CARBON REMOVAL WEEKLY SUMMARY (05 FEBRUARY - 11 FEBRUARY 2024)-WEEK#06
Links to recent scientific papers, web posts, upcoming events, job opportunities, podcasts, and event recordings, etc. on Carbon Dioxide Removal Technology.
💸COMMERCIAL NEWS
Avnos raises $36M to pull CO2 — and water — from the sky (Canary Media)
Carbon removal developer Planetary raised about $10 million in a Series A for ocean-based carbon removal (Axios)
LithiumBank Resources Announces Federal Funding for Brine Samples to Supply Feed Stock for Carbon Sequestration Cement Products (Junior Mining Network)
Waterford-based Company NEG8 Partners Up With Canadian Developer To Cut C02 Emissions (Waterford News)
TCC And thyssenkrupp Polysius Partner On New Carbon Capture Tech (Carbon Herald)
World’s largest carbon removal plant is about to open (E&E News)
Climate Company Spiritus to Remove Carbon from Taylor Swift’s Football Flight from Japan (BusinessWire)
Halliburton Releases New Offering To Carbon Capture Portfolio – CorrosaLock™ Cement System (Carbon Herald)
Tao Climate Unveils Revolutionary Finalist Entry in Elon Musk's XPRIZE Carbon Removal Contest (Newswires)
📝RESEARCH PAPERS
Algebraic and Automated Targeting Techniques Based on Marginal Abatement Cost for Carbon Dioxide Removal
Migo-Sumagang, M. V., Aviso, K. B., Tan, R. R., & Foo, D. C. (2024). Algebraic and Automated Targeting Techniques Based on Marginal Abatement Cost for Carbon Dioxide Removal. Process Integration and Optimization for Sustainability, 1-10.
Assessing the effective settling of mineral particles in the ocean with application to ocean-based carbon-dioxide removal
Yang, A. J., & Timmermans, M. L. (2024). Assessing the effective settling of mineral particles in the ocean with application to ocean-based carbon-dioxide removal. Environmental Research Letters.
Advances in microalgae-based carbon sequestration: Current status and future perspectives
Goswami, R. K., Mehariya, S., & Verma, P. (2024). Advances in microalgae-based carbon sequestration: Current status and future perspectives. Environmental Research, 118397.
An earth system governance research agenda for carbon removal
Low, S., Boettcher, M., Asayama, S., Baum, C., Borth, A., Brown, C., ... & Valenzuela, J. M. (2024). An earth system governance research agenda for carbon removal. Earth System Governance, 19, 100204.
A novel concept for assessing the potential of different boreal ecosystems to mitigate climate change (CarbonSink+ Potential)
Kulmala, M., Ke, P., Lintunen, A., Peräkylä, O., Lohtander, A., Tuovinen, S., ... & Kerminen, V. M. (2024). A novel concept for assessing the potential of different boreal ecosystems to mitigate climate change (CarbonSink+ Potential). Boreal Environment Research, 29(1-6), 1.
Integrating direct air capture with small modular nuclear reactors: understanding performance, cost, and potential
Bertoni, L., Roussanaly, S., Riboldi, L., Anantharaman, R., & Gazzani, M. (2024). Integrating direct air capture with small modular nuclear reactors: understanding performance, cost, and potential. Journal of Physics: Energy.
Extraction of magnesium from mine tailings for carbon dioxide mineralization: A preliminary study of the effect of ammonium sulfate to tailings ratio on products and yield
Mälkki, M., & Mäkikouri, S. (2024). Extraction of magnesium from mine tailings for carbon dioxide mineralization: A preliminary study of the effect of ammonium sulfate to tailings ratio on products and yield. Hydrometallurgy, 225, 106268.
A protein transition can free up land to tap vast energy and negative emission potentials
Rueda, O., Mogollón, J. M., Stenzel, F., Tukker, A., & Scherer, L. (2024). A protein transition can free up land to tap vast energy and negative emission potentials. One Earth.
Carbon removal and climate change mitigation by seaweed farming: A state of knowledge review
Pessarrodona, A., Howard, J., Pidgeon, E., Wernberg, T., & Filbee-Dexter, K. (2024). Carbon removal and climate change mitigation by seaweed farming: A state of knowledge review. Science of The Total Environment, 170525.
