CARBON REMOVAL WEEKLY SUMMARY (08 JANUARY - 14 JANUARY 2024)-WEEK#02
Links to recent scientific papers, web posts, upcoming events, job opportunities, podcasts, and event recordings, etc. on Carbon Dioxide Removal Technology.
💸COMMERCIAL NEWS
Parallel Carbon Secures $3.6 Million Seed Funding to Advance Hydrogen and Direct Air Capture Hardware Platform (Parallel Carbon)
Bezos Earth Fund $1M Greenhouse Gas Removal Ideation Prize (Bezos Earth Fund)
CarbiCrete Partners with Canal Block to Bring Cement-Free Concrete to Ontario (Carbicrete)
ROSHN & Partanna to build carbon-negative concrete facility in Saudi Arabia (GCC Business News)
Certified Carbon Credits Ltd To Buy 1M Carbon Credits From Mikoko Initiative (Carbon Herald)
Octavia Carbon Secures Capital For DAC Technology Development (Carbon Herald)
XPRIZE student winner Skyrenu to trial carbon capture with Deep Sky (Sustainable Biz)
1PointFive and Boston Consulting Group Announce Strategic Agreement for Direct Air Capture Carbon Removal Credits (Global Newswire)
Bobo's Partners With Acorn, Purchases Carbon Removal Units, Supporting Sustainable Local Agroforestry Farming Practices Around The World (PRweb)
Viridis Terra Collaborates with Amazon on Innovative Agroforestry Project in the Peruvian Amazon Rainforest (Yahoo!Finance)
Sublime Systems To Build First Kiloton-Scale Plant For Low-Carbon Cement (Carbon Herald)
📝RESEARCH PAPERS
Trade-off between soil carbon sequestration and net ecosystem economic benefits for paddy fields under long-term application of biochar
Chen, Z., Han, S., Dong, Z., Li, H., & Zhang, A. (2024). Trade‐off between soil carbon sequestration and net ecosystem economic benefits for paddy fields under long‐term application of biochar. GCB Bioenergy, 16(1), e13116.
Estuary is the promising site for olivine-dissolution engineering: Insight from olivine mineralogy
Liu, D., Yu, R., & Yuan, P. Estuary is the promising site for olivine-dissolution engineering: Insight from olivine mineralogy. Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Research.
Carbon dioxide removal: A source of ambition or of delays? Examining expectations for CDR in Swiss climate policy
von Rothkirch, J., Ejderyan, O., & Stauffacher, M. (2024). Carbon dioxide removal: A source of ambition or of delays? Examining expectations for CDR in Swiss climate policy. Environmental Science & Policy, 153, 103659.
Opinion: Exploring potential atmospheric methane removal approaches: an example research roadmap for chlorine radical enhancement
Gorham, K. A., Abernethy, S., Jones, T. R., Hess, P., Mahowald, N. M., Meidan, D., ... & Mann, D. (2023). Opinion: Exploring potential atmospheric methane removal approaches: an example research roadmap for chlorine radical enhancement. Atmospheric Chemistry & Physics Discussions.
Soil electrical conductivity as a proxy for enhanced weathering in soils
Rieder, L., Amann, T., & Hartmann, J. Soil electrical conductivity as a proxy for Enhanced Weathering in soils. Frontiers in Climate, 5, 1283107.
Does China's pathway to carbon neutrality require the integration of land-based biological negative emission solutions with geochemical and chemical alternatives?
Ampah, J. D., Jin, C., Afrane, S., Li, B., Adun, H., Liu, H., ... & Morrow, D. (2023). Does China's pathway to carbon neutrality require the integration of land-based biological negative emission solutions with geochemical and chemical alternatives?. Sustainable Production and Consumption.
Biochar-integrated reactive filtration of wastewater for P removal and recovery, micropollutant catalytic oxidation, and negative CO2e: Life cycle assessment and techno-economic analysis
Taslakyan, L., Baker, M. C., Strawn, D. G., & Möller, G. (2023). Biochar‐integrated reactive filtration of wastewater for P removal and recovery, micropollutant catalytic oxidation, and negative CO2e: Life cycle assessment and techno‐economic analysis. Water Environment Research, 95(12), e10962.
