CARBON REMOVAL WEEKLY SUMMARY (11 SEPTEMBER - 17 SEPTEMBER 2023)-WEEK#30
Links to recent scientific papers, web posts, upcoming events, job opportunities, podcasts, and event recordings, etc. on Carbon Dioxide Removal Technology.
💸COMMERCIAL NEWS
1PointFive and Amazon Announce 10-year Carbon Removal Credit Purchase Agreement (1PointFive)
AstraZeneca inks £100m deal to source biomethane from Lincolnshire BECCS project (BusinessGreen)
Direct Air Capture Company CarbonCapture Inc. Announces Equity Investment from Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund (Business Wire)
Karbon-X Announces Letter of Intent to Acquire 20% Equity Stake in Heimdal to Support Innovative Carbon Capture Plant (Street Insider)
ReSeed Closes $4.6 Million Fundraise to Expand Commercial Market for Climate Financing and Real-World Social Impact (ReSeed)
Senator Schatz And Rep. Tonko Introduce New $12 Billion Carbon Removal R&D Act (Carbon Herald)
📑RESEARCH PAPERS
Alkalinity biases in CMIP6 Earth system models and implications for simulated CO2 drawdown via artificial alkalinity enhancement
Hinrichs, C., Köhler, P., Völker, C., & Hauck, J. (2023). Alkalinity biases in CMIP6 Earth System Models and implications for simulated CO2 drawdown via artificial alkalinity enhancement. Biogeosciences Discussions, 2023, 1-21.
Carbon Sequestration Potential of Biomass Production along Highways in China
Ge, X., Zhang, J., Wen, Y., Yu, Q., Liu, M., Huang, Y., ... & Duan, L. (2023). Carbon Sequestration Potential of Biomass Production along Highways in China. Environmental Science & Technology.
Seawater carbonate system considerations for ocean alkalinity enhancement research
Schulz, K. G., Bach, L. T., & Dickson, A. G. (2023). Seawater carbonate system considerations for ocean alkalinity enhancement research. State of the Planet Discussions, 2023, 1-24.
Enhanced olivine dissolution in seawater through continuous grain collisions
Flipkens, G., Fuhr, M., Fiers, G., Meysman, F. J., Town, R. M., & Blust, R. (2023). Enhanced olivine dissolution in seawater through continuous grain collisions. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta.
Photochemically-Driven CO2 Release Using a Metastable-State Photoacid for Energy Efficient Direct Air Capture
Premadasa, U. I., Bocharova, V., Miles, A. R., Stamberga, D., Belony, S., Bryantsev, V. S., ... & Ma, Y. Z. (2023). Photochemically‐Driven CO2 Release Using a Metastable‐State Photoacid for Energy Efficient Direct Air Capture. Angewandte Chemie, 135(29), e202304957.
Blue carbon pathways for climate mitigation: Known, emerging and unlikely
Howard, J., Sutton-Grier, A. E., Smart, L. S., Lopes, C. C., Hamilton, J., Kleypas, J., ... & Landis, E. (2023). Blue carbon pathways for climate mitigation: Known, emerging and unlikely. Marine Policy, 156, 105788.
Power-to-X (PtX) Technologies and their Potential Role in the Transition towards a Fossil-Free Energy Future: A Review of eFuels Synthesis and Direct Air Capture (DAC) Technology
Sankhe, S., Krishna, S. M., JUTURU, R. M., & Subrahmanyam, C. (2023). Power-to-X (PtX) Technologies and their Potential Role in the Transition towards a Fossil-Free Energy Future: A Review of eFuels Synthesis and Direct Air Capture (DAC) Technology.
Trophic rewilding can expand natural climate solutions
Schmitz, O.J., Sylvén, M., Atwood, T.B. et al. (2023). Trophic rewilding can expand natural climate solutions. Nat. Clim. Chang. 13, 324–333. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-023-01631-6
Amine-Functionalized Amyloid Aerogels for CO2 Capture
Dong, Z., Peydayesh, M., Donat, F., Jin, T., Li, T., Müller, C. R., & Mezzenga, R. (2023). Amine‐Functionalized Amyloid Aerogels for CO2 Capture. ChemSusChem, e202300767.
