WEEKLY SUMMARY (08 MAY-14 MAY 2023)-WEEK#12
Recent scientific papers, web posts, upcoming events, job opportunities, podcasts and videos etc.) on Carbon Dioxide Removal Technology.
DEADLINES
(NEW) Frontier Opens Its 2023 Prepurchase Cycle For Carbon Removals | Deadline: 19 May 2023
(NEW) Applications Now Open for Ocean Visions' Launchpad Program | Deadline: 08 June 2023
Research Topic- Carbon dioxide removal: Perspectives from the social sciences and humanities (Call for submission of abstract and manuscript) | Abstract Submission Deadline 10 April 2023 and Manuscript Submission Deadline 28 August 2023
COMMERCIAL NEWS
Drax announces carbon removals deal with C-Zero
Mast Reforestation announces securing $15M in project financing from Carbon Streaming to accelerate reforestation efforts post-wildfire
RESEARCH PAPERS
Toward a consensus framework to evaluate air–sea CO2 equilibration for marine CO2 removal
Analysing the techno-economic impact of e-fuels and e-chemicals production for exports and carbon dioxide removal on the energy system of sunbelt countries – Case of Egypt
Numerical modelling of rotating packed beds used for CO2 capture processes: A review
Production of biochar and activated carbon from oil palm biomass: Current status, prospects, and challenges
Sparse observations induce large biases in estimates of the global ocean CO2 sink: an ocean model subsampling experiment
International carbon markets for carbon dioxide removal
Wind blown dust as an ocean fertilizer for CDR
Probing Solubility and pH of CO2 in aqueous solutions: Implications for CO2 injection into oceans
Soil organic carbon models need independent time-series validation for reliable prediction
Betting on CDR under uncertain climate sensitivity is bad climate policy
Optimization and decision support models for deploying NETs
Exploring risks and benefits of overshooting a 1.5 °C carbon budget over space and time
Biogenic carbon pool production maintains the Southern Ocean carbon sink
The coupled uncertainty in negative emission technologies and transient climate response to cumulative CO2 emissions
Spatial-temporal variation of the carbon sequestration rate of afforestation in China: Implications for carbon trade and planning
Determining optimal forest rotation ages and carbon offset credits: Accounting for post-harvest carbon storehouses
WEB POSTS
Now is the time to lean in on federal procurement of carbon removal
UK Start-up Launches One Of The World’s Largest Sustainability-Focused Seaweed Projects To Combat Climate Change
Why we’re in a business we wish didn’t need to exist
Can we fight climate change by sinking carbon into the sea?
THESIS
Atmospheric Carbon Capture: A Review on Current Technologies and Analysis of Energy Consumption for Various Direct Air Capture (DAC) Systems
PROJECTS
Ocean Alkalinity Reduction Pollution
CDRSynTra CDR Synthesis and Transfer project
Horizon Scan Report- on Opportunities for Further Research into the Application of Biotechnology for Greenhouse Gas Removal
DISCUSSIONS
Floating solar panels, coral reefs, mariculture, and bird droppings
Biochar from maize stalks, bamboo, etc... Easy top down burn
How can a US county achieve net-zero in 7 years without CDR?
