CARBON REMOVAL WEEKLY SUMMARY (04 MARCH - 10 MARCH 2024)-WEEK#10
Links to recent scientific papers, web posts, upcoming events, job opportunities, podcasts, and event recordings, etc. on Carbon Dioxide Removal Technology.
💸COMMERCIAL NEWS
German Direct Air Capture startup Greenlyte raises €10.5 million to efficiently remove CO2 from the atmosphere (EU Startups)
The Next 150 agrees deal to supply carbon credits to Shell Environmental Products (The Next 150)
Red Trail Energy (RTE) & Puro.earth announced issuance of RTE’s CDR credits on the Puro Registry, making it the 1st ethanol production facility to generate CO2 Removal Certificates in the VCM (Puro.earth)
Leilac-2 location confirmed at Heidelberg Materials’ cement plant in Ennigerloh, Germany (Leilac)
Sirona Technologies, Cella Аnd Great Carbon Valley To Partner On Kenyan DAC Hub (Carbon Herald)
Copenhagen airport invests in CDRs, ditches avoidance credits (QCI)
World’s first pilot line commissioned for ‘game-changing’ low-carbon plasterboard (Made in Britian)
Runway to net zero: Climeworks partners with SWISS and Lufthansa Group (Climeworks)
Deep Sky And atdepth MRV To Advance Direct Ocean Capture In Canada (Carbon Herald)
AVB Biotech Introduces New Carbon Removal Solution ‘Dr. Oxygen’ (Carbon Herald)
Rio Tinto Makes Bold Carbon Offset Pledge Aiming For 3.5M Credits (Carbon Herald)
CarbonCure Celebrates Milestone of 50 Million Cubic Yards of Lower Carbon Concrete (CarbonCure)
📝RESEARCH PAPERS
Public perceptions and support of climate intervention technologies across the Global North and Global South
Baum, C. M., Fritz, L., Low, S., & Sovacool, B. K. (2024). Public perceptions and support of climate intervention technologies across the Global North and Global South. Nature Communications, 15(1), 2060.
A Global Assessment of Potential Locations for Offshore-Wind Powered Carbon Dioxide Removal and Carbon Sequestration in Ocean Basalt
Norton, H., Todd, D., & Crawford, C. A Global Assessment of Potential Locations for Offshore-Wind Powered Carbon Dioxide Removal and Carbon Sequestration in Ocean Basalt. Available at SSRN 4743124.
Carbon Dioxide Removal by Chemically and Thermally Reduced Graphene-Based Adsorbents
Singh, S. B., & De, M. (2024). Carbon Dioxide Removal by Chemically and Thermally Reduced Graphene-Based Adsorbents. Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, 1-14.
Land-Use Implications of Carbon Dioxide Removal: An Emerging Legal Issue?
Markus, T., & Schaller, R. (2024). Land-Use Implications of Carbon Dioxide Removal: An Emerging Legal Issue?. In International Yearbook of Soil Law and Policy 2022 (pp. 107-121). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
A bioenergy-focused versus a reforestation-focused mitigation pathway yields disparate carbon storage and climate responses
Cheng, Y., Lawrence, D. M., Pan, M., Zhang, B., Graham, N. T., Lawrence, P. J., ... & He, X. (2024). A bioenergy-focused versus a reforestation-focused mitigation pathway yields disparate carbon storage and climate responses. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121(7), e2306775121.
Marginal Cost Curves Show Least-Cost, Full Decarbonisation of European Cement Includes CO2 Capture and Storage, Alternative Clinkers, and Carbon Dioxide Removal
Strunge, T. M., Kung, L., Sunny, N., Shah, N., Renforth, P., & Van der Spek, M. Marginal Cost Curves Show Least-Cost, Full Decarbonisation of European Cement Includes CO2 Capture and Storage, Alternative Clinkers, and Carbon Dioxide Removal. Full Decarbonisation of European Cement Includes CO2 Capture and Storage, Alternative Clinkers, and Carbon Dioxide Removal.
Seaweeds for carbon dioxide removal (CDR)–Getting the science right
Troell, M., Hurd, C., Chopin, T., Costa-Pierce, B. A., & Costello, M. J. (2024). Seaweeds for carbon dioxide removal (CDR)–Getting the science right. PLOS Climate, 3(3), e0000377.
Carbon Dioxide Removal and Net Zero Emissions in Africa: An Integrated Assessment Modelling Based on Three Different Land-Based Negative Emission Solutions
Ampah, J. D., Afrane, S., Adun, H., Agyekum, E. B., Yusuf, A. A., Naseer, M., & Bamisile, O. Carbon Dioxide Removal and Net Zero Emissions in Africa: An Integrated Assessment Modelling Based on Three Different Land-Based Negative Emission Solutions. Available at SSRN 4625698.