Action needed to make carbon offsets from forest conservation work for climate change mitigation
West, T. A., Wunder, S., Sills, E. O., Börner, J., Rifai, S. W., Neidermeier, A. N., & Kontoleon, A. (2023). Action needed to make carbon offsets from tropical forest conservation work for climate change mitigation. arXiv preprint arXiv:2301.03354.
Numerical analysis of a negative emission technology of methane to mitigate climate change
Xiong, H., Ming, T., Wu, Y., Li, W., Mu, L., de Richter, R., ... & Peng, C. (2023). Numerical analysis of a negative emission technology of methane to mitigate climate change. Solar Energy, 255, 416-424.
Direct Ocean Capture: The Emergence of Electrochemical Processes for Oceanic Carbon Removal
Aleta, P., Refaie, A., Afshari, M., Hassan, A., & Rahimi, M. M. (2023). Direct Ocean Capture: The Emergence of Electrochemical Processes for Oceanic Carbon Removal. Energy & Environmental Science.
Carbon Storage in Cropland Soils: Insights from Iowa, United States
Jordahl, J., McDaniel, M., Miller, B. A., Thompson, M., Villarino, S., & Schulte, L. A. (2023). Carbon Storage in Cropland Soils: Insights from Iowa, United States. Land, 12(8), 1630.
Investigating the effect of silicate and calcium-based ocean alkalinity enhancement on diatom silicification
Ferderer, A., Schulz, K. G., Riebesell, U., Baker, K. G., Chase, Z., & Bach, L. T. (2023). Investigating the effect of silicate and calcium based ocean alkalinity enhancement on diatom silicification. Biogeosciences Discussions, 2023, 1-28.
A comparative exergy-based assessment of direct air capture technologies
Hoseinpoori, S., Pallarès, D., Johnsson, F., & Thunman, H. (2023). A comparative exergy-based assessment of direct air capture technologies. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 28(7), 39.
Mitigating climate change for negative CO2 emission via syngas methanation: Techno-economic and life-cycle assessments of renewable methane production
Choe, C., Cheon, S., Kim, H., & Lim, H. (2023). Mitigating climate change for negative CO2 emission via syngas methanation: Techno-economic and life-cycle assessments of renewable methane production. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 185, 113628.
📰WEB POSTS
Opinion | Iron Dust Could Reverse the Course of Climate Change (The New York Times)
Nanotechnology reveals carbon’s full performance potential in concrete (News Scope)
Quantifying enhanced weathering (carbon)plan
Removing salt and carbon from the ocean (Filtration Separation)
Dear Colleague Letter: CO2 Removal and Solar Radiation Modification Strategies: Science, Governance and Consequences (NSF)
Sublime Systems Receives Key ASTM Performance Designation for Its Ultra-Low Carbon Cement, Clearing the Path to Commercializing Fossil-Fuel-Free Cement at Scale (Sublime Systems)
ONC’s deep sea observatory supporting ocean-based carbon dioxide removal research (Ocean Networks Canada)
ESG1 Partners with GMEX ZERO13 on Trading Tokenized Carbon Credits from Emissions Removals (Tech.einnews)
ABS Greenlights Bumi Armada’s Floating Carbon Storage Unit (Carbon Herald)
How Sylvera rates carbon projects: Refining and improving our technology and techniques (Sylvera)
Mati Carbon Removals Fights Climate Change, Enables Climate Resilience for Marginal Farmers in India (Remineralize the Earth)
The world’s biggest carbon capture facility is being built in Texas. Will it work? (The Guardian)
Lessons From California’s Carbon Dioxide Removal Policies (WRI)
Carbon Dioxide Removal Research and Development Act of 2023 (WRI)
Comparing carbon removal approaches that act over different timescales (carbon)plan
Nūxsen, Poised To Disrupt CO2 Removal Industry, Named Startup Of The Year Finalist (Carbon Herald)
Megaproject Lessons for Carbon Removal Deployment (Carbon-Based Commentary)
A trillion-dollar carbon removal industry (Work week)
Rainforest carbon credit schemes misleading and ineffective, finds report (The Guardian)
Scaling Up for the Carbon Challenge: Going from Micro to Massive (Climate Drift)
THESIS
Governing Carbon Removal: Deploying Direct Air Capture Amidst Canada’s Energy Transition
A Discourse Analysis of the Debate on Geoengineering in Japan
Institutional Analysis of Direct Air Capture in the Context of Aviation Sustainability
📝REPORTS
Reducing the Risks of Climate Change
The Time for Carbon Removal Has Come
Carbon Removal Catalyst: The Role of Strategic Financing
DAC Hubs in Fossil Fuel Country: Recommendations From the Gulf Coast
Mapping greenhouse gas emissions & removals for the land use, land-use change & forestry sector. A report of the National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory 1990-2021
🗣️DISCUSSIONS
Is "Clean coal" an oxymoron like "negative emissions"?
