CARBON REMOVAL WEEKLY SUMMARY (30 OCTOBER - 05 NOVEMBER 2023)-WEEK#37
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 TD Announce One of the Finance Industry’s Largest Purchases of Direct Air Capture Carbon Removal Credits (1PointFive)
CarbonFarm Technology Raises $2.6M To Help Decarbonize Rice Farming (Carbon Herald)
Australia’s LETA To Invest US$3.8M In Clinker Carbon Capture Tech (Carbon Herald)
Leilac and Heirloom sign agreement to use electric kiln technology for direct air capture (Leilac)
Repsol Energy Venture S.A. invests in DACMA GmbH to accelerate Direct Air Capture (DAC) (LinkedIn)
📝RESEARCH PAPERS
Feasibility of increasing marine carbon storage through olivine addition
Wang, B., Gao, X., Song, J., Li, X., Yuan, H., Xie, L., ... & Qin, S. (2023). Feasibility of increasing marine carbon storage through olivine addition. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 111221.
Dynamics of bio-based carbon dioxide removal in Germany
Wollnik, R., Borchers, M., Seibert, R., Abel, S., Herrmann, P., Elsasser, P., ... & Thrän, D. (2023). Dynamics of bio-based carbon dioxide removal in Germany.
Innovative Molecular Sponges: Next-Generation Direct Air Capture Technology Enabled by Metal-Organic Frameworks
Cruz, A. J., Parrella, I., Wenz, G., Storey, J., & Husk, J. (2023, October). Innovative Molecular Sponges: Next-Generation Direct Air Capture Technology Enabled by Metal-Organic Frameworks. In Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (p. D031S094R002). SPE.
Carbon sequestration and storage implications of three forest management regimes in the Wabanaki-Acadian Forest: A review of the evidence
Cox, E., Beckley, T. M., & de Graaf, M. (2023). Carbon sequestration and storage implications of three forest management regimes in the Wabanaki-Acadian Forest: A review of the evidence. Environmental Reviews, (ja).
Sustainability Unleashed: Pioneering Carbon Removal Solutions for a Net-Zero Future
Yadav, M., Gupta, R., Nair, K., Mishra, M., & Tawk, C. (2023). Sustainability Unleashed: Pioneering Carbon Removal Solutions for a Net-Zero Future. Journal for ReAttach Therapy and Developmental Diversities, 6(9s), 946-961.
Policy challenges to enhance soil carbon sinks: the dirty part of making contributions to the Paris agreement by the United States
Ogle, S. M., Conant, R. T., Fischer, B., Haya, B. K., Manning, D. T., McCarl, B. A., & Zelikova, T. J. (2023). Policy challenges to enhance soil carbon sinks: the dirty part of making contributions to the Paris agreement by the United States. Carbon Management, 14(1), 2268071.
Global warming in the pipeline
James E Hansen, Makiko Sato, Leon Simons, Larissa S Nazarenko, Isabelle Sangha, Pushker Kharecha, James C Zachos, Karina von Schuckmann, Norman G Loeb, Matthew B Osman, Qinjian Jin, George Tselioudis, Eunbi Jeong, Andrew Lacis, Reto Ruedy, Gary Russell, Junji Cao, Jing Li. (2023). Global warming in the pipeline. Oxford Open Climate Change, Volume 3, Issue 1, kgad008.
Contrasting carbon dioxide removal potential and nutrient feedbacks of simulated ocean alkalinity enhancement and macroalgae afforestation
Kwiatkowski, L., Berger, M., Bopp, L., Doleac S., & Ho. D. T. (2023). Contrasting carbon dioxide removal potential and nutrient feedbacks of simulated ocean alkalinity enhancement and macroalgae afforestation. Environmental Research Letters.
Theoretical evaluation on CO2 removal potential of enhanced weathering based on shrinking core model
Chen, A., Chen Z., & Lin. L. (2023). Theoretical evaluation on CO2 removal potential of enhanced weathering based on a shrinking core model. Environmental Research Letters.
The Open DAC 2023 Dataset and Challenges for Sorbent Discovery in Direct Air Capture
Sriram, A., Choi, S., Yu, X., Brabson, L. M., Das, A., Ulissi, Z., ... & Sholl, D. S. (2023). The Open DAC 2023 Dataset and Challenges for Sorbent Discovery in Direct Air Capture. arXiv preprint arXiv:2311.00341.
