CARBON REMOVAL WEEKLY SUMMARY (30 SEPTEMBER - 06 OCTOBER 2024)-WEEK#40
Links to recent scientific papers, web posts, upcoming events, job opportunities, podcasts, and event recordings, etc. on Carbon Dioxide Removal Technology.
📜TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Commercial News
2. Research Papers
3. Web Posts
4. Theses
5. Reports
6. Upcoming Events
7. Job Opportunities
8. Podcasts
9. YouTube Videos
10. Deadlines
Note: Click on the headings listed in the table of contents above to easily navigate to the sections you're interested in.
💸COMMERCIAL NEWS
Vaulted Deep delivered its first tonnage to Frontier, 4 months after signing its offtake agreement - the fastest delivery of any offtake agreement to date! (PR Newswire)
70 companies have signed the landmark CDR Industry Commitments, setting new standards for responsibly scaling the CDR sector (CDR Industry Commitments)
1PointFive secured $36 million in funding from the U.S. DOE to develop two carbon sequestration hubs in Texas and Louisiana (Globe Newswire)
Tao Climate joined the European Space Agency to harness space technology for carbon removal and MRV in hemp cultivation (EIN PressWire)
Isometric released a module on the storage of carbon dioxide via carbonation in the built environment (Isometric)
Clairity Technologies, a CDR company getting $213K in tax abatements to bring jobs to Nevada (Las Vegas Review Journal)
Respira and Palladium partnered to launch new nature-based carbon credits fund (Carbon Herald)
LowCarbon's Zero C airborne Direct Air Capture device is now installed at Seoul's Energy Dream Center (LinkedIn)
Meta has partnered with Carbon Built to accelerate the production of low-carbon concrete (DCD)
Twynam leaded Vycarb’s pre-seed round to rapidly scale ocean carbon removal targeting <US$100 per tonne (Twynam)
CDRJobs launched a new partnership programme that offers a tiered service levels to CDR corporations looking to hire CDR talent (CDRJobs)
UK and Seelay's Bay companies partner to improve crops, capture carbon (Kingstonist)
Kapture, PERMAcast partner for carbon sequestration trials in concrete manufacturing (Australian Manufacturing)
📑RESEARCH PAPERS
Maximizing resource efficiency with dairy and municipal wastewater as nutrient media for Chlorella vulgaris with simultaneous CO2 sequestration
Pattanaik, S., Panigrahi, S., Pradhan, N., & Nayak, B. (2024). Maximizing resource efficiency with dairy and municipal wastewater as nutrient media for Chlorella vulgaris with simultaneous CO2 sequestration. Discover Environment, 2(1), 108.
Synopsis: This study explored microalgae cultivation using dairy and municipal wastewater as a culture medium for Chlorella vulgaris to address CO2 sequestration and wastewater treatment. Results showed that 25% municipal wastewater and 75% dairy wastewater with CO2 supplementation yielded high CO2 uptake (13.57 mg L−1 h−1) and superior nutrient removal. These findings highlight the potential of integrating microalgae with wastewater to mitigate environmental challenges like greenhouse gases and eutrophication.
Quantification of biomass availability for wood harvesting and storage in the continental United States with a carbon cycle model
Hausmann, H., Cai, Q., & Zeng, N. (2024). Quantification of biomass availability for wood harvesting and storage in the continental United States with a carbon cycle model. Carbon Balance and Management, 19(1), 1-11.
Synopsis: To explore the potential of Wood Harvesting and Storage (WHS) as a carbon removal strategy, this study aimed to quantify the availability of woody biomass in the continental U.S. using a carbon cycle modeling approach. Results show that 415 MtCO2e of coarse woody biomass is available annually, enough to offset 8.5% of 2020 U.S. emissions. The Southeast provides the most biomass (228 MtCO2e), followed by the Northeast, Western Interior, and Pacific regions, making WHS a viable carbon removal method nationwide.
Marine carbon sink dominated by biological pump after temperature overshoot
Koeve, W., Landolfi, A., Oschlies, A., & Frenger, I. (2024). Marine carbon sink dominated by biological pump after temperature overshoot. Nature Geoscience, 1-7.