🧰CDR FIRMS
Arbon
Spiritus
Vaulted Deep
📆UPCOMING EVENTS
Meet Climeworks at Climate Week NYC 2023 | 17-24 September 2023
(NEW) Puro.earth CDR Summit Climate Week NY by Puro.earth | 18 September 2023
NewYork Climate Week: List of Carbon Removal Events | 18-22 September 2023
(NEW) Mission from MaRS: Announcing the Carbon Dioxide Removal Climate Champions by MaRS Discovery District | 20 September 2023
(NEW) Natural Carbon Sequestration Explored: Inside the UK Woodland Carbon Code by Patch | 21 September 2023
(NEW) Professor Chris Field in conversation on the Climate Overshoot Commission at the Healthy Planet Action Coalition | 21 September 2023
Pathfinders Innovation ‘Sandpit’: Help shape the GGR research & innovation agenda by CO2RE | 22 September 2023
Third Annual Carbon Dioxide Removal Law & Policy Conference, Carbon Removal Deployment: Law and Policy from Planning to Project by the Institute for Carbon Removal Law & Policy | 26 September 2023
Workshop: ERW23 by University of Edinburgh - Edinburgh Climate Change Institute | 26 September 2023
Eve Tamme on Paris Agreement Article 6 Markets and Implications for CDR by OpenAir | 26 September 2023
How Buyers Can Scale High-Quality Carbon Dioxide Removal for Climate Impact by Carbon Direct | 26 September 2023
Making credible claims by NetZero Carbon | 28 September 2023
Loam's Soil Carbon Field Day - soil carbon projects for cropping and mixed farms | 29 September 2023
CCS/CDR (IVL & Tyrsky Consulting) | 03 October 2023
The Carbon Removal Business Summit Comes to London by Carbon Unbound London | 03 & 04 October 2023
First educational conference on CO₂ removal by CDRterra | 10-11 October 2023
Onshore CO2 storage in the UK: What's the state of knowledge? by Oxford Net Zero | 11 October 2023
Global Direct Air Capture Conference | 16-17 October 2023
CCUS 2023 Springboard to Net Zero | 17-18 October 2023
Beyond Net Zero: The Role of the Ocean in Climate Repair by Institute of Physics London and Remote Participation Worldwide | 18 October 2023
Northern Israel Climate Tech Excursion By RepAir Carbon including the launch of RepAir's First Direct Air Capture (DAC) system | 19 October 2023
The Role of Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) in UK Net Zero by CO₂RE - The Greenhouse Gas Removal Hub | 07 November 2023
International Biochar Initiative's Annual Symposium | 7-9 November 2023
(NEW) Third Annual Carbon Dioxide Removal Law & Policy Conference by Institute of Carbon Removal Law and Policy | 09 November 2023
Direct Air Capture Panel Discussion by the University of California, Davis, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas | 15 November 2023
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 Nori:
“We’re building the financial infrastructure to grow carbon removal in supply and demand, and we’ll stop at nothing short of reversing climate change.”
Venture Scientist, Climate (Chemical Engineer / Electrochemist) at Marble | Paris
“Marble is a climate tech venture studio. Our north star is to erase billions of tons from annual greenhouse gas emissions and create a thriving future.
We partner with scientists, engineers and operators to create new deeptech companies that solve hard climate problems — slash industrial emissions, remove carbon from the atmosphere, and cool the planet — while reshaping multi-billion $ industries.”
Founder's Associate at Sirona Technologies | Brussels, Belgium
“Sirona Technologies is developing direct air capture (DAC) technology to remove CO2 from the air and combat climate change. As a young startup in the R&D phase, we are scaling up our lab prototype into larger and larger machines.”