Reviewing direct air capture startups and emerging technologies
Wang, E., Navik, R., Miao, Y., Gao, Q., Izikowitz, D., Chen, L., & Li, J. (2024). Reviewing direct air capture startups and emerging technologies. Cell Reports Physical Science.
Critical review on mobile direct air capture: Concept expansion, characteristic description, and performance evaluation
Li, S., Feng, Y., Li, Y., Deng, S., Cao, X. E., Lee, K. B., & Wang, J. (2024). Critical review on mobile direct air capture: Concept expansion, characteristic description, and performance evaluation. Matter, 7(3), 889-933.
Wollastonite powder application increases rice yield and CO2 sequestration in a paddy field in Northeast China
Wang, F., Zhu, F., Liu, D., Qu, Y., Liu, D., Xie, J., ... & Fang, Y. (2024). Wollastonite powder application increases rice yield and CO2 sequestration in a paddy field in Northeast China. Plant and Soil, 1-15.
Comparative review of Direct air capture technologies: From technical, commercial, economic, and environmental aspects
Bouaboula, H., Chaouki, J., Belmabkhout, Y., & Zaabout, A. (2024). Comparative review of Direct air capture technologies: From technical, commercial, economic, and environmental aspects. Chemical Engineering Journal, 149411.
Evaluating regeneration performance of amine functionalized solid sorbents for direct air CO2 capture using microwave
Nokpho, P., Amornsin, P. O., Boonmatoon, P., Wang, X., & Chalermsinsuwan, B. (2024). Evaluating regeneration performance of amine functionalized solid sorbents for direct air CO2 capture using microwave. Materials Today Sustainability, 100728.
Ocean alkalinity enhancement in an open ocean ecosystem: Biogeochemical responses and carbon storage durability
Paul, A. J., Haunost, M., Goldenberg, S. U., Hartmann, J., Sánchez, N., Schneider, J., ... & Riebesell, U. (2024). Ocean alkalinity enhancement in an open ocean ecosystem: Biogeochemical responses and carbon storage durability. EGUsphere, 2024, 1-31.
The rise, fall and rebirth of ocean carbon sequestration as a climate 'solution'
De Pryck, K., & Boettcher, M. (2024). The rise, fall and rebirth of ocean carbon sequestration as a climate'solution'. Global Environmental Change, 85, 102820.
Process-performance of solid sorbents for Direct Air Capture (DAC) of CO2 in optimized temperature-vacuum swing adsorption (TVSA) cycles
Balasubramaniam, B. M., Thierry, P. T., Lethier, S., Pugnet, V., Llewellyn, P., & Rajendran, A. (2024). Process-performance of solid sorbents for Direct Air Capture (DAC) of CO2 in optimized temperature-vacuum swing adsorption (TVSA) cycles. Chemical Engineering Journal, 149568.
The endless expansion of carbon offsetting: sequestration by agricultural soils in historical perspective
Berta, N., & Roux, A. (2024). The endless expansion of carbon offsetting: sequestration by agricultural soils in historical perspective. Cambridge Journal of Economics, beae008.
📰WEB POSTS
Field trials reveal crushed rock boosts carbon removal and improves crop yields (Phys.Org)
Deep-ocean seaweed dumping for carbon sequestration called questionable, risky and not the best use of valuable biomass (Responsible Seafood Advocate)
The North Sea could become a 'central storage camp' for carbon waste. Not everyone likes the idea (CNBC)
CCS Redux: Carbon Engineering Was Always A Figleaf For Fossil Fuel Industry, Now It’s Owned Outright By Them (Clean Technica)
Propeller has backed 14 ocean-focused startups (Axios)
Kigali Declaration: Climate science for a sustainable future for all (WCRP)
Direct air capture is cheaper than you think (MilkyWire)
Forest Investors Debate What to Do With All Their Trees: Timber or Carbon Credits? (WSJ)
In Flux: Former UK Army Officer Leads Revolutionary Rock-Weathering Company In Kenya (Remineralize)
A new sheriff in town – the EU tackles CDR’s trust problem (Grip)
Greenwashing Claims and Building Trust in Carbon Removals with EU and US Policies (Carbon Business Council)
Vesta: Coastal Carbon Removal (Medium)
Planting Peril: The Unseen Risks of Africa's Reforestation Projects (SciTechDaily)
📑REPORTS
Who Should Use NETPS? — Managing Expectations For NETP Demand: Considerations For Allocating Carbon Dioxide Removals | Bellona Report
Report on a sustainable development goals framework for ocean-based NET evaluation | GEOMAR
How Rubicon Carbon’s diversified portfolio approach enables meaningful, global carbon removal | Rubicon Carbon
Current Biochar Facilities Removing 700,000 tCO2 Annually | Allied Offsets
Direct Air Capture Deployment and Economic Opportunity: State-by-State | Rhodium Group
📗THESIS
Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement: Tool to Mitigate Climate Change
🗣️DISCUSSIONS
Optimal grain size of powdered basalt/olivine for enhanced weathering?