Impact evaluation of coexisting gas CO on CO2 adsorption on biochar derived from softwood shavings
Mamaghani, Z. G., Hawboldt, K. A., MacQuarrie, S., & Katz, M. J. (2024). Impact evaluation of coexisting gas CO on CO2 adsorption on biochar derived from softwood shavings. Separation and Purification Technology, 126529.
Enhanced Weathering to Enhance Carbon Sequestration in Sandy Soils
Champiny, R. E., & Lin, Y. (2024). Enhanced Weathering to Enhance Carbon Sequestration in Sandy Soils. In Sandy Soils (pp. 125-132). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.
Carbon negative footprint materials: A review
Kharissova, A. B., Kharissova, O. V., Kharisov, B. I., & Méndez, Y. P. (2024). Carbon negative footprint materials: A review. Nano-Structures & Nano-Objects, 37, 101100.
Biogas upgrading by biotrickling filter: Effects of temperature and packing materials
Huang, J. H., Fan, X. L., Li, R., Sun, M. T., Zou, H., Zhang, Y. F., ... & Fu, S. F. (2024). Biogas upgrading by biotrickling filter: Effects of temperature and packing materials. Chemical Engineering Journal, 481, 148367.
Nature-Based Solutions: Sustainable Development of Latin America
Denny, D. M. T., Cerri, C. E. P., Cherubin, M. R., & Burnquist, H. L. (2024). Nature-Based Solutions: Sustainable Development of Latin America. Green and Low-Carbon Economy.
EU unveils controversial climate target: what scientists think
Sanderson, K., & Wong, C. (2024). EU unveils controversial climate target: what scientists think. Nature.
Exploring negative emission potential of biochar to achieve carbon neutrality goal in China
Deng, X., Teng, F., Chen, M., Du, Z., Wang, B., Li, R., & Wang, P. (2024). Exploring negative emission potential of biochar to achieve carbon neutrality goal in China. Nature Communications, 15(1), 1085.
Carbon sequestration of Hungarian forests by management system and protection status
Király, É., & Borovics, A. (2024). Carbon sequestration of Hungarian forests by management system and protection status. Trees, Forests and People, 100511.
Modeling Carbon Dioxide Removal via Sinking of Particulate Organic Carbon from Macroalgae Cultivation
Chen, S., Strong-Wright, J., & Taylor, J. Modeling Carbon Dioxide Removal via Sinking of Particulate Organic Carbon from Macroalgae Cultivation. Frontiers in Marine Science, 11, 1359614.
📰WEB POSTS
Will Direct Air Capture Ever Be Affordable? The Rise of DAC 3.0 (Medium)
The EU’s 2040 Climate Target — context, scope and design (Inside Climate Policy)
What is Embodied Carbon? (CarbonCure)
Meta Powers Towards Net Zero with Carbon Removal Projects (Sustainability)
Sergey Brin-Backed Startup Leverages Data Centers to Capture Carbon (Bloomberg)
Is the CDR market on track? (Marginal Carbon)
Commission presents recommendation for 2040 emissions reduction target to set the path to climate neutrality in 2050 (European Commission)
Carbdown Fluxmeter Army: Building Robotic Scientific Instruments For CO₂ Efflux Monitoring Of EW Experiments (Carbon Drawdown Initiative)
The most important decarbonization chart you'll see this year (GreenBiz)
America's latest CDR bill is poorly timed (Terraform Now)
Carbon Offsets Have a Fatal Flaw (Slate)
Ocean Carbon Removal Methods- An Introduction (Oceans and Kelp)
Biochar Life Launches Crowdfunding Campaign To Accelerate Global Impact (Carbon Herald)
Grain Ecosystem Strengthens Carbon Removal Community Through Strategic Partnerships (PR Newswire)
📑REPORTS
Are carbon credits the next billion-dollar insurance market
Prospects and challenges for implementing land-based climate change mitigation in support of carbon dioxide removal in China
Trending on Track? - CDR.fyi 2023 Year in Review
Direct Air Capture Market worth $1,727 million by 2030 - Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets™
Navigating the European Science and Policy landscape for Carbon Dioxide Removal
🗣️DISCUSSIONS
Feasibility of sinking compressed blocks of crushed biochar and clay into deep ocean waters