Post-Doctoral Fellowship and Research Associate Positions CO2 capture and upgrade -- techno-economic analysis (TEA), life-cycle assessment (LCA), and process design and optimization at Northwestern University
Specific topics and targets for analysis include:
- Direct air capture (DAC) of CO2, including capture, transport, and sequestration; as a function of the source of electricity, including analysis of its intermittency, its carbon intensity; and with analysis of the cost and overall carbon intensity of the related capital plant and its maintenance.
-The production of food/food molecules from CO2.
🎙️PODCASTS
Exploring the OAE Best Practice Guide with Jean-Pierre Gattuso and Andreas Oschlies | Plan Sea: Ocean Interventions to Address Climate Change
“This episode's guests are Jean-Pierre Gattuso, CNRS research professor at Sorbonne University and Institute on Sustainable Development and International Relations, France, and Chair for Ocean Acidification and other ocean changes – Impacts and Solutions at Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation; and Andreas Oschlies, professor and head of the biogeochemical modeling research unit at GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research in Kiel, Germany.
Together they have led a crossdisciplinary, international research effort to produce a Best Practice Guide for Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement. The currently published pre-print of the guide consists of 13 chapters, written by 50+ scientific co-authors and covering all the relevant approaches available for ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) as a Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) approach. The chapters’ topics range from covering current knowledge of the individual approaches and scientific uncertainties as well as recommendations for responsible research and innovation, public engagement, data reporting and sharing, and monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV).”
Are you coming to the Global Direct Air Capture Conference?!—w/ Jason Hochman of the Direct Air Capture Coalition | Reversing Climate Change, Nori
“Kenya is exploding into the Direct Air Capture scene. New York City is hosting the first ever global DAC conference. And while Al Gore is deeply knowledgeable about climate change, he might be wrong about carbon removal.
In this episode of Reversing Climate Change, Jason Hochman, the co-founder and senior director of the DAC Coalition, takes us on a foray into Nairobi, Kenya, where he recently attended the first Africa Climate Summit. We learn why Kenya and the countries along the East African Rift will be critical for carbon removal.
Coming up on October 16th and 17th, Jason shares that Columbia University will play host to the first ever Global Direct Air Capture Conference. This event is designed to bring together all interested stakeholders to discuss the current and future states of DAC, and how the parties can come together to bridge the gap.
The conversation explores what is considered to be "responsible" DAC, why there is opposition to it, and why there is also bipartisan support for it.”
🎥YOUTUBE VIDEOS
Johan Rockström interview | Planetary boundaries, 'negative emissions', mitigation models & fairness | Climate Uncensored
“Johan Rockström is best known for his work on the Planetary Boundary Framework and as co-director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. In this wide-ranging conversation with Kevin Anderson, recorded in Norway in March 2023, they discuss their respective views on the risks and challenges we face in delivering on our Paris climate commitments.”
This Is CDR: The State of European Carbon Removal Policy, Fall 2023 Update - with Sebastian Manhart | OpenAir
“The European policy landscape surrounding CDR continues to shift rapidly, with developments at both the EU and national levels. OpenAir is excited to welcome back Sebastian Manhart of Carbonfuture to discuss his updated analysis of:
- The latest developments in European climate policy and their impact on CDR
- Carbon removal targets and policies at the national level across Europe including a discussion of best practices and opportunities.
- Developments and key open questions for the European Carbon Removal Certification Framework.
- The future of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme, and what it means for CDR.
- The role of Germany and insights into the EU´s first national CDR association, the DVNE.”
CO2 Removal Research Platform Installed in Canadian waters | Marine Technology TV
“Ocean Networks Canada’s deep sea observatory is the research monitoring site for a new type of ocean-based carbon dioxide removal technology; the first of its kind to be trialed in Canadian waters.
The research experiment is a partnership between ONC and the U.S.-based ocean health company Running Tide to advance scientific knowledge of marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) and provide foundational information on the potential to enhance natural ocean carbon removal processes.
An observational platform outfitted with Running Tide’s Carbon Buoys was successfully installed by Pelagic Research Service’s remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Odysseus at the Clayoquot Slope site on ONC’s NEPTUNE seafloor observatory, located off the west coast of Canada, during the current ONC Abyss expedition. The buoys are made from wood, mycelium, and locally sourced sugar kelp.
