CARBON REMOVAL WEEKLY SUMMARY (18 MARCH - 24 MARCH 2024)-WEEK#12
Links to recent scientific papers, web posts, upcoming events, job opportunities, podcasts, and event recordings, etc. on Carbon Dioxide Removal Technology.
💸COMMERCIAL NEWS
Mission Zero raises £21.8M Series A to scale versatile direct air capture technology worldwide (Mission Zero)
Catalyzing Europe’s net zero infrastructure: Novocarbo raises €25 million in funding (Novocarbo)
AirMyne come out of stealth mode with a $6.9M Seed round to explore their liquid solvent low-temperature regeneration (LinkedIn)
Airhive set to launch new 1,000 tonne Direct Air Capture facility backed by new Coca-Cola investment (Business Green)
Removr partners with digital simulation leader Billington to accelerate and de-risk industrial-scale DAC deployment (Removr)
Spiritus Announces the First "Carbon Orchard" for Direct Air Capture, will Sequester 2 Megatons of Carbon Annually in Wyoming (Spiritus)
The Next 150 inks 6-year agreement with Microsoft for 95,000 high-quality biochar carbon removal credits (The Next 150)
Cool Planet Signs Carbon Capture Tech MoU With NeoCarbon (Carbon Herald)
Nestlé is partnering with Cargill and ETG | Beyond Beans to launch two five-year projects aimed at reducing and removing carbon emissions in its cocoa supply chains (Food Ingredients)
CarbonxClimate announced the purchase of 1,872 metric tons of CDR with Direct Air Capture firm Carbon Capture on behalf of its clients (LinkedIn)
Carbonfuture and Octavia Carbon Join Forces to Deploy the First Digital Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification System for Direct Air Capture Carbon Removal (Carbonfuture)
Drax to pay €400/t in BECCS voluntary carbon removals deal (Carbon Pulse)
Enhanced Weathering Alliance (EWA) launched (EWA)
ICROA accreditation is another step forward for high quality carbon credits (Isometric)
Tokyo Gas And Sumitomo Corporation To Explore Direct Capture And Storage Of CO2 (Carbon Herald)
eAgronom Joins Forces With Gardskapital, Expands To Sweden (Carbon Herald)
📝RESEARCH PAPERS
Constraining carbon loss from rivers following terrestrial enhanced rock weathering
Zhang, S., Reinhard, C. T., Liu, S., Kanzaki, Y., & Planavsky, N. J. (2024). Constraining carbon loss from rivers following terrestrial enhanced rock weathering. Authorea Preprints.
The sociotechnical dynamics of blue carbon management: Testing typologies of ideographs, innovation, and co-impacts for marine carbon removal
Sovacool, B. K., Baum, C. M., Low, S., & Fritz, L. (2024). The sociotechnical dynamics of blue carbon management: Testing typologies of ideographs, innovation, and co-impacts for marine carbon removal. Environmental Science & Policy, 155, 103730.
Permanence and Liability: Legal Considerations on the Integration of Carbon Dioxide Removal into the EU Emissions Trading System
Schuett, L. (2024). Permanence and Liability: Legal Considerations on the Integration of Carbon Dioxide Removal into the EU Emissions Trading System. Transnational Environmental Law, 1-24.
Microbial Responses to Methane Enrichment in Deep-Sea Environments: Implications for Methane Sequestration and Climate Mitigation
Airth, J. T., Buczek, L. J., & Bochdansky, A. B. (2024). Microbial Responses to Methane Enrichment in Deep-Sea Environments: Implications for Methane Sequestration and Climate Mitigation.
Confinement Effects on Moisture-Swing Direct Air Capture
Zhu, Y., Booth, A., & Hatzell, K. B. (2024). Confinement Effects on Moisture-Swing Direct Air Capture. Environmental Science & Technology Letters, 11(2), 89-94.
Organic carbon sink dynamics and carbon sink-source balance in global lakes during the Anthropocene
Meng, F., Hu, A., Wu, H., Jang, K. S., Liu, B., Gao, T., ... & Wang, J. (2024). Organic carbon sink dynamics and carbon sink-source balance in global lakes during the Anthropocene.
