 | | | | Links to recent scientific papers, web posts, upcoming events, job opportunities, podcasts, and event recordings, etc. on Carbon Dioxide Removal Technology.2024 CDR Salary Survey ( Source) This service relies on corporate users paying - we have no other funding. Please consider becoming a paid subscriber to help sustain our work. 📋TABLE OF CONTENTSNote: Click on the headings listed in the table of contents above to easily navigate to the sections you're interested in. 💸COMMERCIAL NEWS 📝RESEARCH PAPERSYankovsky, E., Zhou, M., Tyka, M., Bachman, S., Ho, D., Karspeck, A., & Long, M. (2024). Impulse response functions as a framework for quantifying ocean-based carbon dioxide removal. EGUsphere, 2024, 1-26.Synopsis: This study proposes using impulse response functions (IRFs) to quantify CO2 removal from Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement, addressing challenges in air-sea CO2 transfer and ocean circulation effects. By simulating short-term alkalinity releases and using IRFs to predict carbon uptake, the study finds that this method can accurately estimate carbon removal with minimal error. This approach aids in developing robust accounting frameworks for OAE, essential for effective carbon markets and Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) standards.
Kim, H., Qiu, Y., McJeon, H., Clarens, A., Javadi, P., Wang, C., ... & Fuhrman, J. (2024). Provincial-scale assessment of direct air capture to meet China’s climate neutrality goal under limited bioenergy supply. Environmental Research Letters.Synopsis: This study explores the potential of Direct Air Carbon Capture and Storage (DACCS) in China, assessing its deployment and impacts across 31 provinces. Utilizing a detailed energy-economy-climate model, the study finds DACCS could significantly boost China's negative emissions capacity. However, it requires substantial investments ($330-$530 billion) and over 600 GW of additional wind and solar power. While DACCS could reduce mitigation costs by up to $6 trillion by 2060, it highlights the need to balance carbon capture with other negative emissions strategies.
Bergagna, L., Lovrich, G., Riccialdelli, L., & Sahade, R. (2024). Blue carbon storage in a sub-Antarctic marine protected area. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 20642.Synopsis: This study highlights the significant carbon reservoirs of the Namuncurá – Burdwood Bank I and II MPAs, surpassing even their Antarctic counterparts. These MPAs store a total of 52,085.78 Mg C in biomass and 933,258,336 Mg C in surficial sediments. However, when accounting for CO2 release from CaCO3 precipitation, net carbon storage is reduced. This underscores the need to include inorganic carbon in assessments and emphasizes the conservation value of sub-Antarctic benthic ecosystems for climate mitigation.
Behrendt, L., Alcolombri, U., Hunter, J. E., Smriga, S., Mincer, T., Lowenstein, D. P., ... & Van Mooy, B. A. (2024). Microbial dietary preference and interactions affect the export of lipids to the deep ocean. Science, 385(6714), eaab2661.Synopsis: This study examines the role of microbial communities in degrading lipids, key contributors to oceanic carbon export. By tracking lipid droplet degradation from Phaeodactylum tricornutum in nitrogen-limited conditions, researchers found that lipid breakdown was driven by gene suites rather than bacterial taxa. A mathematical model based on experimental data highlights how microbial consumption influences vertical lipid flux attenuation in the ocean, advancing understanding of the carbon pump.
Li, Y., Lin, H., Li, Y., Shen, J., Yang, C., & Wang, K. (2024). Carbon Sequestration of Silica-Rich Biochar in Cement Accompanied by the Pozzolanic Effect. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering.Synopsis: This study evaluates rice husk and bamboo biochar as carbon-negative supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) to enhance both decarbonization and strength in cement. Findings show that rice husk biochar, rich in amorphous silica, significantly improves cement’s compressive strength and hydration compared to bamboo biochar. At 28 days, rice husk biochar blended cement exhibited 12.9% higher strength than OPC and 22% lower carbon emissions, highlighting its potential for sustainable construction.