Exploring ecological carbon sequestration advantage and economic responses in an ecological security pattern: A nature-based solutions perspective
Wang, L., Zhao, J., Lin, Y., & Chen, G. (2024). Exploring ecological carbon sequestration advantage and economic responses in an ecological security pattern: A nature-based solutions perspective. Ecological Modelling, 488, 110597.
Zero/negative carbon emission coal-steam gasification power generation system via biomass heating
Yang, D., Li, S., He, S., & Zheng, Y. Zero/negative carbon emission coal-steam gasification power generation system via biomass heating.
CO2 fixation into carbon nanofibres using electrochemical–thermochemical tandem catalysis
Xie, Z., Huang, E., Garg, S. et al. (2024). CO2 fixation into carbon nanofibres using electrochemical–thermochemical tandem catalysis. Nat Catal.
Complexities of regulating climate by promoting marine primary production with ocean iron fertilization
Jiang, H. B., Hutchins, D. A., Zhang, H. R., Feng, Y. Y., Zhang, R. F., Sun, W. W., ... & Chai, F. (2024). Complexities of regulating climate by promoting marine primary production with ocean iron fertilization. Earth-Science Reviews, 104675.
Exploratory Review on Environmental Aspects of Enhanced Weathering as a Carbon Dioxide Removal Method
Vandeginste, V., Lim, C., & Ji, Y. (2024). Exploratory Review on Environmental Aspects of Enhanced Weathering as a Carbon Dioxide Removal Method. Minerals, 14(1), 75.
Enhanced Nesquehonite Formation and Stability in the Presence of Dissolved Silica
Pokharel, R., Popa, I. C., de Kok, Y., & King, H. E. (2023). Enhanced Nesquehonite Formation and Stability in the Presence of Dissolved Silica. Environmental Science & Technology.
Whose negative emissions? Exploring emergent perspectives on CDR from the EU's hard to abate and fossil industries
Brad, A., Haas, T., & Schneider, E. Whose negative emissions? Exploring emergent perspectives on CDR from the EU's hard to abate and fossil industries. Frontiers in Climate, 5, 1268736.
Amino-modified biochar-silica hybrid aerogels with ordered pore structure templated by cellulose nanocrystals for highly efficient and selective CO2 capture
Ji, B., Zheng, X., Xu, Z., Bao, S., Wang, J., Weng, W., ... & Li, Z. (2024). Amino-modified biochar-silica hybrid aerogels with ordered pore structure templated by cellulose nanocrystals for highly efficient and selective CO2 capture. Journal of Cleaner Production, 140501.
Evaluating the ability of macroalgae to create a chemical refuge for bivalves under ocean acidification conditions in closed-environment experiments
Leal, P. P., Uribe, D., Henríquez-Antipa, L. A., Jiménez, C., Hormazábal, L., & Cascales, E. K. (2024). Evaluating the ability of macroalgae to create a chemical refuge for bivalves under ocean acidification conditions in closed-environment experiments. Journal of Applied Phycology, 1-15.
Complexities in the simple optimization of wood production and carbon sinks
Korhonen, S., & Tahvonen, O. Complexities in the simple optimization of wood production and carbon sinks.
Partially counteracting climate change in the short to medium term: options globally and for Switzerland
Patt, A., & Wolf, J. P. Partially counteracting climate change in the short-to medium-term: options globally and for Switzerland.
Cold-bonded biochar-rich lightweight aggregates for net-zero concrete
Wyrzykowski, M., Toropovs, N., Winnefeld, F., & Lura, P. (2024). Cold-bonded biochar-rich lightweight aggregates for net-zero concrete. Journal of Cleaner Production, 434, 140008.