🧰CDR FIRMS
Everest Carbon
BioZeroc
Aeon Blue
📆UPCOMING EVENTS
(NEW) This Is CDR Ep94: Alkali Earth by OpenAir Collective | 13 February 2024
Biochar Social Hour by The US Biochar Coalition, US Biochar Initiative, and International Biochar Initiative | 13 February 2024
A look at ARPA-E programs to support MRV of mCDR | 14 February 2024
Report Launch Event "Agenda for a Progressive Political Economy of CDR" by Institute for Carbon Removal Law and Policy | 14 February 2024
Quarterly Policy Update: CDR policy in the Nordics by Carbon Gap | 15 February 2024
(NEW) Ocean-based carbon removal solutions to combat the climate crisis by Ocean Networks Canada | 16 February 2024
National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) mCDR Principal Investigator Open Meeting | 17 February 2024
Ocean Visions at Ocean Sciences Meeting 2024 | 18-23 February 2024
Advancing Responsible Field Trials: A Workshop for Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement with Co-Hosts Carbon to Sea and [C]worthy | 18 February 2024
mCDR Networking Event during 2024 Ocean Sciences Meeting by Ocean Carbon & Biogeochemistry (OCB), Carbon to Sea, Exploring Ocean Iron Solutions (ExOIS), [C]Worthy, and Ocean Visions | 19 February 2024
CM31A-04 Ocean-based Carbon Dioxide Removal in the 2020s: Getting Answers to the Important Questions | 21 February 2024
TH43D – Establishing Ocean Carbon Dioxide Removal Policies | 22 February 2024
Permanence of Biochar wEBInar Series: Session 1 by European Biochar Industry | 19 February 2024
The Future of Carbon Removal: What Lies Ahead for Carbon Markets by Carbonfuture | 20 February 2024
(NEW) This Is CDR Ep95: CDR.fyi 2023 Year in Review by OpenAir Collective | 20 February 2024
(NEW) DAC and Energy Systems by AirMiners | 21 February 2024
OCB OAIC and SOLAS Social Gathering during 2024 Ocean Sciences Meeting | 21 February 2024
(NEW) Reducing Embodied Carbon with CO2 Mineralized Concrete by AIA Southern New York Chapter | 21 February 2024
(NEW) Biochar for carbon removal: what are the potential injustices? by Catherine Price & Carol Morris; School of Geography, University of Nottingham | 22 February 2024
(NEW) Reimagining Carbon Removal’s Role in Decarbonization by Institute for Carbon Removal Law and Policy | 23 February 2024
Permanence of Biochar wEBInar Series: Session 2 by European Biochar Industry | 26 February 2024
BIO-Carbon Annual Meeting 2024 by National Oceanography Centre | 27 - 29 February 2024
(NEW) First NYCDR Happy Hour of 2024! by OpenAir Collective, Carbon Business Council & DAC Coalition | 28 February 2024
CO2ol Down Workshops by Carbon Market Watch | 29 February 2024
Roads to Removal: Options for Carbon Dioxide Removal in the United States by University of California Merced | 29 February 2024 (Public Lecture—Live-stream and in-person)
South Australia Forum, Australian Biochar Industry 2030 Roadmap by ANZ Biochar Industry Group | 29 February 2024
Roads to Removal: Options for Carbon Dioxide Removal in the United States by University of California Merced | 01 March (Public Symposium—in-person only)
Permanence of Biochar wEBInar Series: Session 3 (European Biochar Industry Members Only) | 04 March 2024
(NEW) Governors Polis and Gordon discuss carbon removal technologies at Decarbonizing the West Workshop by Western Governers Association | 11 - 12 March 2024
(NEW) A CDR strategy for Europe by Carbon Gap | 19 March 2024
(NEW) 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) 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
2nd Biochar Malaysia Association International Conference 2024 by International Biochar Initiative | August 13-14, 2024
We have curated a “Carbon Removal Events Calendar.” Explore and stay informed about upcoming events, conferences, and webinars on Carbon Dioxide Removal technology. Sync specific events / all events to your default calendar to ensure you never miss out on important CDR updates.