Wynes, S., Davis, S. J., Dickau, M., Ly, S., Maibach, E., Rogelj, J., ... & Matthews, H. D. (2024). Perceptions of carbon dioxide emission reductions and future warming among climate experts. Communications Earth & Environment, 5(1), 498.Synopsis: This study surveyed 211 IPCC authors to gauge their views on the likelihood of four key climate outcomes. The findings reveal that most authors are skeptical about limiting warming to the Paris targets of below 2°C, but are more optimistic about achieving net zero CO2 emissions in the second half of the century. The study also found a strong correlation between personal and perceived peer beliefs, highlighting a bias in extreme views regarding community consensus.
Fan X., Sun X., Robertson A., et al., (2024). Charged sorbents for efficient CO2 removal. The Innovation Materials 2(3).Synopsis: The study addresses the need for scalable, cost-effective Direct Air Capture (DAC) technologies to meet global CO2 removal targets. It introduces a breakthrough sorbent, "charged-sorbents," that uses a battery-like process to capture CO2 with low energy input. Compared to traditional methods, this sorbent operates at lower temperatures, reduces costs, and integrates renewable energy for desorption, offering promising scalability for large-scale DAC and other gas separation applications.
Matus, F., Salazar, O., Aburto, F., Zamorano, D., Nájera, F., Jovanović, R., ... & Duarte, E. (2024). Perspective of soil carbon sequestration in Chilean volcanic soils. npj Materials Sustainability, 2(1), 32.Synopsis: The study analyzed 457 volcanic soil profiles and 60 non-volcanic soils to examine the role of soil pH in the formation of Al-organomineral complexes. Findings show that pH >4.5 strongly influenced complex formation in volcanic soils, while increasing allophane content reduced SOC. In non-volcanic soils, silt and clay fractions were positively correlated with SOC, highlighting the contrasting mechanisms governing carbon dynamics in volcanic vs. non-volcanic soils.
Grimm, A., Kramer, G. J., & Gazzani, M. (2024). How Would Ideal Sorbents Improve the Technical and Economic Performance of Adsorption-Based Direct Air Capture?. Energy & Fuels.Synopsis: The study investigates Direct Air Capture (DAC) performance, focusing on optimizing sorbents for enhanced CO2 removal efficiency. By replacing existing sorbents with theoretical ones, the research aims to minimize energy use and maximize productivity. Results show that optimal sorbents significantly improve DAC performance, reducing energy consumption and costs, emphasizing the need for tailored sorbent design in cost-effective CO2 removal solutions.
Wang, S., Sun, H., Wang, J., Chen, C., Jiang, L., Zhang, Y., ... & Ling, Z. (2024). Amine/vermiculite composite aerogels fabricated by polyethyleneimine-induced vermiculite nanosheet gelation for efficient direct air capture. Chemical Engineering Journal, 155478.Synopsis: This study introduces a simple, cost-effective method for fabricating amine/vermiculite composite aerogels to enhance Direct Air Capture (DAC) of CO2. The vermiculite nanosheets' negative charge and exposed surface, combined with high molecular weight amines, result in a CO2 capture capacity of 0.72 mmol/g and amine efficiency of 0.29. The aerogels exhibit low pressure drop, stable performance, and lower costs, making them promising for practical DAC applications.
Carpanez, T. G., Silva, J. B. G., Otenio, M. H., Amaral, M. C. S., & Moreira, V. R. (2024). Potential for nutrients reuse, carbon sequestration, and CO2 emissions reduction in the practice of domestic and industrial wastewater recycling into agricultural soils: A review. Journal of Environmental Management, 370, 122443.Synopsis: This review evaluates the potential of using treated wastewater for agricultural irrigation to recycle nutrients and mitigate CO2 emissions. It finds that industrial wastewater has significant carbon storage potential due to its high organic content. However, pollutants like toxic metals and microplastics pose risks to soil health. Advanced treatment technologies can reduce contaminants but may increase CO2 emissions. Future research should focus on understanding carbon dynamics in soil and validating the environmental impacts of treated wastewater.
