTE | 06 ENE 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

3ª PARTE | 22 ENE 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

3ª PARTE | 04 MAR 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

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