Diverse organic carbon dynamics captured by radiocarbon analysis of distinct compound classes in a grassland soil
Grant, K. E., Repasch, M. N., Finstad, K. M., Kerr, J. D., Marple, M. A., Larson, C. J., ... & McFarlane, K. J. (2024). Diverse organic carbon dynamics captured by radiocarbon analysis of distinct compound classes in a grassland soil. EGUsphere, 2024, 1-26.
📰WEB POSTS
Soil organic carbon: a “SOC option” on the future of CDR (Illuminem)
Green Alchemy: Catalytic Combo Transforms CO2 to Solid Carbon Nanofibers (SciTechDaily)
Ethanol carbon capture and storage isn’t carbon removal (CarbonPlan)
The grass is greener: Seaweed farm to capture CO2 in Norway (Safety 4 Sea)
CORC Carbon Removal Indexes (Puro.earth)
'Carbon-negative hydrogen' | This start-up has designed technology that combines H2 production with direct air capture (Hydrogen Insight)
Carbon Removal: 2023 Highlights & What’s Ahead (Carbon Business Council)
Switzerland, Thailand conclude first transaction of Article 6 carbon units for Paris Agreement compliance (Carbon Pulse)
Why biochar as a permanent carbon sink is essential for achieving climate targets (Novocarbo)
On the road to net negative, carbon removal can help speed decarbonization (Carbon180)
Open Letter Demands EU To Separate 2040 Emissions Reduction And Removals Targets (Carbon Herald)
EU institutions at risk of strengthening the net-zero smokescreen in carbon removal debate (IATP)
A Sublime's solution to Climate's Hardest Problem (Heatmap)
Neustark: Pioneering Mineralisation for Carbon Dioxide Removal (Medium)
EU Policy. Scientists warn Commission to abandon ‘net’ approach to emissions reduction (Euronews.green)
Why carbon removal is critical to reaching net-zero aviation (Sustainability)
EU Plans Big Scale Up of Carbon Removals to Reach Climate Neutrality (Bloomberg)
IrBEA welcomes mention of biochar in new Climate Action Plan (Agriland)
Six ways the ocean could (potentially) mop up CO2 emissions (China Dialogue Ocean)
Carbon removal: 27 years to create the world’s largest industry (Energy Monitor)
Permitting for mCDR and mSRM (EPA.GOV)
Class VI Primacy States: Risks to CCUS Projects (Green Barrel)
Will storing CO2 in old oil fields slow global warming? First California plan nears approval (Los Angeles Times)
UK Govt Set To Greenlight Multi-Billion BECCS Scheme By Drax (Carbon Herald)
📑REPORTS
Prospects for Direct Air Carbon Capture and Storage: Costs, Scale and Funding
2023 Investment Landscape in Carbon Removal
Report for the Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR): Towards a Unified Monitoring, Measuring, Reporting and Verification (MMRV) Framework Workshop
Biochar Market to surpass USD 4.26 billion by 2030 according to a new research report
Promoting Direct Air Capture Hubs—Strategic findings from a survey of 1,600 registered voters in four proposed DAC hub regions
🗣️DISCUSSIONS
Equatic OAE process (Gaurav Sant, UCLA spinoff): does it work well?