Synopsis: Insufficient mitigation efforts may necessitate net-negative CO2 emissions to meet climate targets outlined in the Paris Agreement. While the ocean is a significant carbon sink as atmospheric CO2 levels rise, the dynamics of marine carbon uptake under net-negative conditions remain poorly understood. This study examines changes in marine CO2 uptake and storage under various temperature-overshoot scenarios using an Earth system model. Results indicate that while physico-chemical CO2 uptake is sensitive to atmospheric conditions and may result in CO2 loss from the ocean, the biological carbon pump continues to enhance CO2 storage, potentially dominating marine carbon storage over centuries. These findings highlight the need to account for the biological carbon pump when assessing marine carbon sink dynamics.
Research on the Territorial Ecological Restoration of Counties for the Increase of Carbon Sinks—A Case Study of Wensu County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China
Zhnag, Q., Hang, Q., Yang, Y., Yuan, Y., Han, J., & Li, D. (2024). Research on the Territorial Ecological Restoration of Counties for the Increase of Carbon Sinks—A Case Study of Wensu County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China.
Synopsis: Integrating carbon peaking and neutrality goals into territorial spatial planning is urgent, especially in regions like western China. This study focuses on Wensu County in Xinjiang, evaluating its carbon sequestration capacity and storage while mapping carbon sinks. The analysis identified one primary and two secondary carbon sinks, with potential areas totaling 2,259.81 km². Based on eight typical land use patterns, the study proposes ecological restoration strategies to boost carbon sinks, offering a model for similar arid regions.
Removal Flux of Atmospheric Co2 Due to Present-Day Chemical Weathering in the UK
Harrington, K., Henderson, G., & Hilton, R. G. Removal Flux of Atmospheric Co2 Due to Present-Day Chemical Weathering in the UK. Available at SSRN 4888368.
Synopsis: Carbonic acid weathering of silicate and carbonate rocks acts as a natural sink for atmospheric CO2. However, the impact of this weathering on the UK’s carbon cycle is unclear due to complex bedrock geology and land use changes. Using 40 years of river chemistry data from 52 catchments, this study estimates the CO2 removal from silicate and carbonate weathering. Combined, these processes remove up to 3.5 MtCO2/yr, comparable to the potential of Enhanced Weathering, raising implications for its national implementation.
Soil and Biomass Carbon Storage is Much Higher in Central American than Andean Montane Forests
Prada, C. M., Heineman, K. D., Pardo, M. J., Piponiot, C., & Dalling, J. W. (2024). Soil and Biomass Carbon Storage is Much Higher in Central American than Andean Montane Forests. EGUsphere, 2024, 1-26.
Synopsis: Tropical montane forests (TMF) significantly contribute to the global carbon cycle, yet the effect of elevation and soil nutrients on carbon (C) stocks remains underexplored in mixed arbuscular and ectomycorrhizal (EM) forests. This study measured aboveground biomass (AGB), coarse wood debris (CWD), and soil C along an elevational gradient in Panama. Results showed a strong positive correlation between elevation and C stocks, with exceptionally high C storage at higher elevations, highlighting potential underestimates of Central American C stocks.
Wind curtailment powered flexible direct air capture
Liu, Y., Miao, Y., Feng, Y., Wang, L., Fujikawa, S., & Yu, L. (2025). Wind curtailment powered flexible direct air capture. Applied Energy, 377, 124402.
Synopsis: This study develops an optimal model for flexible Direct Air Capture systems to enhance the use of curtailed wind electricity. By integrating transferable and curtailable loads, the model adapts DAC operations to the fluctuating supply of renewable energy. Results show that a DAC system with a 30,000-ton annual CO2 capture capacity, using 68% of curtailed wind electricity, is the optimal financial choice for a 400 MW wind farm, demonstrating the feasibility of flexible DAC integration with renewables.
Parameters Driving Concrete Carbonation at its End-of-Life for Direct Air Capture in Transportation Projects
Knight, K. A., & Miller, S. A. (2024). Parameters Driving Concrete Carbonation at its End-of-Life for Direct Air Capture in Transportation Projects.
Synopsis: Crushed end-of-life concrete in transportation projects significantly enhances CO2 uptake through carbonation, especially with large surface areas. Thinly spreading the crushed material maximizes the reaction. Meta-analysis and experiments confirm optimal conditions for CO2 absorption, providing valuable insights into how concrete carbonation can contribute to net-zero goals in the cement industry. These findings demonstrate the potential of carbonation to reduce emissions from cement-based materials effectively.
