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2023 Set to be Hottest Year on Record
With 2023 as the hottest year on record, fears mount that we are heading towards 2.5 to 3 degrees of warming and serious climate change impacts
Finland’s Carbo Culture Secures USD $18.3 Million Series A Funding
This Series A funding round is co-led by the Temasek-owned decarbonisation fund GenZero from Singapore and San Francisco-based venture capital firm True Ventures with participation from Tesi (Finnish Industry Investment Ltd).
2 Days above 2 Degrees
Global average temperatures pushed past the “2 degree warming limit” twice in November. While this doesn’t signal the end of the world, it’s another strong hint as to the warming ahead.
Biochar is Carbon Removal’s Jack of all Trades. Here’s Why
Biochar Carbon Removal is a way to sequester carbon dioxide from the atmosphere with wide-ranging co-benefits. For example, Biochar’s use as a soil amendment can improve food security and soil health while removing carbon from the atmosphere. Businesses...
Taking it to The Heat: Fire to Food
Biochar would be made from wood waste for the agricultural industry A pilot project to utilize biochar technology in a regional context and help the agricultural industry is being put forward by Wildsight. The Fire to Food project would be a circular...
October was Warmest Month on Record
Yes, October was another record-shattering month — just like the previous 4 months The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its monthly climate report for the month of October on Wednesday and, once again, it was one for...
What is Biochar?
Biochar is a charcoal-like substance produced by burning organic material from agricultural and forestry wastes (like wood chips, crop residues, or manure) under low-oxygen conditions. This process, known as pyrolysis, cooks the organic matter at high...
Why Biomass Removals Credits Like Biochar are Luring Investors
Summary Rocky Mountain Institute says BiCRS has potential to remove 5.5 gigtons of CO2 globally per year Biochar accounts for over 90% of carbon credits; IPCC says it has 'signifiant mitigation' potential Charm Industrial injecting bio-oil into abandoned...
Firm Raises $1M Seed Round to Scale Biochar Carbon Removal in Kenya
Climate tech company Bio-Logical has raised a $1m seed round to scale up its operations in Kenya, facilitating its mission to build climate-resilient communities of smallholder farmers around the world. The funding round, led by the Steyn Group and Angel...
A Bill Gates-backed Startup Just Launched That Could Remove 5,000 Tons of Carbon Dioxide from the atmosphere by year end
A startup backed and incubated by Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Ventures has engineered a hybrid technology that combines engineering with natural photosynthesis processes to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it underground. “It’s...
Highlights From The International Biochar Initiative’s 2023 Virtual Symposium
The International Biochar Initiative (IBI) – the non-profit member organization fostering stakeholder collaboration, good industry practices, environmental and ethical standards across the biochar sector, hosted its 2023 Virtual Annual Symposium that...
Meet Canada Removal Canada, an Independent Policy Initiative focused on CDR Solutions
Carbon Removal Canada is an independent policy initiative focused on the rapid and responsible scale-up of carbon removal solutions needed to meet Canada’s climate goals by 2050. What is carbon removal? Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is the process of...
Maps Reveal Biochar’s Potential for Mitigating Climate Change
Biochar, a charcoal made from heating discarded organic materials such as crop residues, offers a path to lowering atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) at a time when climate scientists warn that urgent action is needed limit CO2 in the atmosphere. New maps,...
Converting Biosolids in Carbon
McMinnville-based Solid Carbon says it's come up with a way to trap the carbon emitted during sewage treatment, locking it away in fresh concrete. PORTLAND, Oregon — Treated wastewater sludge is not something many people often think about, let alone as a...
A Letter from 350+ World Scientists on Advancing Responsible Research and Development of Ocean-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal
Society must advance responsible research, development, and field testing of ocean-based carbon dioxide removal techniques to determine their potential to help restore the climate and the ocean.
Implementing a New, Promising Approach to Carbon Removal: Wood Harvesting and Storage
Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) has been much in the news of late, with the U.S. Department of Energy’s announcement in August 2023 of the first $1.2B of $3.5B eventual funding for Direct Air Capture (DAC) Hubs. Alongside a strong prioritization of deep...
Nature-based Climate Change Solutions for a Greener ESG Portfolio
Understanding how the carbon markets work and why nature-based projects have gained such traction is key to building a greener environmental, social and governance investment portfolio. As the looming climate crisis nears what climate scientists call a...
Climate Crisis Could Cause ‘Catastrophic Harm’ to Human Health, 200-Plus Medical Journals Warn
Co-ordinated editorial calls on World Health Organization to declare global health emergency More than 200 medical journals are calling on the World Health Organization to deem two overlapping environmental crises — climate change and biodiversity loss —...
Projected Carbon Dioxide Removal Market Value to Reach $1.5 Billion by 2030, Underscoring Urgency in Climate Change Mitigation
The global carbon dioxide removal (CDR) market is poised for substantial growth, with a projected CAGR of 20% from 2023 to 2030. By the end of this period, the market value is anticipated to reach approximately US$1.5 billion, reflecting the increasing...
With Growth in Clean Energy ‘Unstoppable,’ Fossil Fuels Will Peak by 2030, Energy Agency Says
IEA says nearly half of world's electricity supply will come from renewable energy by decade's end The way the world is powered will change dramatically by the end of the decade, thanks to surging demand for electric vehicles and clean energy...
Carbon Removal Looks More Promising by the Day. Is Methane Next?
Removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is essential to meeting international climate goals, scientists say. Without it, it’s all but impossible to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in time to limit global warming to 1.5 or 2 degrees Celsius,...
A Startup Battles Big Oil for the $1 Trillion Future of Carbon Cleanup
Christoph Gebald's company, Climeworks, is a pioneer in carbon-capture technology. Can it grow quickly enough to make an impact in the climate fight? (Bloomberg) — Most everyone who’s committed their career to solving the climate crisis comes to the...
Using Trees to Remediate and Stabilize Mining Waste
For decades, the Keweenaw Peninsula in the U.P. was home to more than 100 copper mines. One of the byproducts of that is stamp sands, the practice of crushing rock and extracting heavy metals. Remnants of it are still found throughout the peninsula....
Biochar is a ‘Shovel-Ready’ Climate Tech Darling, But Can it Scale Up?
When Beauregard Burgess and three friends decided to start a hog and poultry farm in 2015, they chose an odd location: 20 acres of swampy land on the east side of Homer, Alaska, a coastal hamlet south of Anchorage. The land, logged years ago, was in an...
Winnipeg Councilors Looking For Ways to Start Compost Program Sooner Than 2030 Target
Winnipeg city council's most senior committee wants to know how a residential compost program could get up and running faster than the current seven-year timeline. On Tuesday, council's executive policy committee approved a proposal to begin picking up...
Biochar Offers an Accelerated Pathway to Global Decarbonization: Research
The first-of-its-kind data highlights biochar’s potential to scale carbon removals as a win-win solution for people and the planet. Ground-breaking new research shows that carbon removal solution biochar can play a significant role in global emissions...
How do Carbon Credits Actually Work? Removal, Reduction, and Avoidance Credits Explained
As urgency for climate action has hit an all-time high, trust in carbon credits has reached an all-time low. News reports highlighting the presence of low-quality credits have brought renewed scrutiny—and in some cases, greenwashing lawsuits—over the use...