The impact of carbon dioxide removal on temperature parameters over West Africa
Uzoma, E. K., Adeniyi, M. O., Keller, D. P., Séférian, R., & Oladiran, E. O. (2023). The impact of carbon dioxide removal on temperature parameters over West Africa. Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 135(6), 55.
Harnessing Wind with a Passive Direct Air Capture (PDAC) System for CO2 Capture: Insights from Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling
Akinjide, J., Lee, J. Y., & Priye, A. (2023). Harnessing Wind with a Passive Direct Air Capture (PDAC) System for CO2 Capture: Insights from Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research.
Realizing the social value of impermanent carbon credits
Balmford, A., Keshav, S., Venmans, F., Coomes, D., Groom, B., Madhavapeddy, A., & Swinfield, T. (2023). Realising the social value of impermanent carbon credits.
Direct evidence of CO2 drawdown through enhanced weathering in soils
Linke, T., Oelkers, E. H., Möckel, S. C., & Gislason, S. R. (2023). Direct evidence of CO2 drawdown through enhanced weathering in soils.
Methane Removal from Air: Challenges and Opportunities
Wang, J., & He, Q. P. (2023). Methane Removal from Air: Challenges and Opportunities. Methane, 2(4), 404-414.
Dataset on the adoption of historical technologies informs the scale-up of emerging carbon dioxide removal measures
Nemet, G., Greene, J., Müller-Hansen, F., & Minx, J. C. (2023). Dataset on the adoption of historical technologies informs the scale-up of emerging carbon dioxide removal measures. Communications Earth & Environment, 4(1), 1-10.
Improving nitrogen cycling in a land surface model (CLM5) to quantify soil N2O, NO, and NH3 emissions from enhanced rock weathering with croplands
Val Martin, M., Blanc-Betes, E., Fung, K. M., Kantzas, E. P., Kantola, I. B., Chiaravalloti, I., ... & Beerling, D. J. (2023). Improving nitrogen cycling in a land surface model (CLM5) to quantify soil N 2 O, NO and NH 3 emissions from enhanced rock weathering with croplands. Geoscientific Model Development Discussions, 1-32.
Nature-based solutions are critical for putting Brazil on track towards net-zero emissions by 2050
Soterroni, A., Império, M., Scarabello, M., Seddon, N., Obersteiner, M., Rochedo, P., ... & Alencar, A. (2022). Nature-based solutions are critical for putting Brazil on track towards net zero.
Attention, sentiments and emotions towards emerging climate technologies on Twitter
Müller-Hansen, F., Repke, T., Baum, C. M., Brutschin, E., Callaghan, M. W., Debnath, R., ... & Minx, J. C. (2023). Attention, sentiments and emotions towards emerging climate technologies on Twitter. Global Environmental Change, 83, 102765.
Understanding the performance of membrane for direct air capture of CO2
Panja, P., Manankandayalage, C., Alam, M. M., & Deo, M. (2023). Understanding the performance of membrane for direct air capture of CO2. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, e54802.
📰WEB POSTS
Equinor and Captura To Scale Innovative Ocean CO2 Removal (Carbon Herald)
CarbonCure & Heirloom Sign Agreement to Permanently Store Atmospheric CO2 in Concrete (Carbon Cure)
Groundwork BioAg Supercharges Agricultural Carbon Sequestration (Yahoo)
CDR RDT: Carbon Dioxide Removal Responsible Deployment Training (Carbon BusinessCouncil)
US DOE Releases New Seismic Activity Forecasting Toolkit For CO2 Storage Sites (Carbon Herald)
Study shows support for carbon removal but great concern over solar manipulation (Phys.Org)
The innovators trying to bring down the sky-high cost of direct air capture (Reuters)
The World’s Biggest Carbon Removal Plant Just Turn 2. So, Uh, Is It Working? (Heatmap)
Data from the Greenhouse Experiment, Part 1: Biomass (Carbon Drawdown Initiative)
Breaking Ground: Guidance For Carbon Removal Companies And Funders On Responsible Project Deployment (Xprize)
Can enhanced rock weathering weather greater scrutiny as a solution to climate change? (Reuters)
Two climate offenders, paired, offering a potential solution (KGW8)
Concrete getting pulled into state's carbon battle (WBJ)
American Carbon Removal Can Be a Powerful Edge Over China in the Critical Minerals Race (MCJ)
Red Trail Energy Partners With Puro.Earth To Generate Voluntary Carbon Removal Credits (Ethanol Producer)
Technology aims to sequester carbon deep in the ocean off B.C. coast (CBC News)
Ode to Greg: Beloved friend and workhorse (Mission Zero Technologies)
Exploring Whether Worms Weather Silicates In Soils (Geological Society of America)