Comparative energy efficiency of DACCS vs DWCCS (CO2 removal from seawater)?
📆UPCOMING EVENTS
Governors Polis and Gordon discuss carbon removal technologies at Decarbonizing the West Workshop by Western Governers Association | 11 - 12 March 2024
The 11th annual World Ocean Summit & Expo | 11-13 March 2024
(NEW) This Is CDR Ep97: BeZero Carbon Ratings by OpenAir Collective | 12 March 2024
(NEW) Investing in early-stage carbon projects by BeZero Carbon | 12 March 2024
Advancements in MRV for Enhanced Rock Weathering by Airminers | 12 March 2024
Can we count (on) carbon removal? | 14 March 2024
(NEW) CO2municator: Dr. Gabrielle Walker by OpenAir Collective | 14 March 2024
A CDR strategy for Europe by Carbon Gap | 19 March 2024
(NEW) mCDR Listening Session Theme 1: Permitting, regulatory, and other standards and policies | 19 March 2024
(NEW) OpenAir Monthly Orientation by OpenAir Collective | 20 March 2024
SBTi BVCM Reports: Deep Dive Webinar | 21 March 2024
(NEW) 10th Annual UNC Cleantech Summit | 21-22 March 2024
“This two-day event will showcase a wide range of topics, including the global energy transition and emerging issues, circularity and sustainable disruption, regenerative agriculture, buildings and infrastructure, energy security, implications of the IRA for businesses and entrepreneurs, aquaculture, mobility, data centers, hydrogen, geothermal, green chemistry, emerging energy technologies, alternative fuels and shipping innovation, precision fermentation, packaging and single-use utensils, grid and infrastructure, energy storage, offshore wind, and industrial decarbonization.”
(NEW) Geologic Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide: The State of Responsible Primacy by Institute for Carbon Removal Law and Policy | 25 March 2024
(NEW) mCDR Listening Session Theme 2: Comprehensive Federal MCDR research program | 26 March 2024
(NEW) Buyer Demo Day by AirMiners Launchpad | 27 March 2024
(NEW) Launch of the Net-Zero Policy Network by Oxford Net Zero and Normative | 09 April 2024
(NEW) mCDR Listening Session Theme 3: Mechanisms to enable public awareness and engagement | 09 April 2024
CO₂NNECT on Carbon Storage by Great Plains Institute | 10 April 2024
(NEW) GOA-ON Webinar: mCDR Working Group Recruitment | 16 April 2024
Responsible & Regional Deployment of Carbon Removal: A PNW Symposium Actions Panel by CO2BC, RMI, ICRLP, IGGRC, CPI, BTLCR | 18 April 2024
Yale Center for Natural Carbon Capture Spring Symposium ~ Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (mCDR) by Yale Center for Natural Carbon Capture | 25 - 26 April 2024
ERW24: Enhanced Rock Weathering Conference (USA) | 26-27 April 2024
(NEW) Carbon Finance Bootcamp by CSU’s Soil Carbon Solutions Center | 13 May 2024
CO2GeoNet Open Forum | 21-22 May 2024
The Leading Carbon Removal Business Summit by Carbon UnboundUSA | 21-23 May 2024
Carbonfuture Carbon Removal Summit 2024 by Carbonfuture | 13 June 2024
Negative CO₂ Emissions hosted at the University of Oxford by CO₂RE - The Greenhouse Gas Removal Hub, with financial support from UKRI | 18-21 June 2024
Goodbye Greenhouse Gas @ The Old Fire Station by CO2RE | 20 June 2024
(NEW) Carbon Capture Technology Expo North America | 26-27 June 2024
2nd Biochar Malaysia Association International Conference 2024 by International Biochar Initiative | August 13-14, 2024
Goldschmidt 2024 conference, Chicago | 18-23 August 2024
(NEW) Carbfix Mineralization Summit 2024 | 12-13 September 2024
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💼JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Senior Carbon Dioxide Removal Asset Manager at Microsoft | Redmond, Washington, United States
“We seek a Senior Carbon Dioxide Removal Asset Manager to support our carbon removal asset management team. In this capacity, you will play a key role in securing carbon credits for Microsoft to be carbon neutral annually and negative by 2030. Our industry-leading carbon removal team has and will continue to sign agreements with suppliers of high-quality carbon dioxide removal (CDR). You will support our asset management activities to ensure that those agreements come to fruition, from receiving deliveries of carbon credits and other supplier reports, partnering with suppliers to address delivery challenges that may arise from time to time, and supporting the development of processes and tools to allow for the program’s successful portfolio growth. You will apply an existing skillset in asset or contract management and personal commitment to meaningful climate action to a quickly developing industry, ensuring that the CDR program has the right infrastructure to rapidly scale.”