Substantial CO2 uptake by biomass ashes under natural condition in China
Wu, S., Zhuang, X., Ma, M., Niu, L., Wang, J., & Xi, F. (2024). Substantial CO2 uptake by biomass ashes under natural condition in China. Science of The Total Environment, 176460.
Synopsis: This study analyzed the CO2 absorption behavior of biomass ashes under natural conditions in China using life cycle assessment (LCA) and material flow analysis (MFA). Findings indicate that biomass ashes absorbed approximately 24.17 Mt CO2 per year from 1950 to 2022, totaling 856.85 Mt over the decades. The increase in annual CO2 uptake is attributed mainly to ashes from domestic straw burning (51.97%) and fuelwood combustion (22.08%). These results highlight the significant carbon sink potential of biomass ash and its implications for CCUS technologies.
Lessons learned from existing carbon removal methodologies for agricultural soils to drive European Union policies
Wu, S., Zhuang, X., Ma, M., Niu, L., Wang, J., & Xi, F. (2024). Substantial CO2 uptake by biomass ashes under natural condition in China. Science of The Total Environment, 176460.
Synopsis: This research analyzes carbon credit methodologies aimed at enhancing soil carbon stocks in agricultural systems, particularly in temperate zones. Existing practices, worsened by climate change, are contributing to the decline of organic carbon in farmland. The findings reveal that the European Commission's proposed regulation on carbon removals lacks sufficient clarity and breadth compared to certification frameworks from Australia, Alberta, and the U.S. Recommendations include expanding eligible practices, establishing maintenance timeframes, and clarifying interactions with existing policies to ensure effective environmental protection and economic feasibility for farmers.
Research advances of microbial transformation of CO2 in geological sequestration
Feng, X., Deng, Z., Guo, H., Gong, L., Liu, D., & Feng, X. (2024). Research advances of microbial transformation of CO2 in geological sequestration. Sheng wu gong cheng xue bao= Chinese journal of biotechnology, 40(9), 2884-2898.
Synopsis: Achieving carbon peaking and neutrality in China relies heavily on carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technologies, with microbial activities playing a crucial role in geological CO2 sequestration. This paper explores bio-methanation, bio-liquefaction, and bio-precipitation as processes for CO2 sequestration. Bio-methanation and bio-liquefaction convert CO2 into methane and high-value organics, enhancing resource reuse, while bio-mineralization transforms CO2 into calcite, aiding in long-term storage. The study identifies a need for improved theoretical and technical frameworks for in-situ biotransformation, emphasizing its integration with CCUS to enhance efficiency and sustainability.
The effects of land use on soil carbon stocks in the UK
Levy, P., Bentley, L., Danks, P., Emmett, B., Garbutt, A., Heming, S., Henrys, P., Keith, A., Lebron, I., McNamara, N., Pywell, R., Redhead, J., Robinson, D., and Wickenden, A. (2024). The effects of land use on soil carbon stocks in the UK, Biogeosciences, 21, 4301–4315.
Synopsis: Sequestering carbon in soil through changes in land use and management is vital for climate mitigation, yet quantitative understanding remains limited. This research analyzes a comprehensive dataset of 15,790 soil cores to provide updated estimates of land use impacts on soil carbon stocks (Sc) in the UK. Findings reveal that woodlands have the highest Sc, followed by rough grazing and semi-natural grasslands, with croplands exhibiting the lowest. The study highlights that while uncertainties in land use differences are minimal, variability remains high, complicating the verification of carbon sequestration efforts in agri-environment schemes. The “space-for-time” substitution validity indicates potential overestimations of effects by 5%–33%, depending on land use.
Carbon management technology pathways for reaching a U.S. Economy-Wide net-Zero emissions goal
Binsted, M., Lochner, E., Edmonds, J., Benitez, J., Bistline, J., Browning, M., ... & Yuan, M. (2024). Carbon management technology pathways for reaching a US economy-wide net-zero emissions goal. Energy and Climate Change, 100154.