(Find sync guidelines in the calendar’s “About” section)
💼JOBS OPPORTUNITIES
Vice President of Marketing and Public Affairs at Capture6 | San Francisco Bay Area
“At Capture6 we are developing rapidly scalable carbon removal and decarbonization solutions and creating environmental benefits to accelerate the transition to a decarbonized global economy. Our projects create dual benefits to climate and water sectors. As we continue to grow, we are seeking a dynamic and experienced VP of Marketing and Public Affairs to join our team.”
Andes is hiring for various roles:
-Head of Operations
-Carbon Crediting Lead
-Senior Backend Software Engineer
“Andes uses microorganisms to permanently remove CO₂ from the atmosphere.”
Manager - Climate Aligned Industries, Carbon Dioxide Removal (Pacific Northwest) at RMI | Remote, United States
“RMI is seeking a Manager to support our Carbon Dioxide Removal initiative. The Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) Initiative is focused on supporting the responsible and effective testing, development, and deployment of CDR techniques, through thought and action.
Our thought includes:
-Deep and rigorous reviews of scientific and technological advancements relevant to CDR.
-Techno-economic analysis.
-Multi-sector roadmaps for the responsible scale-up of the CDR field.
-The design of new concepts and interventions needed to advance the CDR field.”
Special Project Associate at VaultedDeep | San Francisco, CA
“Vaulted Deep is permanently removing carbon from the atmosphere by geologically sequestering organic wastes.”
Summer: Geoscientist at Carbfix | Deadline to apply: February 29, 2024
“Carbfix provides a natural and permanent storage solution by turning CO2 into stone underground in less than two years.”
🎙️PODCASTS
Janos Pasztor on global climate policy and geoengineering | Challenging Climate
“This episode’s guest is Janos Pasztor. He has four decades of work experience in the areas of energy, environment, climate change, and sustainable development, including roles as Executive Director of the Carnegie Climate Governance Initiative (C2G) and UN Assistant Secretary-General for Climate Change.
In this episode, we explore the political lens of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) and solar radiation management (SRM), discussing the progress of CDR and SRM discourse, as well as its challenges and controversies.”
The CO2 Transportation Challenge | Energy Policy Now
“A national network of CO2 and biomass transportation infrastructure, spanning pipelines to rail routes, will be needed to support the permanent removal of atmospheric CO2. Can the network be economically built?
In December, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory published Roads to Removal: Options for Carbon Dioxide Removal in the United States, which explores pathways to permanently remove carbon dioxide from Earth’s atmosphere. The report provides a granular, county-by-county look at the potential for atmospheric carbon to be captured and stored across the U.S., and highlights the fact that the best places for carbon to be captured, and stored, are frequently not the same.
On the podcast, two report authors explore the need to develop a nationwide, multi-modal transportation network to move carbon dioxide and a related climate commodity, biomass, at scale, and potentially over great distances, to permanent geologic storage sites.
Pete Psarras is a research assistant professor in chemical and biomedical engineering at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Hélène Pilorgé is a research associate whose work focuses on carbon management.
The two explore the geography of carbon removal and storage, the challenging logistics of a future, multi-modal carbon transportation network, and how that network might be most economically built.”
Building a decarbonization army with Shashank Samala of Heirloom | How I Built This with Guy Raz
“Cutting emissions alone will not be enough. To avoid the worst effects of global climate change, Heirloom CEO and co-founder Shashank Samala believes we’ll also need to pull a lot of carbon out of the atmosphere...
This week on How I Built This Lab, Shashank’s leap into climate entrepreneurship, launching the company that, in just four years, built North America’s first operational carbon capture facility. Plus, Heirloom’s novel approach to carbon removal—one tray of limestone at a time.”
Can Carbon Removal Be Insured?—w/ Racheal Notto & James Kench, Kita | Reversing Climate Change
“When people think about innovation in carbon removal, they're probably thinking about physics or materials science. How do we make CDR faster, cheaper, more durable, or use less energy? What if we told you that a lot of the innovation that is coming is financial and/or contractual?