🧰CDR FIRMS
Circular Carbon
Boomitra
📆UPCOMING EVENTS
(NEW) World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2024 | 15 - 18 January 2024
(NEW) Developing Guidance for Life Cycle Analysis of Biomass Carbon Removal and Storage (BiCRS) by USEA | 16 January 2024
2024 Call for Proposals—The importance of robust science-based innovation in the drive for rapid implementation by Carbon Technology Research Foundation | 16 January 2023
Solutions for Scalable Greenhouse Gas Removal by Carbon Technology Research Foundation | 16 January 2024
A transatlantic dialogue: carbon removal policy in the EU and USA by Carbon Gap | 17 January 2023
(NEW) Cascade Climate Information Session by Cascade Climate | 17 January 2024
(NEW) 2024: The year of durable carbon dioxide removal by Patch | 17 January 2024
C. Hafferty: Participatory governance for scaling-up Nature-based Solutions by Countryside and Community Research Institute | 18 January 2024
(NEW) What to expect from carbon markets in 2024: lightning talks and networking - Amsterdam by BeZero Carbon | 18 January 2024
(NEW) 2024 North American Biochar Conference | 12 - 15 February 2024
(NEW) 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
AirMiners January 2024 Town Hall by AirMiners | 24 January 2024
Unlocking Climate Capital to Deploy CDR Technologies by gener8tor | 24 January 2024
(NEW) This Is CDR Ep93: Banyu Carbon -- Capturing Carbon with Light! by OpenAir Collective | 30 January 2024
Science Communication Training on Ocean Carbon Dioxide Removal by Compass | Session 1: 1-2 February 2024, Session 2: 18 February 2024
CDR Capital Flow Chapter meeting | London Roundtable by Negative Emissions Platform | 01 February and 08 February 2024
(NEW) MRV for Ocean-Based CDR: Innovations in Modeling and Observations by Ocean Vision | 08 February 2024
(NEW) DAC Day 2024: Hopes, Hubs, and Hurdles by Bipartisan Policy Center, Department of Energy | 08 February 2024
Biochar 2024: The North American Conference on Climate Action with Biochar for Economic and Ecosystem Resilience by US Biochar Initiative (USBI) | 12-15 February 2024
The Leading Carbon Removal Business Summit by Carbon UnboundUSA | 22-23 May 2024
(NEW) 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
💼JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Various job openings at Mission Zero Technologies:
“Mission Zero Technologies are developing direct air capture (DAC) technology that will recover high-purity CO₂ from the air while incurring only a fraction of the costs and energy it takes to do so today. This allows them to unlock CCU & CCS markets in a decentralized manner, enabling many more players to join the journey towards Net Zero.”
Director Of Engineering (Process/Chemical) & Mechanical Engineer at Banyu Carbon | Seattle, WA
“Banyu Carbon's process is designed to use sunlight to drive a chemical reaction that causes CO2 to be released from seawater. Since only a small fraction of the sunlight is needed for the chemistry, the remainder is used to generate solar electricity.The liberated CO2 can be stored in geologic formations or used by industry. The organic compounds at the heart of our process are easy to synthesize from simple starting materials and contain no metals or rare elements.”
Senior Technical Project Manager at [C]Worthy | Boulder, CO
“[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).”
Various job openings at Verdox:
Verdox firm is based in Woburn, MA, and is developing an electrochemical solution to capture CO2 from dilute sources, like dilute point source emissions and DAC.
Various job opportunities at Cascade Climate
“Cascade Climate is a new global nonprofit accelerating progress with promising Climate Interventions that harness earth’s natural systems—from soils to oceans to glaciers—to stabilize our climate. Their initial focus is developing a healthy market for enhanced rock weathering as a promising pathway for durable Carbon Removal.”
Policy and Advocacy Director (contractor/independent) at Zero Emissions Platform | Brussels, Belgium | Application Deadline: 21 January 2024
“Zero Emissions Platform (ZEP) has been the trusted advisor to the EU on carbon capture and storage (CCS), an essential climate technology, since 2005. Advancing the deployment of CCS through its applications in reducing emissions and removing carbon from the atmosphere forms an imperative part of the path to climate neutrality in Europe.”
🎙️PODCASTS
Episode 1: DAC with Mission Zero Technologies | The Carbon Puzzle
“In this week's episode Niels Schneider talking to Shil Ghosh, COO and Co-founder of Mission Zero Technologies, about capturing CO2 out of the air.
They're discussing:
-The benefits of electrochemical direct air capture (DAC).The the difference in price sensitivity for CO2 between utilisation and storage users.
-How DAC systems need to be customised for each utilisation use case, and the challenges but also benefits that brings.
-How utilisation provides an easier route to market that allows hardware startups to stay lean.