Scientific literature on carbon dioxide removal much larger than previously suggested: insights from an AI-enhanced systematic map
Lück, S., Callaghan, M., Borchers, M., Cowie, A., Fuss, S., Geden, O., ... & Minx, J. C. (2024). Scientific literature on carbon dioxide removal much larger than previously suggested: insights from an AI-enhanced systematic map.
Comparing options of BECCS in Indonesia using energy system modelling
Raksajati, A., Sutrisno, Z. P., & Meiritza, A. A. (2024, March). Comparing options of BECCS in Indonesia using energy system modelling. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 3073, No. 1). AIP Publishing.
Global-Scale Convergence Obscures Inconsistencies in Soil Carbon Change Predicted by Earth System Models
Shi, Z., Hoffman, F. M., Xu, M., Mishra, U., Allison, S. D., Zhou, J., & Randerson, J. T. (2024). Global‐scale convergence obscures inconsistencies in soil carbon change predicted by Earth system models. AGU Advances, 5(2), e2023AV001068.
Imputation of missing IPCC AR6 data on land carbon sequestration
Prütz, R., Fuss, S., & Rogelj, J. (2024). Imputation of missing IPCC AR6 data on land carbon sequestration. Earth System Science Data Discussions, 2024, 1-9.
Drivers of decadal trends of the ocean carbon sink in the past, present, and future in Earth system models
Terhaar, J. (2024). Drivers of decadal trends of the ocean carbon sink in the past, present, and future in Earth system models. EGUsphere, 2024, 1-43.
Mapping the global variation in the efficiency of ocean alkalinity enhancement for carbon dioxide removal
Zhou, M., Tyka, M., Ho, D., Yankovsky, E., Bachman, S., Nicholas, T., ... & Long, M. (2024). Mapping the global variation in the efficiency of ocean alkalinity enhancement for carbon dioxide removal.
Soil organic carbon increase via microbial assimilation or soil protection against the priming effect is mediated by the availability of soil N relative to input C
Zhang, F., Wang, Q., Zhang, Y., Yao, S., Wang, Q., Ndzana, G., ... & Zhang, B. (2024). Soil organic carbon increase via microbial assimilation or soil protection against the priming effect is mediated by the availability of soil N relative to input C. Geoderma, 444, 116861.
The Potential For Carbon Sequestration In Reclaimed Mine Soil
Serafimova, E., & Dedelyanova, K. (2024). THE POTENTIAL FOR CARBON SEQUESTRATION IN RECLAIMED MINE SOIL. Journal of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, 59(2), 403-410.
📰WEB POSTS
Forest carbon's back-end durability problem
Scientists use indestructible 'plant diamond' substance to create storage solution for pollution: 'You can't destroy it' (TCD)
Pachama releases Project Evaluation Criteria 2.3 (Pachama)
Carbyon: Permanent, Scalable and Verifiable Carbon Removal Solutions (Negative Emissions Platform)
Does enhanced weathering work? We’re still learning (carbon)plan
Evaluating land-based mitigation strategies for achieving 2°C climate targets (Phys.Org)
AirMyne taps geothermal energy to scale direct air carbon capture (Tech Chrunch)
Red teaming the next ~5 years of carbon removal (Nan's Substack)
CERAWEEK-Occidental's direct-air carbon capture project is 70% complete, says CEO (Yahoo)
Enhanced Weathering Policy Primer (Carbon Business Council)
Dumping seaweed in the deep ocean is a bad idea. Here’s why (Stockholm Resilience Centre)
Biomass Carbon Removal & Storage (Carbon180)
Running Tide Delivers 21,000 Tonnes of Carbon Removal (PR Newswire)
📃REPORTS
Envisioning A Carbon Removal Strategy For Europe
Charting a Course for Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (mCDR): Policy Sequencing in mCDR Development
Criteria for High-Quality Carbon Dioxide Removal - 2023 Edition
Tracking Global DAC Deployments (AlliedOffsets)
📒THESIS
Using Capacitive Deionization for Direct Air Capture of Carbon Dioxide: Theory and Demonstration of the Bicarbonate-Enriched Alkalinity Concentration Swing
🗓️UPCOMING EVENTS
This Is CDR Ep98: PlantVillage by OpenAir Collective | 26 March 2024
(NEW) CRC Webinar w/ Will MacNamara: Communicating "novel" CDR by OpenAir Collective | 26 March 2024
Launch Webinar — 2023 Global Biochar Market Report by International Biochar Initiative (IBI) and the U.S. Biochar Initiative | 26 March 2024
mCDR Listening Session Theme 2: Comprehensive Federal MCDR research program | 26 March 2024
(NEW) What makes a carbon credit “high quality”? by Isometric | 27 March 2024
(NEW) The Future of CO₂ Supply Webinar by Skytree | 27 March 2024
Buyer Demo Day by AirMiners Launchpad | 27 March 2024
Direct Air Capture: Climate Solution or Cover for Big Emitters? | 28 March 2024
(NEW) Assessing effectiveness of marine carbon removal: Measurement, reporting, and verification of ocean alkalinity enhancement by California Ocean Science Trust | 05 April 2024