Ocean Carbon Dioxide Removal Intern at [C]Worthy | Boulder, Colorado, United States
“[C]Worthy is a non-profit research organization operating like a fast-moving, deep-tech startup. Our singular objective is to enable trustworthy, transparent, science-based quantification of ocean-based carbon dioxide removal (CDR). We are adapting open-source oceanographic modeling and data assimilation tools — developed over decades by scientists and software engineers at public and academic institutions — to establish a fit-for-purpose system for mCDR assessments.”
Data Scientist, Agriculture or Geospatial at Lithos | Remote, United States
“Lithos Carbon revolutionizes the carbon capture industry through enhanced rock weathering technology. We work with farmers to spread basalt rock on farmland, which increases soil health and repurposes post-industrial waste. Our technology is aimed at removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere at a fraction of the cost of other methods, while helping farmers improve crop yields.”
Climate Expert for Milkywire's Climate Transformation Fund | Fully Remote
“The Climate Transformation Fund, established in 2021, focuses on innovative projects that accelerate global net-zero goals. Our mission is to achieve maximum long-term CO₂ reduction or removal per dollar spent. We're committed to supporting new technical solutions, influencing climate policy for greater ambition, and scaling up nature-based climate projects. With 30 projects already backed and 15+ partners on board, we're paving the way for a more sustainable future.”
Fractional Content Lead at CUR8 | Hybrid, London, United Kingdom
“CUR8 is on a mission to remove 1 billion tonnes of carbon a year. They combine financial and scientific expertise to build high-quality and diverse carbon removal portfolios that enable companies to invest in carbon impact with confidence and ultimately reach net zero. They are market-makers for carbon removals. Offering products and services that will enable the Carbon Removals market to scale more quickly. Accelerating market development by unlocking financing for the most innovative carbon removal projects to scale.”
Process Design Engineer at ReCarbn | Utrecht, Padualaan, Netherlands | Semi-remote
“ReCarbn aims to accelerate the development of Direct Air Capture with a potential to remove gigatons of CO₂ from the atmosphere.”
Carbon Markets & Verification Lead at 44.01 | London, Remote
“44.01 eliminates CO2 by turning it into rock. Our pioneering technology accelerates the natural process of CO2 mineralisation, meaning we remove captured CO2 permanently. Our process is safe, scalable and durable.Our mission is to offer safe and affordable CO2 mineralisation worldwide to fight climate change. We are a purpose-driven, innovative business where every Carboneer has a direct impact in achieving our vision of driving a return to sustainable levels of atmospheric CO2.”
🎙️PODCASTS
Future of CDR - Hoglund | Reviewer 2 does geoengineering
“What could be the eventual scale of the CDR market? What technologies will it use? And how do choices made today affect where it ends up? Robert Hoglund discusses with @geoengineering1.
Some works discussed:
-CDR.fyi annual report
-Emergent methane mitigation and removal approaches: A review (Ishita Mundra, Andrew Lockley)
-Carbon removal is not a finite resource
Biotech Trees w/ Living Carbon | Carbon Removal Newsroom
“This week on Carbon Removal Newsroom, we sat down with Maddie Hall, CEO and co-founder of Living Carbon, to discuss how her company enhances the ability of photosynthetic organisms to draw down and store carbon from the atmosphere through the responsible use of biotechnology.
Listen in to hear Maddie explain how these trees are designed to absorb more carbon dioxide by leveraging C4 photosynthesis, a more efficient form of photosynthesis.
Learn about typical concerns and misconceptions regarding the risks of photosynthetically enhanced trees, and discover why tree resilience is as exciting to Living Carbon as carbon removal.”
