In this episode, you are going to learn about a company applying Artificial Intelligence to some of the most polluting industries in the planet, cement, stell and glass manufacturing. Thanks to AI, they help reduce fuel consumption and Co2 emissions of cement manufacturers.

My guest today is Sherif Elsayed-Ali. Sherif is a civil engineer by background and was previously working for a large AI company where he set up an AI for climate practice focusing on monitoring climate signals from space.

Energy-intensive industries, such as cement, steel and glass, account for over 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions and are one of the hardest sectors of the economy to decarbonize. The current plan for these industries relies heavily on Carbon Capture and Storage, a technology that will take decades to scale and increases the cost of these fundamental materials by as much as 60%. Carbon Re’s platform, in contrast, is already reducing emissions today, cuts the cost of production, and requires no new equipment.

CarbonRe recently raised a £4.2M seed round from Planet A Ventures, Clean Growth Fund, UCL Technology Fund and Cambridge Enterprise.

I hope you enjoy my discussion with Sherif Elsayed-Ali.