-And the bottle neck in the supply for DAC materials.”
Episode 2: DAC with NeoCarbon | The Carbon Puzzle
“In this week's episode Niels is getting another perspective on direct air capture (DAC) from René Haas, CEO and Co-Founder of NeoCarbon.
René and Niels are discussing:
-How NeoCarbon's waste heat based DAC systems can turn CCS plants carbon negative.
-Models to finance scaling of DAC technologies.
-Who can actually afford to pay for DAC.
-The challenges of getting DAC out of the lab and the risks of pre-sold removal credits stemming from this.”
Analogies for scale: what other technologies can teach us about carbon removal | The Carbon Removal Show
“The question today: has it been done before? The task ahead is huge and can sometimes feel insurmountable. In order to deliver what scientists say is needed, the carbon removal industry must go from the young seedling emerging market we know today to a great complex ecosystem - and time is against us. Has this level of growth ever been seen before?
In today’s episode, Tom and Emily go hunting for reassuring precedents and inspirational analogies. Every global industry that we now take for granted was once a young seedling too. How do those industries compare to CDR? What can we learn from their development? And will looking at their histories help us feel more prepared for the future?”
2023: Year in review | The Carbon Removal Show | Negative Emissions, Net Zero, Climate Positive
“2023 was a big year for carbon removal! With only 27 years until 2050, Tom and Emily look back on the last 12 months to reflect on the current stage of the industry’s growth commercially, socially and politically. With big thanks to the organisers, speakers and participants of Carbon Unbound Europe 2023 for welcoming us to the event and for all the inspiration.”
Nori | Matthew Trudeau, CEO | Carbonsations
“Our guest in this episode of the Carbonsations podcast is Matthew Trudeau, CEO of carbon removal marketplace Nori. Matt shares with us his experience in building exchanges and marketplaces, and how that translates to his work in the carbon market with Nori, as well as unique insights into the company's latest product - the Nori Net Zero Tonne.”
Sorbents for all seasons - Jones | Reviewer 2 does geoengineering
“The highly prolific Chris Jones thoroughly intimidates the normally boisterous @geoengineering1, while discussing sorbents that can tolerate a wide range of climate conditions.
Paper Sub-Ambient Temperature Direct Air Capture of CO2 using Amine-Impregnated MIL-101(Cr) Enables Ambient Temperature CO2 Recovery https://doi.org/10.1021/jacsau.1c00414”
Will Harris's Legendary Regenerative Agriculture Journey, AKA A Bold Return to Giving a Damn | Reversing Climate Change
“What does regenerative agriculture mean to you? Whither Big Regen?
To Will Harris, author of A Bold Return to Giving a Damn, One Farm, Six Generations, and the Future of Food, it means restarting the cycles of nature—making them healthy again. This week on Reversing Climate Change, Ross Kenyon and Jada Dormaier from Nori are joined by Will Harris to discuss his remarkable journey from industrial to regenerative farming.
The conversation is simultaneously a beginners introduction, and a deep dive into regenerative farming practices.
The conversation covers the shift from efficiency, the complexities of greenwashing in agriculture, the role of big food companies, the challenges in balancing local and national food production, and the intricacies of feeding the world while considering the environmental consequences of commercial farming. Oh, and don’t forget carbon credits.
Tune in to explore the nuanced goal of creating food systems that are good for the planet, animals, and eaters.”
🎥YOUTUBE VIDEOS
Carbon Dioxide Removal Developments at COP28 | Institute for Carbon Removal Law and Policy
“The 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change was marked by kinetic activity in the context of carbon removal, including pertinent language included in the First Global Stocktake under the Paris Agreement, major announcements of new funding for carbon removal initiatives, and a very large number of events focused on the role of carbon removal in the climate response portfolio. The growing role of carbon removal in climate policymaking was palpable at the meeting, but what does it all mean? This webinar, held December 19, 2023, featured a discussion of carbon removal at COP28 with four thought leaders.”