Zhou, J., Zhou, Z., Yao, C., Zhang, Y., Ren, H., Lu, G., & Chen, H. (2024). Biochar Catalysis for the Enhanced Abiotic Humification of Polyphenols: An Important Mechanism Helping Sequester Carbon. Agronomy, 14(9), 1951.Synopsis: This study explores how biochar from walnut shells, heated at various temperatures (300°C, 600°C, 900°C), catalyzes the abiotic humification of hydroquinone (HQ). It found that biochar effectively promotes HQ polymerization into humic substances like fulvic and humic acids, with the most significant results at 600°C. Reactive oxygen species, particularly HO•, play a crucial role in this process. The findings highlight biochar's potential to enhance soil carbon sequestration through abiotic humification.
Chen, X., Sun, Z., Kuo, P. C., & Aziz, M. (2024). Thermodynamics analysis of innovative carbon-negative systems for direct reduction of iron ore via chemical looping technology. Energy, 133019.Synopsis: This study assesses four advanced biomass-powered direct reduced iron (DRI) systems aimed at reducing carbon footprints in ironmaking. Key findings reveal that chemical looping hydrogen production (CLHP) systems, especially with CH4-assisted carburization, significantly cut energy use and CO2 emissions compared to traditional methods. CLHP-DRI systems achieve up to 7.6% lower energy consumption and have a carbon-negative potential of 0.836 to 1.079 t-CO2 per ton of DRI, highlighting their promise for sustainable iron production.
Roberts, C., & Nemet, G. F. (2024). Feasibility of CO2 Pipeline Construction to Enable Gigaton-Scale Carbon Dioxide Removals: Evidence from historical precedent.Synopsis: This study evaluates the feasibility of rapidly building CO2 pipelines by comparing historical oil and gas pipeline construction. Key findings reveal that achieving 100 Mt of CO2 transport by 2050 is feasible, based on 18 historical national build-outs. However, scaling to 1 Gt is more challenging, with only two national and three global cases meeting required construction rates. Economic and institutional drivers for fossil fuels may not align with CO2 pipelines, suggesting caution in meeting CO2 removal targets.
Xu, Y., Han, X., & Cao, X. E. (2024). Comprehensive Performance Evaluation of HVAC systems Integrated with Direct Air Capture of CO2 in Various Climate Zones. Building and Environment, 112048.Synopsis: This study evaluates integrating Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology into HVAC systems to reduce indoor CO2 levels and enhance energy efficiency. Using Modelica for modeling, the study assesses four integration cases across 8 ASHRAE climate zones. Results show DAC reduces indoor CO2 by over 45% and, combined with Demand Control Ventilation (DCV), achieves 0.39–21.66% annual energy savings and significant carbon emissions reductions. The highest savings occur in cold climates.
Density plot showing subjective estimates of future climate outcomes in four categories (Source) 📰WEB POSTSSolving the near-term CO2 storage gap (Carbon Based Commentary) Carbon-Based CommentaryDirect air capture (DAC) is scaling rapidly, and new mid-scale facilities capturing thousands to tens of thousands of tons of CO2 per year coming online over the next few years will start to require financing beyond venture capital. Robust offtake agreements will be required to secure financing, but these offtake agreements require defensible plans for … 6 days ago · 6 likes · 3 comments · Grant Faber Can weeds hold the key to turning farms into carbon storage powerhouses? (Biochar Today)The case for adding iron to the ocean for carbon dioxide removal ( Source) 📃REPORTS 2024 CDR Salary Report (CDRJobs) 📖THESES🗓️UPCOMING EVENTSClimate Week NYC | 22-29 September 2024 | New YorkDiscovery workshop focussing on terrestrial science (CDR) | 22 October 2024 | OnlineDiscovery workshop focussing on ocean science (CDR) | 25 October 2024 | OnlineIntegrative synthesis workshop focusing on identifying gaps in current governance & ethics | 18 November 2024 | Online
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You can directly sync all Carbon Removal events to your default calendars by pressing the link below: Sync CDR Events to your Default Calendar 💼JOB OPPORTUNITIES"You are expected to conduct research toward a net-zero economy, focusing on the innovation, scale-up, and diffusion of carbon dioxide removal (CDR). While your work includes understanding technological advancements, your research should address broader organizational, institutional, or technological questions to comprehensively tackle climate challenges, for example:
• How can we build innovation ecosystems that facilitate the development of CDR technologies?
