Vice President of Public & Governmental Affairs, Kirby
Search every verified William Woodruff interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. William Woodruff, Vice President of Public & Governmental Affairs at Kirby, stated that carbon sequestration is the most disruptive technology for aviation and the globe. He said that carbon sequestration is "the only answer that we have to get the globe to zero that anyone has today," and that it is "just a matter of cost." Woodruff expressed personal support for a carbon tax, arguing it would "drive the incentives correctly for carbon sequestration." Woodruff also emphasized the importance of travel for global connectivity, describing the loss of such connections during the COVID-19 pandemic as making "the world a more dangerous place." He noted that United Airlines was partnered with Occidental and 1Point5 in what he described as "the world's largest and first commercial scale carbon sequestration plant."
“Travel is important; it's not just something that people like to do, it's important for a global society. One of the less talked about casualties of COVID was the loss of global connectivity and perspective, which has made the world a more dangerous place.”
“We need to continue travel, but we need to do it sustainably. If you're looking for disruptive technologies to achieve that, the most disruptive thing doesn't just apply to aviation, it applies to the globe, and that is carbon sequestration.”
“Carbon sequestration is the only answer that we have to get the globe to zero that anyone has today. There are theoretical silver bullets like fusion energy, but that's probably not happening anytime soon. Carbon sequestration is just a matter of cost; we can sequester as much carbon as we want.”
“I personally am an advocate for a price on carbon, for a carbon tax, because if we did that it would drive the incentives correctly for carbon sequestration.”
I think the most disruptive thing doesn't just apply to aviation, it applies to the globe, and that is carbon sequestration. The only ...
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