In this episode of the Reversing Climate Change podcast, Nori Cofounder Ross Kenyon and Nori CEO Matt Trudeau are joined by Racheal Notto, Director of Carbon Markets Engagement at Kita, and James Kench, the Head of Insurance at Kita. Their conversation explores how insurance can play a key role in managing risks within the carbon markets, and why it isn't already more of a player. Insurance companies are the professed masters of risk management. Carbon markets have a fair amount of risk. Shouldn't there be a bigger crossover?!
Kita, a London-based insurance company focusing specifically on insuring carbon projects, explains their goal of derisking high-quality carbon projects, and what that can add to all players in the space.
The discussants weigh the pros and cons of buffer pools vs. insurance and get answers for why some high-quality carbon removal projects may actually be uninsurable.
Insurance is important for any industry to grow. This could be a sign of another step in the carbon removal sector's growing maturity.”
Climeworks: leading the charge in carbon removal | Invest in Progress
“Pioneering a potential trillion-dollar industry, Climeworks removes CO2 from the air and stores it underground.
In the latest episode of Scottish Mortgage’s Invest in Progress podcast, Climeworks co-founder Christoph Gebald explains the role the company hopes to play in mitigating those emissions that cannot be reduced by other means.
Climeworks’ dedication to its mission, its innovative direct air capture technology, and its commitment to scaling carbon removal make it a key player in the fight against climate change. As the first company to establish commercial-scale operational plants, its Iceland plant is the only one with third-party verification of its carbon removal capabilities.
Scottish Mortgage invests in Climeworks as an early pioneer in an industry addressing a global issue – climate change – where the company could become a significant presence over time. Within 25 years, direct air capture facilities could be as commonplace as wind or solar farms are today, and the industry an equivalent size to today’s oil and gas industry.
Although still early in its journey, if the company succeeds in scaling, it has the potential to create a multi-billion-dollar revenue stream.”
🎥YOUTUBE VIDEOS
This Is CDR Ep. 93: Airhive with Rory Brown and Jasper Wong | OpenAir
“In this episode Toby and Megha welcome Rory Brown and Jasper Wong from Airhive to present and discuss the company's novel DAC process which employs fluidisation to dramatically accelerate the mineralization of atmospheric CO2.”
2023 In Review | Running Tide
Janos Pasztor on global climate policy and geoengineering | Challenging Climate
“This episode’s guest is Janos Pasztor. He has four decades of work experience in the areas of energy, environment, climate change, and sustainable development, including roles as Executive Director of the Carnegie Climate Governance Initiative (C2G) and UN Assistant Secretary-General for Climate Change.
In this episode, we explore the political lens of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) and solar radiation management (SRM), discussing the progress of CDR and SRM discourse, as well as its challenges and controversies.”
Submit 500 words - win $3,000 (for your greenhouse gas removal idea) | IT'S GO TIME. ACTIONS ON CARBON REMOVAL
“$1M Bezos Earth Prize ► https://experiment.com/ghg-removal-prize
Our vision is a thriving human civilization on Earth.
We exist to empower risk takers to reverse climate change.
AirMiners provides the catalytic infrastructure for innovators working to remove a billion tons of carbon dioxide by 2030.”
Developing a Market for Carbon Removal Offsets That is Fit-for-Purpose | Institute for Carbon Removal Law and Policy
“Three IPCC reports since 2019 have concluded that Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) methods are needed to accompany CO2 emissions reductions if we are to limit planetary warming to 2°C or less. Concerted efforts are underway to understand the science and develop the technologies that can deliver CDR that is scalable to the billions of tons needed to abate global warming. However, the investment needed to drive such scientific and technological advances, to be deployed at a massive scale, is correspondingly large. One way to secure such financing is through the sale of carbon offsets. At present the market for carbon offsets is dominated by so-called ‘avoidance’ offsets, by which further CO2 pollution is avoided by not harvesting forest stands, for example. Avoidance offsets, therefore, cannot deliver the CO2 removal needed to go hand-in-hand with emissions reductions. Also, the market dominance by avoidance offsets results in a price for carbon that is much too low relative to the costs associated with removing CO2 using a range of different technologies. This mismatch will hinder investment in CDR.