New Technology Could Capture Carbon and Water Out of Thin Air (Bloomberg)
A Carbon Removal Thought Experiment (WorkWeek)
Concrete Has a Big Carbon Footprint. Can Green Tech Fix It? (WSJ)
📗THESIS
CO2 Mineralization for Carbon Removal
Stakeholder and Economic Valuation Dynamics of Land-based Biological Carbon Sequestration Activity—A case study of the Caterpillar Foundation ecosystem restoration project in Indonesia
📑REPORTS
A Code of Conduct for Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Research
Carbon Storage in Concrete Through Accelerated Carbonation
Scaling to the Skies: A New Carbon Dioxide Removal Tax Credit
ExOIS Paths Forward for Exploring Ocean Iron Fertilization
Comprehensive Program to Prove or Disprove Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Technologies by 2030
Biochar Market 2023-2031 | Exclusive Study Report
Meeting report: Eighth meeting of the Article 6.4 mechanism Supervisory Body
🗣️DISCUSSIONS
Hansen et al: Major reassessment of Global Warming and Implications
🧰CDR FIRMS
Terra CO2
Fortera
📆UPCOMING EVENTS
(NEW) Workshop: Mobilizing for Carbon Removals @ COP28 by Rethinking Removals | 07 November 2023
(NEW) Methane: possible tipping points or surprises by AIMES, the Earth Commission, Future Earth, and the WCRP Safe Landing Climates Lighthouse Activity | 07 November 2023
The Role of Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) in UK Net Zero by CO₂RE - The Greenhouse Gas Removal Hub | 07 November 2023
(NEW) Seminar and networking in Brussels for permanent removals: How can BECCS contribute to your net-zero target? | 07 November 2023
(NEW) Potential Role of BBNJ Treaty in Ocean-Based CDR by Institute for Carbon Removal Law and Policy | 07 November 2023
International Biochar Initiative's Annual Symposium | 7-9 November 2023
(NEW) Integrating carbon credits into a climate action strategy – best practice for business by Patch | 08 November 2023
Carbon Removal Canada: Launch Event by Carbon Removal Canada | 08 November 2023
(NEW) CDR in State and Local Policy: How to Get Involved! by AirMiners | 08 November 2023
(NEW) Earth system effects of carbon dioxide removal | 08 November 2023
Third Annual Carbon Dioxide Removal Law & Policy Conference by Institute of Carbon Removal Law and Policy | 09 November 2023
(NEW) US Biochar Coalition | 09 November 2023
(NEW) Voluntary Carbon Markets Forum: Building Trust in the Voluntary Carbon Markets by ISDA | 13 November 2023
TechEthos policy event: Ethics for the Green and Digital Transition by TechEthos | 14 November 2023
Direct Air Capture Panel Discussion by the University of California, Davis, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas | 15 November 2023
Carbon Open Canvas by AirMiners | 15 November 2023
(NEW) DC CDR Happy Hour (USEA BiCRS Conference Edition!) by OpenAir and Carbon Business Council | 15 November 2023
(NEW) Last NYCDR Happy Hour of 2023!!! by OpenAir and Carbon Business Council | 29 November 2023
CDR Capital Flow Chapter meeting | Zurich Roundtable by Negative Emissions Platform | 23 November and 30 November 2023
Carbon to Value Initiative Year 3 Final Showcase by Greentown Labs | 30 November 2023
This Is CDR Epxx: Rewind -- Terrestrial Biomass Sinking in Anoxic Zones by OpenAir Collective | 12 December 2023
CDR Capital Flow Chapter meeting | Paris Roundtable by Negative Emissions Platform | 11 January and 18 January 2023
Science Communication Training on Ocean Carbon Dioxide Removal by Compass | Session 1: 1-2 February 2024, Session 2: 18 February 2023
CDR Capital Flow Chapter meeting | London Roundtable by Negative Emissions Platform | 01 February and 08 February 2023
Biochar 2024: The North American Conference on Climate Action with Biochar for Economic and Ecosystem Resilience by US Biochar Initiative (USBI) | 12-15 February 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
Senior Procurement & Fabrication Specialist at Mission Zero Technologies | East London
“MZT is a hardware technology start-up pioneering a breakthrough Direct Air carbon Capture (DAC) technology that can scrub CO2 from the air using a fraction of the energy compared to incumbent technologies developed by the likes of Carbon Engineering and Climeworks. In the past three years, MZT has evolved its technology from concept to pilot plant scale, successfully raising over £8m from a mixture of private and government funding. MZT’s technology is a hybrid of approaches, combining efficient solution-phase capture of CO2 with a continuous and compact electrochemical separation technology.”