Synopsis: The Carbon Management Study Group of the 37th Energy Modeling Forum (EMF 37) developed seven scenarios to assess the impact of three key technologies—point source carbon capture and storage (PSCCS), direct air capture of carbon dioxide (DACCS), and hydrogen systems (H2)—on achieving net-zero CO2 emissions in the U.S. by 2050. Results consistently showed that carbon dioxide removal technologies are essential for successful pathways to net-zero. Most models indicated that reaching this target without PSCCS or DACCS would be unfeasible, with carbon prices for DACCS ranging from $250 to $500 per ton CO2. The average CO2 capture rate required was 1.3 GtCO2/year, highlighting the need for substantial scaling of CO2 transport and storage. While H2 played a minor role overall, it was crucial in hard-to-decarbonize sectors.
📰WEB POSTS
Deep Dive: Why measuring alkalinity is not the same as quantifying HCO (Carbon Drawdown Initiative)
Charm Is Working With the U.S. Forest Service on a Carbon Removal Pilot (Heatmap)
Carbon Removal Canada and Rise Consulting release report on Indigenous Engagement in Carbon Removal (Carbon Removal Canada)
Direct ocean capture may be the next frontier for carbon removal (Tech Crunch)
Controversial US marine geoengineering test delayed until next year (Mongabay)
Na’im Merchant: To boost Canadian productivity, support climate change solutions like carbon removal (The Hub)
Explained: The Importance Of Carbon Removals In British Airways' Sustainability Strategy (Simple Flying)
Carbon Dioxide Removal Will Face Mixed Permitting Challenges (RStreet)
The world’s biggest corporations are betting big on direct air capture to save the day (The Hub)
The Open Carbon Protocol partners with Kita to boost transparency in carbon credit markets (FinTech Global)
Microsoft Signals Intent to Purchase Environmental Attributes of Low-Carbon Cement Developed by Sublime Systems (Sublmine Systems)
Puro.earth biochar protocol update likely to only double time horizon (Quantum Commodity Intelligence)
Extensive afforestation and reforestation can brake global warming (Phys.Org)
C-Crete Technologies Pours World's First Granite-Based Concrete - Free of Portland Cement and CO2 Emissions - at Manhattan Supertall Building (PR Newswire)
Turning invasive species into biochar for CDR (Remineralize the Earth)
Carbon Removal: Engineering Solutions to Capture and Sequester Biomass Carbon (XCaptureCO2)
📗THESES
Potential of Negative Emission Technologies (NETs) on restoring land affected by illegal cultivation in Colombia
Experimental Study of Different Sorbents for Direct Air Capture
📃REPORTS
2024 Q3 Durable CDR Market Update - Time to Build the Base (cdr.fyi)
Using carbon removal to deliver climate impact (CarbonGap)
Global Biochar Industry Research Report 2025-2035 (Research & Markets)
A Research Agenda Toward Atmospheric Methane Removal (NASEM)
Unlocking net-zero: Scaling carbon dioxide removal (Milkywire)
Policy Brief - Realistic Deployment Scenarios for Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement
🗓UPCOMING EVENTS
(NEW) Net-Zero Action: Corporate Strategies Including Carbon Removal [An Invite-Only Dinner Event with The Economist] by Carbonfuture | 08 October 2024 | Amsterdam
Carbon Reset Durable Carbon Removal Summit by Carbon Crew | 08 October 2024 | Mumbai
Carbon Removal Integrity Panel by AFRY | 08 October 2024 | Online
EO for Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification of Carbon Removals by European Environment Agency | 8-11 October 2024 | Copenhagen
Carbon Removal Canada's Policy Report Launch: Procuring with Purpose by Carbon Removal Canada | 09 October 2024 | Canada
Carbon Removal Canada's Policy Report Launch: Procuring with Purpose by Carbon Removal Canada | 09 October 2024 | Ottawa, Canada
(NEW) DOE's OCED Direct Air Capture Notice of Intent Webinar | 10 October 2024 | Online
(NEW) Introducing LIVE Carbon Removal Marketplace by Carbon Unbound and Terraset | 10 October 2024 | Online
Volcanoes and past climate: adventures with deep carbon | 12 October 2024 | Online & ExCeL London
The 2nd Swedish Conference on Sewage Sludge Biochar | 15-16 October 2024 | Sweden
(NEW) Quarterly CDR Policy Update with Holly Jean Buck by Carbon Gap and Remove | 16 October 2024 | Online
(NEW) Mission from MaRS: Carbon Credit Purchasing Program Launch Event by MaRS | 16 October 2024 | Online
IBI Biochar Study Tour: Italy by the Italian Biochar Association and the International Biochar Initiative | 16-18 October 2024 | Florence, Italy