To rectify this issue, in this webinar held on January 30, 2024, our panelist Philip Boyd from the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, made the case that offset markets must be fundamentally redesigned. This requires a focus on removal offsets, and specifically a market that is both simple in terms of facilitating transactions, but also flexible enough to accommodate a wide range of technologies that vary widely in the duration, safety, and verifiability of CDR. This webinar also advocated for a change of metrics from ‘carbon ton’ to ‘carbon ton year’ to provide both the requisite simplicity that markets need, and the flexibility to incorporate the diversity of CDR characteristics. Phil outlined how the ‘carbon ton year’ must be accompanied by a warranty to ‘bake in’ guarantees around verifiability and safety. Finally, he will emphasize how these market reforms – which will incentivize durable, safe, and verifiable CDR - must take place in parallel with efforts to develop suitable CDR technologies, based on sound underpinning scientific principles that can eventually deliver billion-ton CDR.”
Green Carbon Webinar - Molecular Dynamics of Realistic Biochar models | Christian Wurzer
“Free Green Carbon Webinar from 1st February 2024 by Audrey Ngambia (University of Edinburgh, Scotland). This talk was presented as part of the Green Carbon Webinar Series. Visit www.greencarbonwebinar.org for free registration to future talks.”
Green Carbon Webinar - Biochar as a multifunctional amendment to agriculture and climate change | Christian Wurzer
The Blueprint: Asserting Luxembourg's Leadership in Carbon Removal Finance. | OpenAir
“In a very short period of time carbon removal has transitioned from a niche concept debated at the margins of academic and policy discourse, to a broadly accepted, future gigatonne imperative viewed as critical to achieving net zero. This remarkable evolution has coincided with the acceleration of market related activity, and the birth of a still nascent but dynamic and fast-moving global carbon removal industry.
But significant gaps remain in the carbon removal value chain, and paired with insufficient policy and regulatory commitments and clarity, this climate critical industry is no where near where it needs today to take off and scale within a timeframe meaningful for desired climate outcomes.
One area that remains highly underdeveloped is carbon removal finance. Leadership and vision is required to facilitate the flow of capital to commercially ready, high impact carbon removal pathways and providers. States have a role to play in maturing and growing the global carbon removal finance ecosystem, yet to date no clear leader has emerged to fill this gap.
This creates a clear and compelling opportunity for Luxembourg, and one that can reap significant rewards for the Grand Duchy provided that sufficient political and commercial will materializes in time to seize advantage.
In this 90 minute webinar, OpenAir and Rethinking Removals present a blueprint for Luxembourg leadership in the emerging carbon removal finance space. All are welcome to join, learn and contribute to this important and timely discussion.”
AirMiners January 2024 Town Hall | AirMiners
“Happy 2024! At our next Town Hall on January 23rd, we're chaning things up - you will have the power to determine the nature of:
Topics we talk about in our public panel events, and
New database program offerings that Airminers is considering
Here's how we get there.
Part One. I would like to cover certain general categories for events in upcoming months: DAC, Biochar/BiCRS, Oceans, Mineralization, and MRV. Anyone from our community who comes to the Town Hall can provide a specific event topic within a category, then we'll use a Mentimeter poll to gauge how interested the audience is in each specific topic. And we'll do that category by category!
Part Two. Then we'll turn to new database services from AirMiners! You can offer your thoughts on what data would be most crucial for you to grow and develop a CDR startup: what other databases do people need? What kind of information would be value?
All of this is intended to empower you as our community to have more of a say in how AirMiners operates - here's the catch: You have to come to the Town Hall, and to have been active in AirMiners.”
Hempoffset Tao Climate XPRIZE Carbon Removal Finalist | Tao Climate™ - the Way to Carbon Neutral
“The fight against climate change is the defining challenge of our time, and the time to act is now. We believe that by harnessing the power of technology and the natural potential of industrial hemp, we can create a fully sustainable future for our planet.