Policy Officer, Climate & Land use at WWF | Brussels, Belgium
“The successful candidate will be responsible for leading WWF’s EU advocacy on climate-related land use policy issues, including bioenergy, the Carbon Removal Certification Framework (CRCF), the EU’s Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) Regulation and other EU policies and initiatives that involve or relate to carbon emissions and removals in the land use sector, including their implementation by Member States.”
Assistant Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Earth, Atmospheric & Planetary Sciences
“The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences includes a vibrant and inter-disciplinary group in climate science that we seek to expand. We are especially interested in the following broad areas, although exceptional candidates in other areas may be considered: (i) terrestrial processes affecting climate and carbon, (ii) advancing the science of attribution of climate system changes, particularly for extremes, (iii) science of climate-related risks and impacts. Our intent is to hire at the tenure-track assistant professor level. More senior appointments may be considered in special cases, commensurate with experience. We seek to build on MIT’s recent strategic emphasis on climate and the launch (with the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, CEE) of our new undergraduate degree in Climate System Science and Engineering. This search complements and will be coordinated with a parallel search focused on climate and (sustainable) natural resources.”
Carbon Removal Buyer at Microsoft | Redmond, Washington, United States
“The Microsoft Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) team is charged with procuring high-quality carbon removal that enables Microsoft to meet its ambitious goal of becoming carbon negative by 2030. To this end, the CDR team seeks a curiosity-driven individual to join our team as a Carbon Removal Buyer. This position will join one of our existing deal teams charged with originating high-quality, innovative carbon removal projects—and negotiating the transactions that will get those projects built.”
🎙️PODCASTS
CDR Industry Responds to Scrutiny | Carbon Removal Newsroom
“As CDR’s notoriety increases, so too does the scrutiny upon it. Carbon removal companies are beginning to deploy in communities, and are facing local concerns about the effect their projects will have communities. As these companies work to communicate the benefits of their projects, a CDR trade group is announcing a new program to help companies responsibly deploy carbon removal.
Scrutiny of CDR continues in the press as well.
An article from Reuters tracked the growing effort to standardize and legitimize CDR as startups and marketplaces try to attract large corporate buyers, showing that the industry is now front and center on business pages worldwide.
And the year’s biggest climate event is around the corner. A group of CDR organizations, including one led by today’s guest, are working to ensure the industry is ready as the global climate spotlight prepares to turn on them. The debates over CDR at COP28 will surely be contentious, and we’ll hear about a new effort to make the carbon removal community ready for when that happens.
Locally, and globally, from communities to newsrooms to international bodies, CDR is under scrutiny like never before. In this episode, we’re discussing what the industry can do to respond and continue to grow.
On this episode we’re joined today by Ben Rubin, the Carbon Business Council’s Executive Director, a trade organization representing over 100 CDR businesses. Welcome, Ben.
We’re also joined by our regular policy panelist, Susan Su, a partner focused on climate investing at TOBA Capital. She also serves as a board member of the Carbon Business Council and a board advisor to the Environmental Voter Project.”
How direct air capture can help decarbonize aviation | The Carbon Curve
“In this episode, Na’im and Anna discuss:
-The aviation industry’s emissions problem and its progress in decarbonization;
-Challenges with sustainable aviation fuel;
-Carbon removal’s role in counter-balancing residual emissions;
-The role of direct air capture in decarbonizing aviation;
-Carbon Engineering’s recent agreement with airlines;
-The role of other carbon removal solutions play in addressing aviation emissions;
-The future of DAC in decarbonizing aviation;
-The need for government procurement of carbon removal;
-The critical pieces in ensuring sufficiency DAC capacity scale-up; and
-Impacts of the Oxy acquisition.”