Launch of the Net-Zero Policy Network by Oxford Net Zero and Normative | 09 April 2024
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
4th EU Carbon Removals Expert Group meeting | 15 April 2024
GOA-ON Webinar: mCDR Working Group Recruitment | 16 April 2024
Bio-CO2 Use and Removal 2024 | 16 April 2024
(NEW) APAC CDR Summit 2024 by Puro.earth | 17 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) East Africa Carbon Markets Forum | Unlocking Opportunities for Sustainable Development | 10 May 2024
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
Climeworks Carbon Removal Summit | 4-6 June 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
Carbon Capture Technology Expo North America | 26-27 June 2024
Driving Development of Ocean-Based Carbon Removal Technologies with Innovations in MRV, Oceanographic Modelling & New Policy Frameworks to Reduce Global CO2 Emissions | 9-11 July 2024
2nd Biochar Malaysia Association International Conference 2024 by International Biochar Initiative | August 13-14, 2024
Goldschmidt 2024 conference, Chicago | 18-23 August 2024
Carbfix Mineralization Summit 2024 | 12-13 September 2024
(NEW) How to apply biochar in sustainability management and accounting | German Biochar Forum | 18 November 2024
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💼JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Postdoctoral Position in Energy Network Optimization at Carleton University | Ottawa, Canada | Deadline: 01 May 2024
“The postdoctoral researcher will contribute to the development of several network optimization models of the Canadian energy system. These models will support decisions on where to deploy Negative Emissions Technologies (NETs, like direct air capture of CO2 (DAC) and carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS)) to minimize grid energy requirements and maximize renewable energy use. In addition to model development, the post-doctoral researcher will be expected to maintain high-quality scholarly output in peer-reviewed scientific journals.”
Business Controller at Carbfix | Deadline: 31 March 2024
“At Carbfix, we provide a natural and permanent storage solution by turning CO2 into stone underground in less than two years. We partner with responsible business partners through technical development, consulting, project development and mineral storage services and operations.”
Postdoctoral Researcher – Carbon Sequestration Accounting at Arizona State University
“The Center for Negative Carbon Emissions at Arizona State University is seeking a highly skilled and motivated postdoctoral researcher to assist CNCE researchers in assessing the verifiability of carbon sequestration technologies across geologic and oceanic reservoirs. This position will work with an interdisciplinary team of physicists, geologists, engineers, oceanographers, modelers, and climate scientists, with funding from the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E) and Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM). Specifically, the postdoctoral researcher will be responsible for supporting the assessment of the verifiability of sequestration in two different types of reservoirs: (1) sequestration in a saline aquifer in the Southwest United States and (2) ocean iron fertilization in open waters of the United States maritime zone. This effort will advance a novel carbon accounting framework designed to verify the sequestration of carbon.”
Science Fellow: Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (mCDR) at California Ocean Science Trust | Sacramento, California (Remote) | Deadline: 02 April 2024
“As an independent science entity for the state, California Ocean Science Trust is working across sectors, institutions, and disciplines to facilitate the exchange and application of scientific information and advancements related to mCDR. Anchoring California’s exploration of this sector in science will be critical for the future of responsible ocean-based climate solutions.
The Science Fellow will support the translation of scientific information on mCDR across sectors and lead the coordination of scientific and academic communities to strengthen the science-policy landscape for responsible mCDR research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) within the state. The Fellow will work closely with OST staff and strategic partners to (1) lead collaborative efforts at the state and regional level to increase coordination on mCDR RD&D and the effective application of scientific information in a policy context, and (2) support timely mCDR science communication and engagement activities between research and policy communities.”