In our finalist submission to Elon Musk's XPRIZE Carbon Removal Contest, we teamed up with Hemp Technology in Ukraine. We're using hemp to remove vast quantities of CO2 from the air, and the crop fibre to make hempcrete, sequestering the carbon for centuries. The hempcrete is being used to build sustainable housing for internally displaced people and war orphans in Ukraine. This video tells our story.
We believe that industrial hemp is an underutilised resource with the scientifically proven ability to be a game-changer in the fight against climate change. It is a crop that can be grown at scale globally (across most climate zones), with a high yield and low environmental impact. It also can rapidly capture carbon from the atmosphere, making it a powerful tool in the existential fight against climate change.
At Tao Climate, we are committed to using our technology to enable the planting of industrial hemp at scale, and to using the captured carbon to build sustainable housing. Our science-based and data-driven approach is based on the principles of a circular economy, where waste is eliminated, resources are optimised, and carbon is captured and reused.
We believe that building sustainably is not only good for the planet, but also good for the people who live in the homes we build. Our houses are designed to be healthy, comfortable, and affordable, focusing on minimising the environmental impact of construction and operation.
We believe that our work is not just about creating a sustainable future, but also about creating a more equitable one. We believe that everyone has the right to live in a healthy and sustainable home, and that our technology can help make this a reality.
At Tao Climate, we are committed to creating a better future for the planet and for generations to come. We believe that by working together, we can build a world that is sustainable, equitable, and thriving.”
Photochemical Carbon Removal w/Banyu Carbon | Carbon Removal Newsroom Podcast S5E15 | Nori
“What is Photochemical Carbon Removal?
In this episode of Carbon Removal Newsroom we learn how two professors from the University of Washington went from studying coral on the late Marlon Brando’s private island, to developing an energy efficient process that removes carbon dioxide from the ocean.
Join co-founders Dr. Alex Gagnon and Dr. Julian Sachs of Banyu Carbon, as they dissect their groundbreaking photochemical process.
Learn how carbon dioxide is the most abundant dissolved gas in water, making it a more concentrated source than ambient air. Discover the scalability of photochemical CDR, and why Banyu’s been gaining so much momentum lately.
Could Banyu’s process end up being energy negative? In other words, will it produce more energy than is actually required to remove the carbon? Listen now.”
Global Carbon Cycle and Budget Update: Stressing Carbon Sinks to the Limit | Paul Beckwith
“I chat about the latest peer-reviewed, landmark scientific study update on the Global Carbon Budget and Carbon Cycle:
Paper link: “Global Carbon Budget 2023”: https://essd.copernicus.org/articles/15/5301/2023/”
🚨DEADLINES
Keeling Curve Prize Application | Deadline to apply: 12 February 2024
“The Global Warming Mitigation Project’s flagship program, the Keeling Curve Prize, awards $50,000 annually to each of 10 global projects that demonstrate the ability to reduce, replace, or remove greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and oceans.”
Invitation to Apply: Forest Carbon Technology Working Group | Deadline: 12 February 2024
Black Veatch’s IgniteX carbon dioxide removal accelerator accepting applications from innovators | Applications are due by 19 February 2024
The application of biotechnology to carbon removal, Intent to Submit Online Form | 26 February 2024
Call for Proposals (Full Application online form) will be available on 1 March 2024 with the final submission due on 26 April 2024.
National Biochar Awards | Nominations close 29 February 2024
Exploratory Grants for Atmospheric Methane Research: Spark Climate Solutions, a science-driven nonprofit, requests research proposals to advance scientific understanding of existing methane sinks and potential atmospheric methane removal approaches | Deadline: 01 March 2024
Remove accelerator program open applications for their upcoming sixth cohort of CDR startups | Deadline to apply: 01 March 2024
Apply to Cohort 4 of Venture For ClimateTech – 2024 | Deadline: 01 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
(NEW) 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.”
(NEW) 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
Extension: Biogeosciences Special Issue on OAE Environmental Impacts | 31 March 2024
Abstract submissions for ICOS Science Conference 2024 are now open | Deadline: 08 April 2024
Environmental Engineering Perspectives on Ocean-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal | Manuscript Submission Deadline: 29 April 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