Rick Fox of Partanna on Sustainable Construction and Creating Winning Teams | Consensus in Conversation
“Today’s episode features Rick Fox, co-founder and current CEO of Partanna Global, an innovative company developing carbon-negative concrete.
Rick, a three-time NBA champion with the Los Angeles Lakers, actor, and entrepreneur, launched Partanna in 2021 with co-founder and renowned L.A. architect Sam Marshall. Their idea was simple, if not audacious: make the traditional concrete-making process, a major source of global carbon emissions, “green.”
And that initial idea has yielded promising results. Rick, who is originally from the Bahamas, spoke to us from inside Partanna’s newly unveiled model home concept in Nassau.
He joins the pod to talk about building a winning team, his journey leading up to Partanna, what the future looks like, and his impromptu call with the Bahamian Governor.”
Harnessing the Ocean's Might: In-Depth with SeaO2 Founders on their Mission to Capture a Gigaton of CO2 by 2035 | SustainNOW Podcast - Learn from entrepreneurs & scientists about climate solutions
“In today's episode, I am speaking with Rose Sharifian and Ruben Brands. Rose is CTO and co-founder of CDR startup SeaO2. She is a chemical engineer and petroleum engineer by training, who is researched, for the last 5 years, the electrochemical oceanic carbon capture during her PhD at University of Delft, Netherlands.
My second interview partner is Ruben Brands, CEO and co-founder of Seo2. He previously founded startups and consulted for major corporations on lean startup initiatives. Three years ago, motivated by the urgency of climate change, he was researching technological solutions and met Rose.
Sea02 is a ocean-based carbon removal company with the mission to protect our planet from getting warmer and warmer, by reducing the CO₂ concentration in the ocean and indirectly in the air. They would like to capture 1 Gigaton of CO2 by 2035.
In this episode, you will learn about the different Ocean-based carbon removal methods (nature and tech based), the technology of Seo02, the challenges of scaling a company on water and why ocean-based is much more efficient than direct air capture.”
Should you be a hunter? A vegan? Somehow both?—w/ Bruce McGlenn of Human Nature Hunting | Reversing Climate Change
“Is hunting on the brink of extinction? Is that a good or a bad thing?
In this episode, we delve into the intricate connection between the art of hunting and our profound relationship with the natural world. Our is guest Bruce McGlenn, Founder and Lead Instructor of Human Nature Hunting—a program that, as Bruces describes it, is fundamentally and foremost about helping people reconnect or strengthen their connection to nature through hunting.
By delving into the immersive process of the hunt, we uncover the journey's transformative impact, from meticulous planning to profound reconnection with the environment.
Bruce sheds light on the intersections between veganism and hunting, emphasizing the shared commitment to minimizing animal suffering and aversion to conventional factory farming. The episode culminates with a reflection on the spiritual significance of acknowledging the sacrifice inherent in our sustenance, prompting listeners to contemplate their role within the delicate balance of nature.”
🎥YOUTUBE VIDEOS
Upscaling Biochar as a Soil Amendment and Waste Management Technology: Lessons from Ag History | Institute for Carbon Removal Law and Policy
“Agricultural biochar offers an appealing way to sequester carbon dioxide while also improving farm soils. By pyrolising organic material (including farm and forestry wastes, but also possibly purpose-grown bio-crops), it is possible to lock atmospheric carbon into a stable solid form, which has numerous benefits when ground up and added to farm soils. Achieving this in practice, however, will require major changes to agricultural and waste management systems, with substantial ramifications from a social, economic, and political perspective. In this webinar, helped October 26, 2023, the authors of a new study in Technological Forecasting and Social Change discuss their findings where they argue that we can use the history of three historical analogues for biochar: fertilizer, ethanol fuel, and compost, to predict how the development of a large-scale biochar industry might play out. Taken together, these other approaches suggest that upscaling biochar is far more complex than simply offering the appropriate financial incentives.”
What Is Direct Air Capture? | Kleinman Energy
“Direct Air Capture (DAC) directly removes carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air around us and could play a big role in reducing our climate impact. Learn more about this technology from the Clean Energy Conversions Laboratory, a lab affiliated with the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy.”
Innovations in Biochar New Uses to Unlock its Potential | AirMiners
“Many in AirMiners are fascinated with the prospects of biochar - hence the thriving #biochar channel in our Slack community!