Enhanced Rock Weathering Scientist at Cascade Climate | United States
“Cascade Climate aims to advance the development of a healthy market for ERW, underpinned by its scientific evidence base & its potential for gigaton-scale, durable CDR.”
Intern - Chemical Engineer Analyst at Marble
“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 deep tech companies that solve hard climate problems — slash emissions, remove carbon from the atmosphere, and cool the planet — while reshaping multi-billion $ industries.”
🎙️PODCASTS
What Does It Mean When Oil Majors Buy Biochar? | Carbon Removal Newsroom
“Do carbon removal suppliers and registries have a responsibility in choosing their customers, or in enforcing how their carbon removals are used? Is it better that the money go to carbon removal than alternative uses? What matters, and at which magnitudes?
In today's episode of Carbon Removal Newsroom, host Radhika Moolgavkar, Nori's VP of Supply and Methodology, is joined by her business panelists Susan Su, a venture capitalist at Toba Capital, and Na'im Merchant, the Co-founder and Executive Director of Carbon Removal Canada.
A spirited debate ensues about Shell Environmental Product's purchase of biochar credits, SWISS and Lufthansa Group's support of Climeworks, as well as the Copenhagen Airport's carbon removal portfolio purchase from Klimate.co. This type of industry interest in carbon removal, while directionally correct, can trigger debate within the carbon removal community. Many are happy for the support in scaling the new industry. Others worry it is better to maintain CDR's independence. This question is unlikely to be settled any time soon, but tune in and listen to some hot and yet considered takes on the matter.”
Carbon Markets and Carbon Dioxide Removal | OIES Podcast
“In this podcast, Hasan Muslemani speaks to Malek Al-Chalabi at Shell about some key issues in carbon markets, reflecting on the outcomes of COP28 including developments around Article 6, and an outlook for the future. The podcast specifically highlights the role that carbon pricing plays in reaching net-zero, how it fits within broader policy frameworks, and the increasing importance of carbon removal solutions within carbon markets.”
Why focus on responsible carbon removal deployment? | The Carbon Curve
“Episode 36 is with Nikki Batchelor of XPRIZE and Ben Rubin of Carbon Business Council.
Carbon removal can be a force for good - not just in creating lasting climate benefits - but in delivering social, economic, and ecological benefits as well. Indeed, the future of carbon removal depends on that promise playing out. But it isn’t a foregone conclusion that large scale carbon removal is uncompromisingly and unequivocally good for people and planet. As we build this new industry - an intentional approach to its responsible deployment is absolutely necessary. Today, Na’im speaks with Nikki Batchelor and Ben Rubin about the recently launched Carbon Dioxide Removal Responsible Deployment Training (CDR RDT).
In this episode, Na’im, Nikki, and Ben discuss:
* Achievements the Carbon Business Council has made since launch;
* The XPRIZE Carbon Removal Competition and the final stage of the competition;
* Findings from XPRIZE’s Carbon Removal Innovation Landscape and the 2024 Outlook report;
* The meaning and importance of deploying carbon removal responsibly;
* Carbon Business Council’s Responsible Deployment Training program;
* Embedding environmental justice and community engagement approaches into XPRIZE competition criteria;
* The adaption of key principles of the training program to a broader global context;
* The implication of the framework for stakeholders beyond carbon removal tech developers; and
* Upcoming announcements and initiatives from XPRIZE and Carbon Business Council.”
Game changers and transition makers: The quest for negative emissions | ESG Matters @ Ashurst
“Join Elena Lambros in a captivating discussion with Magnus Drewelies, the visionary founder of CEEZER, as they explore negative emissions, transforming the carbon credit market while advancing the sustainability agenda.
Discover the challenges and triumphs faced by Magnus as he articulates the origin story of CEEZER, business expansion, and strategic focus areas. The conversation ventures into the essential strategies for redefining existing systems to achieve game-changing results in carbon negativity and the urgency of personal and corporate commitment to net zero goals.”
"Farmers double their income with biochar," Jason Highberger, Biochar Life CEO & Co-FounderCarbonsations
We are joined in this episode of Carbonsations by Jason Highberger, CEO and Co-Founder of Biochar Life, a company on a mission to battle climate change, while improving the lives of smallholder farmers in the developing world. Jason talks about how Biochar Life is working with artisanal biochar producers to remove 1 million tons of CO2 from the atmosphere by 2030.