Futures Summit 2024 by alt Carbon | 16-18 October 2024 | New Delhi
Integrating Environmental Ethics & Religious Perspectives into CDR Assessment by Earth System Governance | 17 October 2024 | Online
5th EU Carbon Removals Expert Group meeting | 21-23 October 2024 | Online
SF CDR dMRV Summit by Isometric | 23 October 2024 | San Francisco, California
Exploring the Ethics and Societal Interactions of Climate Intervention by the U.S. National Science Foundation
Discovery workshop focussing on terrestrial science (CDR) | 22 October 2024 | Online
Discovery workshop focussing on ocean science (CDR) | 25 October 2024 | Online
Integrative synthesis workshop focusing on identifying gaps in current governance & ethics | 18 November 2024 | Online
Carbon Unbound West Coast | 24-25 October | San Francisco, USA
The State of Durable Carbon Removal by Verge | 29 October 2024 | California, US
Why Canada is poised to be a Carbon Removal Superpower by OSPE | 29 October 2024 | Windsor, ON
Carbon Removal Pathways We Don't Talk About Enough by Verge | 30 October 2024 | California, US
From Wetlands to the Deep Ocean: Dive Into Marine-Based Carbon Removal by Verge | 30 October 2024 | California, US
Getting to Gigatonne: Barriers (and Pathways) to Scaling Carbon Removal In The Next 25 Years by Verge | 30 October 2024 | California, US
(NEW) CSRD in Action: How to leverage carbon pricing for decarbonisation by Klimate | 30 October 2024 | Online
(NEW) Carbon Removal Pathways We Don’t Talk About Enough by Verge | 31 October 2024 | California, US
How to apply biochar in sustainability management and accounting | German Biochar Forum | 18 November 2024
Fourth Annual Carbon Dioxide Removal Law & Policy Conference by Institute for Responsible Carbon Removal at American Univ. and Environmental Policy and Culture Program at Northwestern University | 18 November 2024 | Online
Industrial Energy Green Transition 2024 | 3-5 December 2024 | Tokyo
Scoping Workshop: Leaky deltas: sources or sinks in the global carbon cycle? by OCB | 17-20 March 2025 | Baton Rouge, LA
Bio-Char IV Conference | May 18-23, 2025 | Santa Marta, Colombia
Carbon Clean-up Camp | 25 June 2025
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💼JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Research Fellowship Program at Carbon to Sea Initiative | Remote | Deadline to apply: 11 October 2024
"Carbon to Sea is the leading initiative to evaluate whether ocean alkalinity enhancement can safely remove and store billions of tons of CO2."
Postdoctoral Research Assistant in the security of carbon dioxide drawdown during Enhanced Rock Weathering at University of Oxford | United Kingdom | Deadline to apply: 31 October 2024
"The Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford, is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Assistant (PDRA) in the security of carbon dioxide drawdown during Enhanced Rock Weathering. The main responsibility of this PDRA is to assess the potential for carbonate mineral formation downstream from the range of UK enhanced rock weathering demonstrator sites where crushed basalt is being applied. The PDRA will use pH stat and/or large batch experiments with Raman microspectroscopy experiments with calcite seeds to assess the threshold of elevated alkalinity at which calcite precipitation occurs in filtered porewaters from our Demonstrator field sites (treated and control plots/catchments), and synthetic solutions with ionic compositions constructed to mimic the envelope of chemistries of UK groundwaters and UK lowland river chemistry. Ultimately, these experiments will be used to parametrise calcite precipitation rate equations and empirical rate constants to inform our catchment-scale modelling of ERW practices and GGR on UK lands. The PDRA will be part of a consortium project (ERW-GGR) which is itself a component of the UKRI funded Demonstrator phase of greenhouse gas removal techniques assessing sustainable routes for large-scale removal of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. (https://www.ukri.org/what-we-offer/browse-our-areas-of-investment-and-support/greenhouse-gas-removal-demonstrators-directorate-hub/). There will be many opportunities to interact with others in this programme within the duration of the post, and the results of the PDRA research will feed directly into the broader goals of this programme to assess the suitability of various approaches to GGR."