Let's UNDO carbon with Georgia Pemberton | Planet Innovators and the Average Joe by Joe McDonald
“In our latest episode of the pod, we hear from the optimistic force-of-nature that is Georgia Pemberton, Head of Enterprise Sales for UNDO. Best known for their high-permanence carbon removal solution, enhanced rock weathering, the team at UNDO work with businesses of all sizes on their journey to net zero.
In this insightful chat Joe and Georgia talk about:
-the fascinating, ancient and nature-enabled method of carbon removal that have put UNDO on the map;
-how to cross the chasm of change and make carbon removal work if you’re a climate forward business that want to make an impact;
-the need for education and why there are still too many acronyms in the industry;
-and they break down carbon credits to demystify how we define quality and how to navigate greenwashing fears.”
The challenges of building a carbon removal portfolio | Catalyst with Shayle Kann
“The carbon removal market could reach $400 billion to $1.6 trillion by 2050, according to McKinsey. But it’s got a long way to go. Right now the market is wild, unexplored territory filled with unproven technologies, murky cost curves, and a motley mix of price points and standards. The hope is that one day it becomes a standardized commodity market of high-quality, durable removals.
But for now, brave buyers have to wade into the wilds and see what works. So what does that look like – and what have they learned so far?
In this episode, Shayle talks to Stacy Kauk, head of sustainability at Shopify, which paid $55 million for 85,000 tons of removal in 2023. Kauk says that very few of those credits have been delivered yet, but the company, along with a few other early entrants like Stripe, H&M, and Microsoft, are investing in a varied field of technologies to develop the market.
Stacy thinks of Shopify’s approach like a venture capitalist’s portfolio, with some companies succeeding and others failing. Stacy and Shayle walk through the practical realities of building that portfolio, covering topics like:
-Using forward purchases, flexible contracts, and Shopify’s internal credit standards
-The challenges that slow down ambitious startups, like permitting delays and the complicated work of measuring, reporting, and verifying credits
-Which technologies are hot and which are not, ranging from biomass burial and wastewater treatment to enhanced weathering and ocean alkalinity enhancement
-Comparing the lower energy requirements of enhancing natural systems with the potentially clearer cost curves of engineered systems
-Building a diverse portfolio across technologies and maturities
-What determines the prices Shopify pays for different credits.”
"Canada is the best place for carbon removal," Phil De Luna, Deep Sky | Carbonsations
“Our guest on this episode is Phil De Luna, PhD, Chief Carbon Scientist and Head of Engineering at carbon removal super developer Deep Sky. Phil shares with us his impressive achievements in the carbon industry and describes the unique and ambitious venture Deep Sky has embarked on to remove gigatons of CO2 from the atmosphere.”
Steve Oldham, CEO of Captura | Bigger Than Us
“Steve Oldham is a prominent entrepreneur and carbon removal advocate. He currently serves as CEO of Captura where he is leading the commercialization of Direct Ocean Capture – a climate solution that combines innovative technology with the natural carbon removal powers of the ocean to remove CO2 from the atmosphere at scale.
Steve’s career has focused on bringing ground-breaking technologies to market in a variety of domains, including robotics, aerospace, and climate. Steve was previously CEO of leading Direct Air Capture (DAC) company, Carbon Engineering, where he grew the company from ~15 to ~150 people, and established the partnership with Occidental that led to their acquisition of Carbon Engineering in November 2023.
Steve also served as Senior Vice President, Strategic Business Development for MDA, a leading Canadian technology firm. At MDA, Steve held a variety of senior executive positions across Canada and the US, covering General Management, Business Development, and Strategy, and secured financing from Government and commercial sources for a variety of complex technologies, including several large satellite programs.”
Dr. Lennart Bach and Dr. Veronica Tamsitt on (Cost-)Efficiency of Iron Fertilization in the Southern Ocean | Plan Sea: Ocean Interventions to Address Climate Change
“Our guests today, Lennart Bach, at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, and Veronica Tamsitt, Head of Oceanography at the mCDR MRV company, Submarine, are two of the authors of a very interesting research article recently published in the journal Global Biogeochemical Cycles, titled “Identifying the Most (Cost-)Efficient Regions for CO2 Removal With Iron Fertilization in the Southern Ocean.”
Ocean Iron Fertilization (OIF) is really the “OG” of marine-based CDR approaches, with the Ocean Iron Hypothesis being advanced by oceanographer John Martin in the 1980s, and 13 field experiments ensuing over the course of two decades, beginning in 1993, with the last experiment conducted in 2009.It’s fair to say that interest in OIF largely fell into abeyance for a protracted period of time. However, recently, largely due to the efforts of researchers at Woods Hole, including Ken Buesseler, who we interviewed on a previous episode, as well as a spate of recent high-profile publications, OIF seems to be front and center again in the discussion of mCDR methods.