CDR Modeled in MAGICC to return to preindustrial temperatures by 2100 - credible emissions projections are also needed
Electrolytic Seawater Mineralization and the Mass Balances That Demonstrate Carbon Dioxide Removal
CDR FIRMS
Silicate
Rewind
UPCOMING EVENTS
Methods of Methane Removal by Airminers | 17 May 2023
TEA/LCA Workshop on Harmonizing CCUS Assessments by The Global CO2 Initiative | 17-18 May 2023
Double Nature Summit by Climate Cleanup | 22-25 May 2023
Biochar x Concrete with ecoLocked by OpenAir | 23 May 2023
Living Blue Carbon Road Map: Community Sessions by Ocean Visions | 25 & 30 May, 1 June 2023
(NEW) Direct Air Capture Event by Zenon Research, CarbonCapture, and Carbonx | 1 June 2023
Climeworks Direct Air Capture Summit | 6 June 2023
(NEW) Capitol Hill Ocean Week 2023:Ocean x Climate | 6-8 June 2023
(NEW) Carbon Removal Summit: Innovative Solutions for a Sustainable Future by Negative Emissions Platform | 8 June 2023
OCB2023 Summer Workshop | June 12-15, 2023
Frontier: Introducing Offtakes by OpenAir | 20 June 2023
The 12th Trondheim Conference on CO2 Capture, Transport and Storage by CCS Research Centre (NCCS) | June 19 - 21, 2023
Negative CO2 Emissions, 3rd International Conference 2024 by CO₂RE, the Greenhouse Gas Removal Hub | 18th - Friday 21st June 2024
A Symposium For Carbon Removal Deployment Washington DC by Carbon Business Council | June 21 & June 22, 2023
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Job openings at Carbon180:
-Deputy Director of Policy, Tech
-Director of Policy, Land
-Managing Policy Advisor, Tech
-Senior Managing Policy Advisor, Tech (Infrastructure)
-Senior Managing Policy Advisor, Tech (Procurement)
“Carbon180 designs and champions science-based, equitable policies that can remove carbon from the atmosphere — at the gigaton scale.”
Executive Assistant at Sublime Systems SOMERVILLE, MA
“Sublime Systems is a technology company commercializing affordable, ultra low-carbon cement that can be used in virtually any application under existing standards. Sublime's breakthrough process replaces the industry's legacy fossil fuel-fired kilns with an electrochemical system that operates at ambient temperature and eliminates the use of fossil fuel and limestone, resulting in a zero-carbon, low-embodied energy cement. This technology has the potential to drive gigaton-scale reductions in an industry responsible for 8 percent of global emissions. Sublime is backed by mission-aligned investors, including The Engine, Prime Impact Fund, Energy Impact Partners, and Lowercarbon Capital. We are building a diverse and collaborative team of folks who are "amped about cement" (pun intended), who share our values of excellence, creativity, and teamwork, and our motivation to create a better world.”
Research Assistant/Associate in Chemical Engineering (Membranes) | Newcastle, GB
“Supported molten-salt membranes offer the opportunity to bypass traditional limitations of membrane separation processes by providing both high permeability and high selectivity in a single membrane. Their potential applications range from flue gas carbon dioxide capture to water-gas shift reaction engineering.”
Head of Communications at Carbon Technology Research Foundation
“CTRF funds research into new methods of carbon sequestration, which have their roots in nature but could be scaled significantly using biotechnology to make a meaningful contribution to preventing global warming.”
PODCASTS
Episode 362: Circularity, climate and the coronation | GreenBiz 350 Podcast
“Co-hosts Joel Makower, co-founder and executive chair of GreenBiz, and Heather Clancy, editorial director, discuss the following stories:
-South Pole, Mitsubishi open carbon removal projects for buyers
-Agroforestry is the regenerative technique getting overlooked in the U.S.
-How the new EU directive will rewrite ESG reporting”
Inside Planetary's Public Outreach | Nori
“Last year Planetary Technologies won the Carbon Xprize Milestone award for their ocean-based CDR method. That same year they started testing their ocean alkalinity enhancement process in a small trial in England, partnering with the local water company. The test showed improved alkalinity and reduced CO2 in local waters. Now the company plans to do a longer, 120-day test this summer, hoping to remove 200 net tons of CO2 from the water. Planetary has conducted public outreach about their plan, and published a public code of conduct laying out how they intend to make the experiments safe. But last month protesters gathered at Gwithian beach in North Cornwall, expressing concerns about the potential impact on the bay's marine ecosystem. In a Guardian article about the project Mike Kelland CEO of Planetary Technologies said “People often say to me: ‘You wouldn’t want to swim in this stuff, would you?’ But the answer is that we already do because it’s already widely used in wastewater management.” He said that the company would be transparent and diligent in their evaluations and monitoring during the study. Joining us on this episode are two people who are working firsthand on the issues of public acceptability and community outreach that we’ve set out to explore CRN- Will Burt, Chief Ocean Scientist at Planetary and Pete Chargin, Planetary’s VP of Commercialization and Community Relations.”