Finance Associate at Carbon180 | Washington, United States
"Carbon180 is a climate NGO with a vision to remove legacy carbon emissions from the atmosphere and create a livable climate in which current and future generations can thrive."
Casual, Field Officer at Loam | Orange, New South Wales, Australia
"At Loam, we’re dedicated to enhancing the sustainability and resilience of agricultural systems through innovative soil carbon sequestration. By empowering farmers and landowners to reduce carbon emissions while improving soil health, we’re helping to create a sustainable future for agriculture. Join us in making a positive, lasting impact on the environment and the global agricultural landscape."
Social Media Manager at CDRJobs | Remote
"CDRjobs is the go-to, one-stop shop for careers in CDR."
Operations Planner at Mati Carbon | India
"Mati Carbon is the first group to push Enhanced Rock Weathering (ERW) to an industrial scale in India. Moreover, at Mati’s initial Indian deployments the first ever engineered carbon dioxide removal credits were delivered. Mati has fully operationalized its model in two states (Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh) and is currently working on expansion in to three other states within next twelve months."
Heavy Equipment Operator at Vaulted Deep | Hutchinson, KS
"Vaulted is an emerging leader in emerging Carbon Dioxide Removal A BiCRS solution, Vaulted delivers high quality, permanent at scale through geological sequestration of carbon-filled organic waste."
Senior Software Engineer at [C]Worthy | Boulder, CO
"[C]Worthy is building a software system – called C-Star – to support standardization of carbon removal accounting and environmental impact assessments related to deployments of marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) technologies. The C-Star system includes a physics/biogeochemical ocean model, input and output data management capabilities, computations of standardized carbon-accounting metrics, workflow orchestration features, and functionality to enable auditability and reproducibility of computations. C-Star will include functionality to enable the creation of unique digital links between model simulations used for carbon removal accounting and individual carbon credits. The C-Star system is being developed as a set of open-source Python packages that orchestrate and interface with geophysical data products and externally developed, open-source, Fortran-based geophysical codes. It is a key piece of enabling infrastructure for the responsible, scientifically credible growth of the mCDR industry."
R&D Pilot technician at Yama | France
"Yama’s purpose is to scale up, industrialize, and launch on the market the lowest energy consumption scalable Direct Air Capture technology."
Intermediate Buyer at Carbon Upcycling | Calgary, Alberta
"At Carbon Upcycling Technologies, we're on the cutting edge of sustainability, upcycling waste products, sequestering CO2 and turning them into valuable products."
Head of Communications at Skytree | Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
"Skytree enables a transition to a world with cleaner Air for everyone. We do this by developing and deploying smart technology that captures atmospheric carbon dioxide, enabling its use or storage to combat climate change and aid society and businesses around the world."
Safety Officer at Carbyon | Eindhoven, Netherlands
"Climate change is real and we need to act fast. Carbyon's purpose is to restore the carbon balance in our atmosphere. We believe it’s important to have a positive impact on society, the economy, and the climate."
Soil Scientist at YardStick | Oakland, CA
"Yard Stick is a remote-first climate tech startup with a hardware lab in Oakland, CA and team members all over the US. We are on a mission to reverse climate change with agriculture. Scientists and farmers alike know that climate-friendly agricultural practices have the potential to remove atmospheric CO2 at gigaton/year scale. When these practices are adopted, more carbon is stored in soils, improving soil health and fighting climate change. But significant measurement challenges have held soil carbon efforts back - until now."
Maintenance Engineer - Mechanical at Climeworks | Reykjavik, Iceland
"Climeworks removes CO₂ from the air to fight global warming and protect future generations to come."
Account Director at Puro.earth | Helsinki, Finland
"Puro.earth is the world’s leading crediting platform for engineered carbon removal. Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, we are a Nasdaq-backed organization working to address a growing demand from corporations for high-quality engineered carbon removal standards."
🎙PODCASTS
The BECCS Blueprint: Inside Drax’s Carbon Removal Methodology | Carbon Capture Magazine
"This week's Carbon Capture Magazine podcast features Angela Hepworth, Commercial Director at Drax. Interviewed by Danielle Piekarski, Content Coordinator of Carbon Capture Magazine."
DAC’s bumpy road to commercial scale | Catalyst with Shyle Kann
"The world’s first large-scale, commercial direct-air capture (DAC) plants are coming online – or are about to. How soon will we see a boom in high-quality, durable DAC supply?