🎥YOUTUBE VIDEOS
Advancements in MRV for Enhanced Rock Weathering | AirMiners
Our biggest competitor is irrelevance | Tito - AirMiners
Greenhouse Gas Removal, Tidying Up the Mess We Made | Paint the Change
“A unique collaboration between #PainttheChange, a school, and prominent scientists to help the environment! #greenhouse gases pollute the earth with carbon dioxide emissions and the increasing global temperatures are a catastrophe in the making. Paint the Change held a workshop at Bow School, East London, where students demand action. Young people know that preventing pollution is not enough: we need to invest in new ways to take CO2 out of the atmosphere. Biochar, cultivating micro-algae and direct carbon dioxide capture and storage are three solutions already on the table. Two Imperial College London scientists, Dr. Paul Rouse, from Imperial’s Carbon Removal Hub (https://co2re.org), and Dr. Richard Templer, an Emeritus Professor in Climate Innovation, joined the Paint the Change workshop to talk about reducing emissions, adapting to climate change, and cleaning up the mess we’ve made. If not now, then when?”
Green Carbon Webinar - Carbon sequestration and marketing of biochar products in Vietnam | Christian Wurzer
"Farmers double their income with biochar," Jason Highberger, Biochar Life CEO | Carbon Herald
“We are joined in this episode of Carbonsations by Jason Highberger, CEO and Co-Founder of Biochar Life, a company on a mission to battle climate change, while improving the lives of smallholder farmers in the developing world. Jason talks about how Biochar Life is working with artisanal biochar producers to remove 1 million tons of CO2 from the atmosphere by 2030.”
Leading the Green Transition: The Key Role of Women in Climate Action Webinar | Carbonfuture
“The climate crisis requires diverse perspectives and solutions that can effectively meet the needs of diverse communities and address this global challenge. In this webinar, we will spotlight the important contributions of women leaders in climate action, with a specific focus on carbon removal. We'll explore the unique paths that led them to climate work and dive into the conditions that are necessary for an equitable green transition.”
Decarbonizing the West Portland Workshop: Expanding Utilization of Carbon Derived Products | Western Governors' Association
“Captured carbon can be converted into value-added commodities such as fuels, chemicals, and building materials, generating revenue that greatly reduces the overall cost of carbon dioxide removal. New commercial pathways are garnering interest from investors and governments, representing an emerging opportunity for carbon utilization. However, much of this technology is still in its infancy, posing additional regulatory and market challenges to scaling up deployment. This panel explored carbon utilization pathways and discuss the financial, commercial, and regulatory challenges prohibitive to market growth and product development.”
Restoring the Climate with Physicist & Author Peter Fiekowsky | Climate Chat
“In this Climate Chat episode, we interview physicist and author Peter Fiekowsky. Peter is the author of the book "Climate Restoration—The Only Future That Will Sustain the Human Race." We will discuss the state of climate change and how current efforts to reduce emissions are not only inadequate, but can't even theoretically maintain a safe climate for our children. We will then discuss Peter's plan to restore the climate by mimicking conditions that led to 50 gigatons of CO2 removal following the Mt. Pinatubo volcanic eruption in 1991.”
Weekly Carbon Dioxide Removal Updates from 18 March - 24 March 2024 | Carbon Removal Updates
“Weekly CDR Highlights
Here's your round-up of top Carbon Dioxide Removal News / Developments, Reports & Scientific Papers from this week (𝟏𝟖 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 - 𝟐𝟒 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒):
1) Mission Zero Technology raised £21.8M in Series A funding for modular direct air capture tech. This firm utilises electricity and a liquid solution to capture atmospheric CO₂ in its organic form.
2) German climate-tech firm Novocarbo has raised €25M in growth funding to establish a pan-European infrastructure network for its net zero solution. Partnering with SWENCP, Novocarbo aims to launch CDR Parks across Europe to drive decarbonization.
3) AirMyne come out of stealth mode with a $6.9M Seed round to explore their liquid solvent low-temperature regeneration eyeing up collaborations with geothermal mavericks Fervoenergy & concrete firm Carbon Built.