In this episode we discuss some of the most pertinent issues to assessing the potential role of OIF in a marine CDR portfolio, including costs, risks, and legal considerations.”
Benjamin Sovacool and Chad Baum on global trends in public perceptions of climate technologies | Challenging Climate
“In this episode, we speak with Dr. Benjamin Sovacool and Dr. Chad Baum, about their newly published, high-impact paper, “Public Perceptions and Support of Climate Intervention Technologies across the Global North and Global South”. Join us as we discuss the key findings of their work, and how these findings can and should influence policy and governance methods.”
Carbon Removal with Ben Rubin (Carbon Business Council) | Sustainability Defined
“Since many of our current decarbonization and greenhouse gas reduction pathways aren’t making progress at the needed scale, the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change( IPCC) found that carbon removal is now “essential” to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement. Many cite carbon removal as the key to addressing climate change, when combined with traditional emissions reduction strategies. In this month’s episode, we’ll give you a run down on the basics of carbon removal along with the successes and challenges in this area of climate action.
We are joined by Ben Rubin, Executive Director and Co-Founder, Carbon Business Council, who is working with a coalition of more than 100 innovative companies to responsibly restore the climate. Ben shares how organizations are working to tackle climate change through carbon removal strategies and what the future could look like for this fast moving industry.”
🎥YOUTUBE VIDEOS
The pivot from decarbonization to removals leaps forward | Tito - AirMiners
“My big takeaway from Davos is that corporate boardrooms are pivoting into carbon removal. Here's what this means for startup founders, investors, and those of you working inside the world's largest corporations.”
"Canada is the best place for carbon removal," Phil De Luna, Deep Sky | Carbon Herald
“Our guest on this episode is Phil De Luna, PhD, Chief Carbon Scientist and Head of Engineering at carbon removal super developer Deep Sky. Phil shares with us his impressive achievements in the carbon industry and describes the unique and ambitious venture Deep Sky has embarked on to remove gigatons of CO2 from the atmosphere.”
The Climate Solution That’s Either Brilliant or Insane | Kite & Key Media
“Lots of people are worried about climate change. Some of those people think the solution is … using science to manipulate the weather. It’s an idea called geoengineering — and it’s either brilliant or insane.
In recent decades, there’s been an enormous push to reduce carbon emissions. It hasn’t resulted in much progress. As a result, an increasing number of scientists and engineers have suggested we consider altering the weather to mitigate the worst effects of climate change. One of the major proposals is called “carbon capture”: literally pulling carbon dioxide back out of the atmosphere via machines or special plant life.
The other is called “geosolar engineering,” which involves blocking out the Sun … a bit. By reflecting some of the Sun’s energy back into space, it’s suggested that we could stabilize temperatures until we find a more permanent fix.
But while these options may be technically feasible — and while they’re surprisingly affordable — the political and moral considerations are massive. After all, who gets to determine the world’s climate?”
Decoding Carbon Removal Technologies | Synthoria
“Dive into the frontier of climate solutions with our comprehensive guide to Carbon Removal Technologies!
Explore innovative strategies like Direct Air Capture, Enhanced Weathering, and Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage. Learn how these technologies actively combat climate change by removing CO2 from the atmosphere. Join the journey towards a more sustainable future and discover the latest advancements in negative emissions. Uncover the science, challenges, and promises of Carbon Removal Technologies, your key to a greener tomorrow!”
Designing a New CDR Tax Credit: Issues, Options, and Politics | Institute for Responsible Carbon Removal
“The emerging CDR sector requires substantial and predictable sources of public funding to scale to levels at which it can make a meaningful contribution to combatting climate change. Yet, in the United States, the existing 45Q tax credit is both too modest and too limited in scope to do the job. Modifying the 45Q credit or developing a new tech-neutral tax credit will require extensive advocacy in the U.S. Congress and careful attention to design.
In this webinar, held March 5, 2024, panelists from the think-tank, Third Way, and Van Ness Feldman, LLP, a law firm with extensive climate and energy expertise, discussed strategies for expanding public knowledge of, and appreciation for, the complex area of carbon dioxide removal. The panelists also shared insights from their new white paper on options for designing a tech-neutral CDR tax credit.”
Kelp Island - Earthshot Presentation | SeaBrick
“In November, Kelp Island was nominated for an Earthshot Prize by the Ashoka Foundation. This $1M global prize is for highly scalable climate innovations.
