As long-time listeners and members of our community know, here at republicEn.org we are advocates for carbon pricing.
We are not alone.
We are joined in pursuit of carbon pricing by a scrappy group of really smart people (many who have been featured on this show) who work for think tanks, non-profits, and even environmental organizations. And our informal group is lucky enough to have a leader who convenes us on a regular basis to compare notes, talk about the latest and greatest news, and uplift each other’s hard work.
That leader is Danny Richter.
While not a stranger to the podcast, he has shifted gears since we last had him on the show. Danny is the founder of Richter Capitol Hill Strategies, where he uses his background as a geologist and oceanographer to strategize and advocate for policies related to all things carbon: carbon cycling, carbon pricing, and carbon removal are all core strengths where his expertise in science and policy overlap. Danny has a bedrock understanding of sources and sinks for carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, and how carbon moves and is transformed between reservoirs. But he’s also able to talk about these issues in a way that is understandable, relatable, and effective, and his results speak for themselves. He’s helped pass several bills through Congress, taking policy from inception to passage.
In this episode, we check in with Danny on what issues he’s following and why!