4) Airhive2050 set to launch new 1,000 tonne Direct Air Capture facility backed by new Coca-Cola investment.
5) Removr, a DAC firm partnered with Billington Process Technology - a provider of simulator-based digital solutions. The collaboration aims to accelerate optimization of Removr’s industrial-scale DAC process & de-risk project development.
6) SpiritusCDR outlined its intention to build one of the world’s largest DAC facilities in central Wyoming. The project dubbed “Orchard One” would eventually pull 2MT of CO2/yr at less than $75/ton using carbon-absorbing material resembling dimpled softballs.
7) The Next 150 has signed a six-year purchase agreement with Microsoft to supply 95,000 tons of high-quality Carbon Dioxide Removal credits produced by its General Biochar Systems (GBS) business unit's first biochar plant in Guanajuato, Mexico.
8) London-based Cool Planet Technology has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with direct air capture technology startup NeoCarbon to combine their advanced technologies for optimal carbon dioxide capture.
9) Carbonx announced the purchase of 1,872 metric tons of CDR with Direct Air Capture firm Carbon Capture on behalf of its clients.
10) Carbonfuture announced a partnership with Octavia Carbon, the 1st DAC firm in the Global South. This collaboration introduces the world's 1st independent digital MRV system designed for DAC, representing a significant advancement in CDR industry.
11) Drax has agreed to purchase 1,000 tons of BECCS removals credits from a Norwegian supplier for €400 per tonne.
12) In an important milestone for climate innovation, the Enhanced Weathering Alliance (EWA) has been launched, bringing together top-tier firms in the pursuit of advancing EW for CDR. Firms include: Inplanet, EionCarbon, Carbonaught, Carbonfuture & 5 others.
13) Running Tide has moved over 21,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent into storage in the deep ocean after deliveries to over 25 customers, including Microsoft, Shopify, Patch & Stripe, ensuring it remains locked away from the atmosphere for centuries.
14) CO2REhub announced their first-ever image competition to create a visual archive for Greenhouse Gas Removal (GGR) methods, technologies, and practices. Deadline: 30 April 2024
15) Sarkclimate, a science-driven nonprofit, requests research proposals to advance scientific understanding of existing CH4 sinks & potential atmospheric methane removal approaches. Award Amount Up to $300,000. Proposal Submission Deadline: 02/6/202416) "European biochar capacity to grow 53% this year," according to a recent report by European Biochar Industry (EBI).
17) "2024 & 2025 are likely to be big years for DAC, as there is an anticipated 7.8x increase in global capacity from 2023 (7.4 ktCO2/ye) to 2024 (58 ktCO2/ye) due to the operationalisation of some of the world’s first kiloton plants," new report finds.
18) "The cost of DAC in Germany might reach 125–138 EUR/tCO2 (only capture and compression) and 161–176 EUR/tCO2 (including transport and sequestration), if no additional electricity balancing costs are considered," according to a recent research.
19) A new study generated the "first global maps of ocean alkalanity enhancement (#OAE) efficiency, including an assessment of the seasonal variation in efficiency.”
🚨DEADLINES
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) Open call: The second CEEZER Carbon Coalition application window is now open—until 15 April 2024
"CEEZER Carbon Coalition is an initiative dedicated to helping early-stage project developers of durable carbon removal projects toward commercial success in the voluntary carbon market."
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 NetZeroPlus Flexible funding scheme is now open | Deadline to apply: 24 April 2024
“Small research projects are being invited to fill knowledge gaps in understanding the role of woodland creation and management in GHG removal in the UK”
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) CO2REhub announced image competition to create a visual archive for Greenhouse Gas Removal (GGR) methods, technologies, and practices | Deadline: 30 April 2024
Applications now open for 2024 DOE-sponsored Research Experience in Carbon Sequestration program | 01 May 2024
U.S. Department of Energy Announces Intent to Launch Voluntary Carbon Dioxide Removal Purchasing Challenge | Written comments are required on this challenge by 15 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
(NEW) Spark Climate Solutions requests research proposals to advance scientific understanding of existing CH4 sinks & potential atmospheric methane removal approaches | Proposal Submission Deadline: 02 June 2024
The Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement Pelagic Impact Intercomparison Project (OAEPIIP) is providing funding (~$12000) for a standardized OAE experiment with microcosms | Deadline to apply: 15 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