• Which policy designs enhance – or hinder – the adoption of CDR?
• What are effective governance structures for carbon markets to support CDR?
• How can entrepreneurship & finance contribute to scaling CDR technologies?
• Which role could CDR play in companies' climate strategies?"
"We are developing a unique electrochemical process which is 10x more energy efficient than first generation DAC and 3x better than the most ambitious second generation technologies. At megaton scale, we estimate the cost per ton to be well below $100/ton."
"Limiting global warming to 1.5°C implies reaching net zero CO2 emissions in 2050 according to the IPCC. Next to substantially reducing emissions, this target will only be possible by globally deploying carbon removal (CDR) solutions at the scale of billions of tons of CO2. Neustark is a leading provider in this rapidly growing field, having developed a solution to permanently store CO2 from the air in recycled mineral waste such as demolished concrete."
"Climate Impact Partners delivers solutions for action on climate. We believe that carbon markets have a critical role to play in delivering action by putting a price on carbon and funding carbon reduction activities to meet our global climate goals. Together with the world’s leading companies and quality project partners, we will cut 1 billion tonnes of CO2 to transform the global economy, improve health and livelihoods and restore a thriving planet."
"At Tree.ly, we are fully committed to climate protection and enhance the importance of forests as critical ecosystems through innovative business models. We connect companies and forest owners to sustainably and climate-resiliently manage forests through direct investments. Our vision is to create a future where forests are valued for their ecological services and managed sustainably in alignment with business interests."
"Reporting to Plastic Waste and Ocean Manager, the Specialist is expected to design and conduct high-quality research on nature-based solutions on blue carbon particularly mangrove its linkage with people and climate. Responsibilities include data collection across social (including gender), economic, governance, and if needed ecological aspect; , conduct analysis on nature based solution, and , developing publication and knowledge products related to blue carbon governance and nature based solution. The Specialist will collaborate closely with WRI specialists and analysts across the relevant portfolio.”
"OceanX is a mission to support scientists to explore the ocean and to bring it back to the world through captivating media. Uniting leading media, science, and philanthropy partners, OceanX utilizes next-gen technology, fearless science, compelling storytelling, and immersive experiences to educate, inspire, and connect the world with the ocean and build a global community deeply engaged with understanding, enjoying, and protecting our oceans. OceanX is an initiative of Dalio Philanthropies, which furthers the diverse philanthropic interests of Dalio family members."
"Yama’s purpose is to scale up, industrialize, and launch on the market the lowest energy consumption scalable Direct Air Capture technology."
"talisman is a workforce advisory partnership specializing in clean energy and other industries of tomorrow."
"Paebbl is a founder-led start-up at the forefront of climate technology and the emerging carbon economy. Our mission is to permanently sequester CO2 and transform it into valuable products. Inspired by natural CO2 mineralization, our technology accelerates this process significantly and is ready for scale-up. We are supported by long-term oriented institutional and private investors. Our diverse team includes experts in technology, industrial engineering, waste management, finance, and academia."
"We are looking for an experienced Senior Carbon Verification Manager to support our existing tree planting projects in India and Kenya. You will have experience in carbon modelling for afforestation / reforestation projects along with an in depth understanding of GHG sequestration, emissions estimation and reporting requirements. You will be an essential support to the Executive team and a trusted go-to colleague to help us get things done in Carbon Project Development."
"Svante is a rapidly growing clean energy technology company making commercial-scale carbon capture and removal a reality and enabling global industries to play offense in the fight against climate change that will accelerate the global transition to a lower-carbon economy."
"Isometric is a carbon removal registry. We issue the world’s most scientifically rigorous carbon credits to help Fortune 100 companies tackle climate change and prevent greenwashing."
“Everest Carbon Inc. develops breakthrough measurement technology for robust quantification of carbon dioxide removal through Enhanced Weathering.”
"Climeworks removes CO₂ from the air to fight global warming and protect future generations to come."
"We are an impact-driven, remote-first, ClimateTech (CDR) startup headquartered in Germany and Brazil to reverse climate change and make tropical agriculture more regenerative, low-carbon, and sustainable. We are working with Enhanced Rock Weathering in tropical agriculture, focusing on Brazil. We do this to create a liveable planet for future generations and, specifically, to regenerate soils and ecosystems, grow nutritious food, and increase food security and sovereignty in the tropics."