From Megaton to Gigaton: How Do We Scale Carbon Dioxide Removal? | Carbon Unbound
“CDR needs to grow as fast as the computing industry or the solar industry ever did. We need to get 2 billion tons of carbon removed from the atmosphere by 2030 and 10 billion tons by 2050. But how do we innovate and scale fast enough to achieve that seemingly impossible goal?
In this new Unbound Summits mini-doc, industry stalwarts tackle critical questions on scaling Carbon Dioxide Removal from megaton to gigaton.
-The need for rapid scale-up
-The challenges of ramping up CDR technologies
-The role of new and existing buyers in driving demand
-The critical importance of innovation”
Carbon Removal Challenge Webinar with Peter Reinhardt! | OpenAir
“This is special webinar features out presenting sponsors, Peter Reinhardt! Peter is the CEO of Charm Industrial, one of the leading carbon removal companies in the world. Duncan McDowell, the Carbon Removal Challenge Director of Media, joins Peter in this free flowing conversation about Peter's journey from student to carbon removal leader.”
GreenCarbonWebinar - The CERCS CharTrac Digital MRV Framework | Christian Wurzer
“Free Green Carbon Webinar from 4th January 2024 by Paul Anderson & James Schoner (Cercs.io, USA). This talk was presented as part of the Green Carbon Webinar Series.”
Green Carbon Webinar - Let's rock Biochar! Mineral-doping of Biochar | Christian Wurzer
“Free Green Carbon Webinar from 4th January 2024 by Maria-Elena Vorrath (University of Hamburg, Germany). This talk was presented as part of the Green Carbon Webinar Series.”
This Is CDR Ep. 91: RMI’s Applied Innovation Roadmap with Rudy Kahsar and Gloria See | OpenAir
“In this episode of This Is CDR week we are pleased to welcome Rudy Kahsar and Gloria See to present and discuss RMI's November 2023 Applied Innovation Roadmap (AIR) for CDR that a provides comprehensive, objective, and action-oriented perspective on how to best advance the technical readiness of 32 carbon dioxide removal (CDR) approaches this decade.”
CarbonBuilder USA by Loam Bio | Loam
“Loam Bio’s novel microbial technology, CarbonBuilder not only builds stable soil carbon but also enhances plant yield, offering long-term environmental and agronomic benefits.
It's a seamless addition to farmers' current practices, requiring minimal behavior change, while delivering a game-changing innovation for carbon capture in agriculture.
After years of testing and development across the corn belt, Loam is pleased to bring CarbonBuilder to the USA.”
COP28 Takeaways and Next Steps for CDR | AirMiners
“With COP28 now in the books, AirMiners is starting the year with on January 10, 2024 with a recap of the highlights and takeaway next steps coming out of Dubai.”
124.Green Carbon Webinar - Crossing the Chasm: Adoption and Commercialization of Biochar at Scale | Christian Wurzer
“Free Green Carbon Webinar from 14th December 2023 by Marshall Mermell (Advanced Resilient Biocarbon, USA). This talk was presented as part of the Green Carbon Webinar Series.”
🚨DEADLINES
Calls for proposals: Climate Transformation Fund 2024 | Application Deadline: 21 January 2024
The SOLAS Climate intervention implementation team is looking for ocean experts to join work on developing regional nodes to develop standards for marine Carbon Dioxide Removal initiatives | Deadline: 31 January 2024
Electrochemical Processes for Carbon Dioxide Removal and Long-Term Storage | Manuscript Submission Deadline: 31 January 2024
(NEW) Bezos Earth Fund $1M Greenhouse Gas Removal Ideation Prize | Deadline to Submit Proposals: 01 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
(NEW) Apply to Cohort 4 of Venture For ClimateTech – 2024 | Deadline: 01 March 2024
Extension: Biogeosciences Special Issue on OAE Environmental Impacts | 31 March 2024
Environmental Research Letter (ERL) - Focus Issue on Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) | Article Submission Deadline: 24 May 2024
(NEW) 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