The Kelp Island mission is exactly that; to move the dial on climate change. And we believe we can do so, very significantly. We have identified a pathway to reach Global Net Zero in 50 years, by building 1 million km2 of kelp farms.
This is the detailed breakdown of our Net Zero strategy, provided to the Earthshot Prize Committee.”
Techno-economic assessment of commercially available CO2 conditioning technologies | ieaghg
“Explore the techno-economics of commercially available CO2 conditioning technologies, with a focus on their performance, economic viability, and ability to meet the stringent purity requirements established by transport and storage (T&S) projects.
T&S projects demand exceptionally low levels of multiple chemical species, including water and various other impurities. Thus, by convening a group of experts, the workshop aims to establish valuable insights into the degree of performance and economic viability of deploying CO2 conditioning technologies to meet the exacting purity specifications of CO2 T&S hub projects.”
Weekly Carbon Removal Updates from 04 March - 10 March 2024 | Carbon Removal Updates
“Here's your round-up of top Carbon Dioxide Removal News / Developments, Reports & Scientific Papers from this week (𝟎𝟒 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 - 𝟏𝟎 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒):
1) Essen-based Greenlyte Carbon Technologies, a leading European Direct Air Capture startup, has announced the closing of a €10.5 million pre-series A round to grow its team and expedite the technology development.
2) The Next 150 has entered into a 5-year agreement to supply Shell Environmental Products with up to 22,500 CDR credits, generated from biochar at its large-scale commercial facility in Mexico.
3) Red Trail Energy (RTE) & Puro.earth announced issuance of RTE’s CDR credits on the Puro Registry, making it the 1st ethanol production facility to generate CO2 Removal Certificates in the VCM & the largest durable CDR project registered to date.
4) Decarbonization tech firm, Leilac Global announced the Leilac-2 project that will be hosted at Heidelburg Materials Ennigerloh cement plant in Germany.
5)This project aims to capture ~100,000 tonnes/yr CO2 emissions released during cement & lime production.
6) Sirona Technologies, Cella, and Great Carbon Valley are partnering to establish one of the first Direct Air Capture Hubs in Kenya with the goal of making it operational in 2026.
7) Kastrup Airport in Copenhagen, Denmark, is partnering with compatriot carbon dioxide removal marketplace Klimate to invest in a portfolio of carbon removal projects, a move that underscores both companies’ commitment to a net-zero future.
8) Climeworks, Swiss Int'l Air Lines & Lufthansa enter a partnership to jointly accelerate the scale-up of high-quality CDR. This partnership makes SWISS, a subsidiary of the Lufthansa Group, Climeworks’ 1st customer in the aviation industry.
9) DeepSky, a Montreal-based CDR project developer & atdepth MRV, a Cambridge, Mass.-based provider of MRV services to the ocean & marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) industry, have partnered to advance Direct Ocean Capture (DOC) in Canada.
10) CarbonCure announced that the 50 million cubic yards of its lower carbon concrete has been produced to date globally - removing 400,000 metric tons of atmospheric CO2. This is equivalent to the annual carbon sequestration of 477K acres of forest.
11) Turkish biotech company, AVB Biotech has just introduced a groundbreaking new carbon removal solution that it calls ‘Dr. Oxygen’, which boasts an impressive 92% efficiency in removing CO2 emissions from the atmosphere.
12) Boulder County’s Climate Innovation Fund announced that it will award $550,000 to projects focused on carbon dioxide removal, landscape resilience and restoration. The deadline for applications is March 21, 2024.
13) To meet Net Zero goal by 2050, we need to remove approximately 10 gigatonnes of CO2 equivalent from the atmosphere. A new white paper by Rubicon Carbon tells how we can get there using a diversified portfolio approach to purchasing carbon credits.
14) New report by Bellona warns that by 2050, CDR could only account for 3-8% of current global emissions, highlighting a significant scarcity. They suggest that to meet net-zero targets, emissions in most sectors need to be reduced by 93-97%.
15) According to new analysis by Rhodium Group, by 2035, nearly all US states have ability to deploy at least 1 DAC facility. Top 5 states with near-term deployment & job development opportunities for DAC are Texas, Iowa, Louisiana, Nebraska & Oklahoma.
16) New study established the 1st global baseline of public perceptions, finding Global South publics to be more supportive & favorable about potential benefits of Climate Intervention technologies (CDR & SRM) than Global North.
17) The cost of removing 1 tonne of CO2 via direct air capture could likely fall in the range of $230 – $540 in the year 2050 rather than the often cited optimistic figure of $100 – $300, a new study revealed.”