In this episode, Shayle talks to Andreas Aepli, chief financial officer of Climeworks, the world’s largest provider of DAC. They talk about Climeworks’ challenges with its two commercial plants – the kinds of challenges Andreas argues the industry needs to be transparent about in order to earn the trust of skeptical buyers. Shayle and Andreas also cover topics like:
-The real-world challenges of building a DAC plant, like extreme weather, supply-chain quality issues, CO2 purity, and more
-Why Andreas advocates a step-by-step scale-up of progressively larger deployments
-How to set pricing and and structure a carbon removal contract
-How to build a capital stack for a carbon removal plant
-Why Andreas believes the market will become even more supply-constrained in the next few years"
What I've Learned So Far & Frontier Climate Headlines | Climate on the Edge
"Fresh from New York Climate Week, I’ve been reflecting on the concept of “toxic positivity” in climate spaces—a term discussed by Amy Westervelt of Drilled. It’s that disconnect between the optimism we often see at conferences and the stark realities of climate disasters unfolding worldwide.
On this show, we don’t sugarcoat or shy away from tough questions. Instead, we dive deep into solutions that could truly bend the curve on climate change. We’re not just discussing problems—we’re exploring the complex, messy work required to solve them.
In this episode I recap some of the most important lessons I've learned from experts and innovators building climate solutions.
I also take a look at some recent climate headlines that you might not have heard about-
-Vietnam launches a low emissions rice initiative
-BlueSky enters a $105 million sales agreement for biochar-based carbon removal, priced at $275 per ton.
-China expands its Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) to include steel, aluminum, and cement, covering 60% of the country’s total emissions.
-Chongqing, China, experiments with cloud seeding to combat heatwaves"
🎥YOUTUBE VIDEOS
Climate Week NYC 2024 | Advancing Research, Development and Demonstration for mCDR | Ocean Visions
"With co-host Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, Ocean Visions brings together leaders in the field of marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) to explore recent advancements, with a focus on policy and investments, and key challenges that remain in proving or disproving the potential of mCDR pathways as a climate solution."
Epiphyte Weekly Stream: Opensource Direct Air Capture | OpenAir
"A weekly gathering of the Epiphyte team to plan and execute our miniature opensource direct air capture prototype. All are welcome to join and contribute."
How Advanced Nanomaterial is Making Direct Air Capture Affordable & Scalable, Founder Explained | Bite-Size Climate Tech
"This time, we're diving into how the technology behind Rohic, a direct air capture (DAC) company dedicated to drastically decreasing the costs of carbon capture through materials science and nano-scale architectures."
Shaping the future of agriculture: our collective path toward regeneration | World Business Council for Sustainable Development
"As OP2B marks its five-year milestone, the focus is firmly on accelerating the scale-up of regenerative agriculture. In this video, leaders from L’Occitane, Danone, McCain, Nestlé and OP2B explore the future of regenerative agriculture and the urgent need for change.
In this video, they discuss how regenerative farming practices can impact climate change, protect and restore biodiversity and improve farming livelihoods. Learn how scaling sustainable solutions can create resilient agriculture and food systems for future generations."
Let's turn back the clock on climate change | CTRFoundationUK
UK Gov funding Geoengineering: Between grinding rocks & a hard place - Interview Dr Shaun Fitzgerald | Nick Breeze ClimateGenn
"I started recording interviews on geoengineering over ten years ago and the thought back then that in the mid 2020’s nothing would have been achieved in global emissions reduction, would have been too depressing to contemplate. Yet here we are.
The Paris Agreement was meant to steer the world towards a cleaner brighter future but it has been ignored. Emissions from forest fires and melting permafrost are way beyond their thresholds and extreme weather impacts are testing infrastructure and ecosystems all over the planet.
Climate activists are even being locked up with cruel prison sentences for trying to act for the collective good. I discuss this in my next episode with XR cofounder, Gail Bradbrook.
The UN Climate summit, COP29 will be held in one of the most significant cradles of the fossil fuel industry - Baku in Azerbaijan. There is no expressed intention to reduce emissions but instead the the COP29 President-Designate Mukhtar Babayev has a (quote) a ’vision to enhance ambition and enable action.’ - whilst the widespread extraction of fossil fuels continues unabated.
