About the event
Join Silvan Aeschlimann for a discussion on the potential and pitfalls of Direct Air Capture (DAC) in addressing climate change. We will delve into the science behind DAC, its feasibility, and its ethical implications, offering insights into how this technology fits within broader climate action strategies.
Meet the speaker
Silvan Aeschlimann, former Direct Air Capture and Storage lead at RMI
Silvan Aeschlimann is an independent climate advisor specializing in CDR solutions. He previously advised the RMI’s start-up accelerator, Third Derivative, on its CDR portfolio. He has also led RMI’s direct air capture work as part of its CDR initiative, helped build up a small CDR-focused non-profit organization from scratch, and worked as an investigative journalist in both television and print media. He is a co-author of several roadmaps on CDR.
Subscribe to Terra.do events
Get notified on upcoming events and receive even recordings in your inbox
Subscribe
Watch the recording
Sign up free to watch the full event recording
Watch recording
RECOMMENDED LEARNING
Climate Change: Learning for Action
A 12-week climate fellowship to understand the complexities of climate change and arrive at your perfect climate role. Over a thousand alumni have found their climate solution... find yours now.
View courses
Created by —
Kamal Kapadia
Dr. Kamal Kapadia is a Co-Founder and Chief Learning Officer at Terra.do. She has 25 years of work, research, and teaching experience in the fields of climate change, clean energy, and sustainable development. She began her career at SELCO in the late 1990s. Since then, she has consulted for the World Bank, worked with the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement in Sri Lanka, evaluated energy efficiency proposals for the California Public Utilities Commission, and taught at the University of California, Berkeley, and on the Oxford Master’s program in Environmental Change and Management. More recently, she worked at Blue Planet Foundation in Hawaii. Kamal holds an M.Sc. in Environmental Change and Management from the University of Oxford and a Ph.D. in Energy and Resources from the University of California, Berkeley.
Explore more events
Terra.do Open House: Climate Change - Learning For Action
Join us for a live Q&A event where you'll delve deeper into our flagship Learning for Action course. Learn about its significance, why it could be the perfect fit for you, and get insights directly from a Terra.do alumnus and our Director of Learning, Seth Collins.
Sep 16, 2025
REGISTER FOR FREE
Open House: Software for Climate
Join us for a live Q&A session to learn more about our course Software for Climate from the course creators Jaime Curtis and Jason Curtis, co-founders of Option Zero. Take a deeper look at the course content and hear firsthand from alumni to understand if the course is right for you and your climate journey.
Meet the speakers:
Jaime Curtis and Jason Curtis, Co-Founders, Option Zero
Jason and Jaime Curtis are a husband and wife team. They have been software engineers and technical leads at big tech companies (Microsoft, Meta), late-stage unicorns (Convoy), and small climate tech startups (EnergySavvy, Osmo Systems). They built on their combined 20+ years of experience in software and climate solutions to launch Option Zero, the software consultancy for climate companies and initiatives.
About the course:
Software for Climate
An 8-week course to unlock your potential as a climate change software developer. Understand software’s role in climate solutions, explore four major applications of software in climate, craft a portfolio of projects, and build a network of climate tech peers to help you land a climate job.
Sep 23, 2025
REGISTER FOR FREE
Climate Entrepreneurship 101: Turning Ideas into Impact
How do you move from identifying a climate challenge to building a venture that creates real-world solutions?
This interactive workshop is designed for aspiring climate entrepreneurs who want to understand the fundamentals of innovation, problem-solving, and venture-building in the climate space. Through guided exercises and group discussions, participants will explore the core elements of climate entrepreneurship -- spotting opportunities, developing solutions, and shaping them into scalable, impactful ventures.
Led by Aishwarya Kuruttukulam, Director at ClimateHaven, who supports founders in growing impactful climate startups, and head of the Water Innovation Hub, a collaborative initiative with the Regional Water Authority, this workshop offers participants both practical tools and inspiration. Come ready to engage, collaborate, and leave with a clearer path from idea to impact.
Oct 09, 2025
REGISTER FOR FREE
Terra.do Open House: Climate Change - Learning For Action
Join us for a live Q&A event where you'll delve deeper into our flagship Learning for Action course. Learn about its significance, why it could be the perfect fit for you, and get insights directly from a Terra.do alumnus and our Director of Learning, Seth Collins.
Oct 14, 2025
REGISTER FOR FREE
Shaping the Future of Food Security: Innovation, Inclusion, and Climate Action
Join us for a conversation with Emmet Murphy, a seasoned founder, food security and climate leader with over 25 years of experience driving sustainable agriculture across Africa, the Caribbean, and the Middle East.
Emmet will share lessons from his work leading large-scale, agricultural development and tech-enabled adaptation projects from deploying AI-powered tools and drones in rural farming systems to managing complex USAID programs in frontier markets.
Drawing on his experience with smallholder farming communities, he'll explore how climate change is disrupting agriculture and what practical, scalable solutions are emerging to build resilience. This session will unpack:
- The evolving climate risks facing smallholder farmers across Africa
- How inclusive innovation and local insight can drive adaptation and systemic change
- The role of digital tools in transforming last-mile agricultural systems
- Real-world stories from Haiti, Rwanda, Nigeria, and beyond
- Leading agrifoodtech/fintech start-ups and recent fundraising trends
Oct 16, 2025
REGISTER FOR FREE
View all events
Immersive online climate change courses
In-depth, practical cohort-based online courses on high-impact climate solutions and effective actions to achieve Net Zero, led by industry experts and corporate sustainability veterans
LEARN KEY CLIMATE SKILLS IN —
Policy
Corporate sustainability
Software in Climate
Carbon management
Climate finance
Food & agriculture
AI & Data science
+ more
View courses