Benjamin Sovacool and Chad Baum on global trends in public perceptions of climate technologies | Challenging Climate
“In this episode, we speak with Dr. Benjamin Sovacool and Dr. Chad Baum, about their newly published, high-impact paper, “Public Perceptions and Support of Climate Intervention Technologies across the Global North and Global South”. Join us as we discuss the key findings of their work, and how these findings can and should influence policy and governance methods.”
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The parameters of Carbon Dioxide Removal Technologies (CDR-T) (Carbon Sink)
This survey is part of the European Union-funded C-SINK project which aims to build a standardized and transparent European Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) market with trustworthy accounting methodologies based on robust Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) pre-standards and policy strategies. To do so, C-SINK has gathered several crucial parameters applied for each CDR-T studied.
Within the C-SINK project, seven CDR technologies (CDR-T) are covered: Biological CO2 fixation (BCO2), Afforestation (AF), Biochar (BC), Artificial soils (AS), Biochar with carbon capture and storage (BCCCS), Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS), and Enhanced Weathering (EW) of alkaline silicate rocks.
Objective: The main goal of this survey is to open the discussion on the parameters used to characterize each CDR technology gathered in the C-SINK project in order to verify or enrich this information, which will be fed further research and assessments. In addition, this survey will measure the perception of the “Quality criteria”.
🚨DEADLINES
Call for Abstract - Commercialization and costs, MRV, agronomic effects and co-benefits, potential risks, and novel applications in the Field of Enhanced Rock Weathering | ERW24 Conference | 14 March 2024
The 4 Corners Carbon Coalition is accepting applications for its 2nd catalytic grant round, with a focus on projects related to "Carbon Removal + Liability Biomass" that address both CDR & forest fire prevention | Deadline to apply: 15 March 2024
Covalent Announces Public Consultation for Enhanced Certification Standard, Seeking Endorsement from ICROA | Deadline: 21 March 2024
(NEW) Boulder County’s Climate Innovation Fund announced the award of $550,000 to projects focused on carbon dioxide removal, landscape resilience and restoration | Deadline to submit applications: 21 March 2024
AirMiners Launchpad Accelerator applications due 21 March 2024
“AirMiners Launchpad engages with entrepreneurs in an intensive six-week program for early carbon removal teams or individuals striving to advance their startup to remove carbon from the atmosphere.”
The second call for the Biochar Demonstrator Flexible Fund is open | Deadline to apply: 22 March 2024
CO2REhub’s Pathfinders competition call 3 is seeking to fund around 4 projects to research enhancing durability of storage or realizing GGR synergies. Projects will last up to 1 year, & funding is available at £60,000 each | Deadline: 26 March 2024
Call for Papers—Alkalinity cycling in coastal sediments: natural processes and CO2 capture methods | 29 March 2024
Extension: Biogeosciences Special Issue on OAE Environmental Impacts | 31 March 2024
2024 INR Nature Positive Solution Awards | Deadline: 5 April 2024
Focus: Nature-positive CDR, sustainable management of ecosystems, nature as infrastructure, regenerative agriculture, and circular nature-positive solutions
Abstract submissions for ICOS Science Conference 2024 are now open | Deadline: 08 April 2024
Sessions include climate extremes' impact on greenhouse gas fluxes and ocean carbon sink enhancement
(NEW) Carbon Negative Shot Pilot Projects | Application Deadline: 16 April 2024
Funded Research Project—UK Land Use for Net Zero Research | Deadline to Apply: 22 April 2024
“Funding for projects to fill knowledge gaps in the creation & management of new and existing woodlands & forests, contributing to understanding of the potential for GGR and storage from afforestation.”
The US federal government is requesting input for the development of marine carbon dioxide removal research to advance a key recommendation of the Ocean Climate Action Plan | Responses are due by 23 April 2024
OECD issued an RFI to seek input on interest, potential structure, benefits, and risks of mid-scale DAC facilities | Responses to the RFI are due on 25 April 2024
Environmental Engineering Perspectives on Ocean-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal | Manuscript Submission Deadline: 29 April 2024
(NEW) Applications now open for 2024 DOE-sponsored Research Experience in Carbon Sequestration program | 01 May 2024
Environmental Research Letter (ERL) - Focus Issue on Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) | Article Submission Deadline: 24 May 2024
The Climate Intervention Environmental Impact Fund (CIEIF) announced another round of three grants for the first half of 2024 with increased award amounts of $65,000 each | Application Deadline: 01 June 2024
The 3rd International Conference on Negative CO₂ Emissions will be hosted at the University of Oxford by CO₂RE - The Greenhouse Gas Removal Hub, with financial support from UKRI | 18 - 21 June 2024