Axel Reinaud

Biochar entrepreneur

Axel Reinaud is cofounder and CEO of NetZero, which champions biochar as a climate solution.

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Axel Reinaud brings his long-standing passion for climate and his business experience together to scale biochar, a long-term carbon-removal solution. Prior to launching NetZero, he was at BCG for 23 years where he held various client and internal leadership positions. He holds an MS in engineering and economics from École Centrale Paris and an MBA in economics from INSEAD.

Axel Reinaud’s TED Talk

Axel Reinaud
How biochar removes CO2 from the air -- and helps farmers thrive
11 minutes 17 seconds
Biochar is a kind of charcoal that removes CO2 from the atmosphere, helping yield healthy crops and even producing abundant renewable energy in the form of electricity as it's made. This exciting climate change fighter is ready for scaling now. Entrepreneur Axel Reinaud outlines three ways to make this material more accessible to farmers -- so that our food system, energy grid and the climate can all reap the benefits.
Posted Jan 2022

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October 7, 2021
As the world opens up and we move out of crisis mode, the most important lesson might be that change and disruption will continue to happen frequently and dramatically. So the question becomes: How can we adapt? In a day of talks and performances, a range of speakers explore how to harness creativity and imagination […]
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Axel Reinaud

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Axel Reinaud’s TED Talk

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Recalibrate: The talks of TED@BCG 2021