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Dan Miller and Leon Simons, hosts
Carbon Capture for Pulp & Paper Mills with Brett Henkel
1 hour 31 minutes Posted Sep 15, 2025 at 6:40 am.
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In this Climate Chat episode, we interview Svante co-founder and SVP, Brett Henkel, on Svante's carbon capture system and how it can it can produce negative carbon emissions when used to capture CO2 from pulp and paper mills. We will also discuss other applications for carbon capture including cement and steel plants, as well as direct air capture (DAC).
As co-founder of Svante, Brett was instrumental in creating the process and the hardware used to prove the technology’s effectiveness as well as mobilizing external support throughout the path to becoming a successful innovation. These experiences strengthened his knowledge of business development and program management priorities.
Prior to launching Svante, Mr. Henkel was the program manager for QuestAir Technologies’ compact hydrogen production system. He is credited with designing the world’s first solenoid-driven rapid pressure swing adsorption test station.
Brett received his Bachelor of Science in Physics, with distinction, and a Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Victoria.
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Dan Miller has been giving talks around the world on the need for urgent climate action for over 20 years. He is co-founder of The Roda Group, a climate-tech venture capital group, and he serves as an advisor for other climate funds and climate-focused non-profit groups. He started Climate Chat in 2021 on Clubhouse and added YouTube in 2023.
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Leon Simons is a climate scientist based in the Netherlands. He was a co-author with James Hansen on the 2023 "Global Warming in the Pipeline" paper that discussed the recent acceleration in global warming. Leon's work has focused recently on changes in aerosol emissions from ships and the impact of those changes on climate change. You can access Leon's research writings here:
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