Over the next 12 months the project will investigate what happens to carbon-capturing biomass after it sinks to the seafloor and its potential impacts on the deep sea environment as it resides there. Under the spotlight will be Carbon Buoys that are designed to grow algae (or seaweed), and capture and convert CO2 into algal biomass through photosynthesis. Once the buoy reaches a point of negative buoyancy, it sinks to the seafloor.”
CDR Webinar Series: The Oceanic Pathway | Climate Vault
“Project developers Sergey Ivliev (Vlinder) and Steve Oldham (Captura) discuss the state of Oceanic carbon dioxide removal (CDR) solutions. Projects in this pathway leverage the ocean’s function as a natural carbon sink and enhance the carbon sequestration capabilities of critical marine ecosystems – both of which offer promising opportunities to remove atmospheric carbon.”
Direct Air Capture in the Global South: Octavia Carbon | Institute for Carbon Removal Law and Policy
“Octavia Carbon, based in Kenya, is seeking to develop the first Direct Air Capture facility in the Global South, as well as the cheapest Direct Air Capture hub in the world. Octavia hopes to leverage Kenya’s abundant geothermal, talent, and geology to permanently remove CO2 from the atmosphere cost-effectively. They have just announced their plans to build a 1000tCO2/yr plant in the Kenyan Rift in 2024, alongside their storage partners at Cella. This webinar, held August 21, 2023, featured two principals in the company to discuss the scale potential for a modular Direct Air Capture approach to both help combat climate change and further Kenya’s development goals. They also discussed the economic challenges DAC faces in the Global South as well as aspects of environmental justice and community engagement associated with deploying DAC in the Global South."
CDR Webinar Series: The Terrestrial Pathway | Climate Vault
“Terrestrial solutions leverage the natural processes and capabilities of plants, soil, and microorganisms to sequester and store carbon out of the atmosphere. Jabu Madlala (SmartAgrIoT), Josh Silverman (Windfall Bio), and Ning Zeng (Carbon Lockdown) dig into the opportunities and challenges in this pathway, as well as discussing critical social and environmental equity considerations.”
Paul Tonko Discusses Carbon Removal With Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm | Forbes Breaking News
“At today's House Energy Committee hearing, Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY) questioned Energy Sec. Jennifer Granholm about carbon removal.”
From Demo to Pilot to Scale Developing and Engineering CDR Solutions | Airminers
“In this event, we are getting to the nuts and bolts of how to make...nuts and bolts to engineer and design new products, growing your carbon removal startup from demonstration stage to pilot to large-scale production.
Our panel claims many decades of experience in engineering and scale-up across a wide variety of hardware fields - this session dives into how to do so across Carbon Removal methods!”
"4 PER 1000" SOIL CARBON SCIENCE WEBINAR SERIES #1: Is There a Limit to Soil Carbon Sequestration? | 4p1000 Initiative
“Join us for an insightful webinar on the role of soil organic carbon (SOC) in maintaining soil functions and mitigating climate change. SOC plays a vital role in crop production, nutrient and water cycling, carbon storage, and habitat for soil biodiversity. The formation of Mineral Associated Organic Carbon (MAC) is crucial for climate change mitigation. While the assumption is that soils cannot accumulate MAOC, a recent study challenges this notion, prompting further mechanistic investigations.
In this first episode, we are delighted to have two esteemed experts in the field, Prof. M. Francesca Cotrufo from Colorado State University and Dr. Christopher Poeplau from the Thünen Institute of Climate-Smart Agriculture, who will discuss this topic during the webinar. They will be joined by Prof. Claire Chenu and Budiman Minasny in a discussion to gain valuable insights and discuss the formation of MAOC, its implications for soil carbon management, and the potential impact on climate change mitigation strategies. Don't miss this opportunity to engage with leading researchers in the field.”
Biochar-Asphalt: Paving the Way to the Era of Decarbonization | The Verde Channel
“Discover how Verde's revolutionary technology is poised to transform road construction and infrastructure, ushering in an era where decarbonization and carbon neutrality take center stage. This eco-friendly alternative to conventional hot asphalt not only mitigates emissions but also generates CO2 Removal Credits (CORCs) through its carbon sequestration capabilities.”