With all this in mind, the conversation of engineering interventions to try and delay the most destructive impacts of extreme climate, is moving along. It is controversial and divisive and yet voices from across the world, including in the Global South are saying that we need to take the research seriously.
In this interview with Dr Shaun Fitzgerald, Director of the Centre for Climate Repair at the University of Cambridge, we discuss the controversy and the viability of schemes. The news broke during our recording that the UK government agency, ARIA, have put out a call for proposals, offering £56.8m in grant funding for geoengineering projects. The largest government funding of it’s kind.
The failure of the global negotiations is discussed in my book COPOUT - How governments have failed the people on climate that is available worldwide in paperback and audiobook format. Sadly, the failure of the 3 decades of global climate summits means we are getting much deeper into the era of consequences. Central Europe is experiencing deathly storms and flooding while the smoke from Portugal’s forest fires are spreading a toxic blanket over Spain and beyond. From the Amazon to Asia, ecosystems and infrastructure are being pummelled by natures response to carbon pollution. Next week I will be recording a 3 way interview with Dr Paul Davies from the UK Met Office and Dr Hayley Fowler from Newcastle University about their recent research paper titled 'A new conceptual model for understanding and predicting life-threatening rainfall extremes’ - which is both important and fascinating."
Highlights from the first U.S. Congressional hearing on marine carbon removal | Carbon To Sea
"On September 19, 2024, The House Committee on Space, Science, and Technology held a joint hearing with the Committee on Energy and Commerce evaluating the potential marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR).
The hearing was remarkably substantive and bipartisan – which is another indicator that the U.S. government as a whole is supportive of more research into mCDR, building on tens of millions of dollars in research funding allocated over the last eighteen months."
What's next for the Voluntary Carbon Market | AirMiners
"Our AirMiners community is keenly interested in the state of voluntary carbon markets, where carbon removal credit sales are the lifeblood of a generation of CDR startups.
We cover what the future could hold for carbon removal credits, SBTi, Core Carbon Principles, and much much more!"
A transatlantic dialogue: Catalysing and scaling carbon removal in the EU and USA | Carbon Gap
"On Oct 3 2024, Carbon Gap presented the key findings of its EU-USA comparative analysis. The event aimed to connect CDR policies and stakeholders on both sides of the pond and support international CDR policy progress.
With opening words from Jack Andreasen from Breakthrough Energy, Carbon Gap's Alexis Dunand presented the analysis with Katie Lebling from the World Resources Institute. Christoph Beuttler, Carbon Gap CEO, then moderated a panel of policymakers and key private sector players Noah Deich from the US DoE, Fabien Ramos from the EU Commission DG Climate Action and Jane Flegal from Stripe."
EPISODE 01 | What Is CDR? with Bilha Ndirangu | CDRPlus Podcast
"What is CDR? Why does it matter? What can we do and at what scale? These are all question to kick-start our podcast and engage with you about being a change-maker in Africa's great carbon valley."
Weekly Carbon Removal Updates from 30 September - 06 October 2024 | Carbon Removal Updates Bulletin
🔔DEADLINES
Call for Proposals—Towards cement and concrete as a carbon sink by Horizon Europe Framework Programme | Deadline: 16 October 2024
Request For Proposals- Ocean Visions announced a $1.5 million funding opportunity to create an EIA Framework for Marine CDR | Deadline to apply: 16 October 2024
Call for Abstract—Focus on Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) | Deadline extended: 31 October 2024
(NEW) Call for Abstract—Theme 2: Effectiveness, equitability and safety of ocean-based approaches to reach the mitigation and adaptation goals of the Paris Climate Agreement | Deadline: 14 November 2024
Call for Abstracts Submission for Oral Presentation at Biochar IV Conference | Deadline: 30 November 2024
Call for Papers: EJRR Special Issue on Climate Interventions Governance (Carbon Dioxide Removal, Solar Radiation Modification, Regional Intervention) | Deadline: 31 December 2024
(NEW) Funding Opportunities—DACCS and BECCS for CO2 removal/negative emissions | Deadline to apply: 21 January 2025
Call for Proposals—DACCS and BECCS for CO2 removal/negative emissions by Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON) | Deadline: 04 February 2025
Phase 1 of the Commercial Direct Air Capture Pilot Prize is currently accepting applications through February 7, 2025