What a responsible future for ocean carbon removal looks like | The Carbon Curve
“In this episode, Na’im and Sifang discuss:
-Fun facts about the ocean and the immense amount we still don’t know about it;
-Categories and types of ocean carbon removal methods;
-Major challenges facing ocean carbon removal;
-A responsible vs. irresponsible future for ocean carbon removal;
-Policy’s role in ensuring the responsible future; and
-Centering environmental justice in ocean carbon removal.”
Differentiating Emissions Cuts and CDR | Nori
“Following 2015’s UN Paris Agreement, each signatory country submitted a strategy indicating how they intend to decarbonize their economy. While much of the work comes from cutting emissions, plans can also include a ‘residual emissions’ category- that’s where carbon removal comes in. But recent research from our panelist Holly Buck and her colleagues found no standard definition of residual emissions. Residual emissions are significant; most come from agriculture, industry, and mobility. Crucially, land-use sinks won’t offset all residual emissions by 2050- meaning many countries hope new CDR technologies are reliable. For the world to meet climate goals, countries must achieve the ambitions set out in their plans. If those plans are not well-defined, it is unlikely they will achieve success. Also on this episode, the panel discusses Climeworks’ call to differentiate CDR from emissions cuts, as well as Stanford’s new CDR program and some controversy surrounding it. One of the authors, Holly Buck, joins us today to talk about this important research. And returning to our policy panel is another leading expert in the legalities of CDR- Wil Burns, the Co-Director at the Institute for Carbon Removal Law & Policy at American University.”
YOUTUBE VIDEOS
"A bio-geo-love story" by Maria-Elena Vorrath | Carbon Removal Basel 2023 | Carbonfuture
“Maria-Elena Vorrath is a Geoscientist at the Institute for Geology at Hamburg University. Her keynote at Carbon Removal Basel 2023 focuses on biochar carbon removal and enhanced rock weathering. Over billions of years, nature removed carbon dioxide from the atmosphere using rock weathering and photosynthesis. Instead of inventing big machines we can speed up the natural carbon cycle of weathering and biomass based solutions like biochar carbon removal. While we often just focus on one technology, nature teaches us that solving a problem is a community effort. Let’s imagine what rock weathering and biochar can achieve when we put fossil carbon where it belongs: into the ground.”
The State of European Carbon Removal - Sebastian Manhart, Carbonfuture | OpenAir
“The European policy landscape surrounding CDR is shifting rapidly, with developments at both the EU and national levels. OpenAir is excited to host Sebastian Manhart of Carbonfuture to discuss his analysis of: - 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. Following the presentation, we'll open the floor to audience Q&A moderated by OpenAir's Megha Raghavan.”
A Built Environment for Carbon Sequestration | Laura Berland-Shane | F4CR
“Laura Berland-Shane, Vice President of Governmental Affairs with Blue Planet Systems described products that mineralize carbon and sequester it in the built environment.”
Creating a Climate-Positive Future: Adam Goff from 8 Rivers on NYSE Floor Talk | 8 Rivers
“Join 8 Rivers' SVP of Strategy, Adam Goff, as he discusses the 8 Rivers vision and the future of carbon capture technology in this enlightening conversation with @JudyKhanShaw on @NYSEofficial Floor Talk. Recorded live during the Credit Suisse + @xprize Carbon Negative conference in San Francisco in April 2023, Adam shares unique insights on how 8 Rivers stands out among climate tech companies and our commitment to a decarbonized world that balances both human needs and planetary health.”
Ocean Visions Webinar Series: Model Legislation to Advance Ocean Carbon Dioxide Removal Research | Ocean Visions
“In this webinar, Romany Webb, Associate Research Scholar at Columbia Law School and Deputy Director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, describes the existing legal framework for ocean carbon dioxide removal research in the U.S. and highlight key gaps and shortcomings in that framework. She also discusses possible legal reforms to facilitate safe and responsible ocean carbon dioxide removal research. A key focus will be on new model legislation the Sabin Center developed to streamline the permitting of research projects and ensure they are conducted in a scientifically sound way that minimizes risks and maximizes benefits.”
Andrew, thank you so much for putting this substack together. This is quite valuable. I salute you :🙌