We want to explore how to use this amazing substance in ways beyond a soil amendment - and how entrepreneurs can take advantage of these opportunities.”
This Is CDR Ep.86: Communicating Carbon Removal with Dr. Rob Bellamy | OpenAir
“OpenAir is excited to present This Is CDR, an online event series that explores the wide range of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) solutions currently being researched, developed, and deployed, and discusses them in the context of CDR policies OpenAir seeks to formulate and advance at every level of government in the U.S., as well as in national and subnational jurisdictions globally.
This week we are pleased to welcome Dr. Rob Bellamy of the University of Manchester to discuss his recent paper Communicating Carbon Removal.”
Rooted in Debate: Exploring the role of Soil Carbon in EU Climate Action | Carbon Gap
“Carbon Gap launched its new study on soil governance in the EU, identifying key gaps and ways forward. Based on our research, it's clear that two key tensions are dividing soil stakeholders:
-Should we commodify soil carbon for the sake of climate action?
-What is the top priority for EU farmland pre-2050?
Our analysis examines these complex questions, and distills policy recommendations for how EU policymakers should approach the soil carbon part of the carbon removal equations.”
The Co-benefits of Enhanced Rock Weathering | UNDO Carbon
“UNDO spreads crushed silicate rock such as basalt on agricultural land, enhancing soil health while removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through a process called enhanced rock weathering.
Discover how this mineral-rich rock benefits soil fertility, soil biology, crop yield and health.”
Day 1 Lightning Round Presentations - Global DAC Conference 2023 | Direct Air Capture Coalition
“Lightning Round Presentations at the Global Direct Air Capture Conference 2023
- Malte Feucht, Co-Founder & CEO - Carbon Atlantis
- Adam Goff, SVP, Strategy - 8 Rivers
- James Kench, Head of Insurance - Kita
- Reilly O'Hara, Carbon Partnerships Lead - CarbonCure Technologies
- Nick Oseyko, Founder & CEO - Carbominer
- Dr. Katherine Phillips, Principal - BCG
- Ryan Shearman, Chief Alchemist - Aether
- Jasper Wong, Co-Founder and CTO - Airhive”
Briefing by UNEP Executive Director on her report to the sixth session of UN Environment Assembly | UN Environment Programme
“Ms. Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), will hold a briefing for member states on her report to the sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6).”
Could carbon storage cause earthquakes? Scientists want to find out | CBC News: The National
“Canada is investing heavily in carbon capture and storage as a way to fight climate change. Now, research is underway to determine if that storage could lead to earthquakes.”
Canadian Engineers Working to sequester carbon deep in the Ocean off B.C.'s Coast | CBC News
“Researchers with the Solid Carbon Project, which is overseen by Ocean Networks Canada, are turning to the ocean to help with carbon sequestration, which aims to reduce greenhouse gases by capturing CO2 from the atmosphere and injecting it underground. They are looking at a region 300 kilometres off of Vancouver Island with the capacity to hold 15 to 20 years' worth of emissions.”
4 Corners Opportunity Notice and RFI: Liability Biomass + CDR | OpenAir
“In this short webinar Ramón Alatorre (4 Corners Carbon Coalition co-founder and Director) and Chris Neidl (co-founder of both 4CCC and OpenAir), joined by representatives from the 6 participating local governments, will present an overview of this upcoming opportunity. Attendees will be invited to submit comments and questions in order to both clarify the initiative goals and terms, as well as further inform the scope and direction of the subsequent RFP this winter.
Carbon removal and liability biomass management companies and organizations, interested local government representatives, and anyone anywhere with an interest in this field are invited to join and learn.
*“Liability Biomass” refers to non-merchantable forest residues which tend to accumulate and increase vulnerability to wildfire. It could also conceivably refer to other sources of biomass that municipalities are struggling to manage and are looking for new solutions and partners.”
Soil Carbon Science 101 | Center for Technical Development (CTD)
“In this webinar, Dani Gelardi of the Washington State Department of Agriculture will provide an overview of soil carbon in agriculture, with an emphasis on our current scientific understanding. Dani will attempt to answer the questions:
What is soil carbon?
How is it accumulated and stored?
How is it impacted by agricultural management?
Why is it so difficult to measure?
Why is it so important for climate change mitigation and adaptation?”