"Skytree enables a transition to a world with cleaner Air for everyone. We do this by developing and deploying smart technology that captures atmospheric carbon dioxide, enabling its use or storage to combat climate change and aid society and businesses around the world."
"Mati Carbon PBC is at the forefront of climate-tech innovation, leveraging Enhanced Rock Weathering (ERW) to remove carbon from the atmosphere while boosting the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in the Global South. We are a US Public benefit corporation with operations in USA, India and Africa."
🎙️PODCASTSPhil De Luna on direct air capture, its opportunities and challenges | Hub Podcast | Hub Dialogues: Phil De Luna on direct air capture, its opportunities and challenges Hub Podcasts 42:17 |
"Phil De Luna, the chief carbon scientist and head of engineering at Deep Sky explains carbon removal technology in general, direct air capture in particular, along with its opportunities and challenges, Canada’s comparative advantages in these technologies, and our role in meeting our net-zero targets over the coming decades."
What's at the edge of CDR? | Climate on the Edge | What's at the edge of CDR? Climate on the Edge 57:56 |
"With all the attention and investment going towards CDR these days, we've been wondering recently if it really is still at the frontier of climate action. What's at the absolute bleeding edge? Today, I'll explore that question with two guests from some of the industry's most influential organizations: Nikki Batchelor, of XPRIZE Carbon Removal and Jack Andreasen from Breakthrough Energy.Nikki currently serves as the Executive Director of the $100M XPRIZE Carbon Removal, one of the most significant efforts to date aimed at accelerating the development and scaling of carbon removal technologies. Her work focuses on identifying and nurturing innovative approaches to carbon dioxide removal (CDR) that can contribute to global climate goals.Jack is famed for his work on climate policy, particularly in the context of carbon removal and clean energy innovation. He’s currently carbon management policy manager at Breakthrough Energy is a pan-solution organization dedicated to helping humanity avoid climate disaster through everything from policy advocacy to venture investing to philanthropy, and it’s famously founded by Bill Gates. They’re behind the scenes on a lot of climate intervention, and they’re backing both the thinkers and the doers.Nikki and Jack will be our expert commentators on the latest and greatest CDR headlines, and then we’ll talk a little bit more about the topic du jour: "Is CDR still at the frontier of climate"?"
"In this episode of CDR Procurement Guide, Eli spoke with Christopher Neidl, Co-Founder of The OpenAir Collective.OpenAir is a global volunteer collective advancing carbon dioxide removal solutions to the climate crisis through collaborative research & development, advocacy, and pilot-based missions.Chris Neidl has helped lead advocacy efforts at the state level related to low-carbon concrete procurement policy, including the Low Embodied Carbon Concrete Leadership Act (LECCLA), as well as carbon removal procurement and incentives, such as the New York Carbon Dioxide Removal Leadership Act, the NY Carbon City Property Tax Abatement Act, and the Luxembourg Negative Emissions Tariff.Some of the highlights from this episode:-The importance of a multi-layered approach to net zero, combining emissions reduction, resilience, and carbon removal.-How non-profit organisations like OpenAir Collective educate, organise, and drive citizen-led policy change at the local level.-Empowering citizens with AI tools to spread effective CDR policies and create a ‘wildfire’ of advocacy.-The need for early engagement in CDR, with early adopters setting the standard for future practices.-How organisations can learn from established role models instead of reinventing the wheel.-The critical role of rigorous standards and MRV in ensuring trust and accountability in the carbon market.-Preparing for the inevitable development of carbon markets and recognising the essential role of government involvement."
Noah Deich on the US policies driving carbon removal innovation | The Carbon Curve The Carbon CurveEpisode 41 is with Noah Deich, Senior Advisor for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management… 6 days ago · 1 like · Na’im Merchant In this episode, Na’im and Noah discuss:-Noah's journey into the carbon removal space; -The role of DOE’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management;-Key innovation programs and initiatives supporting carbon removal; -The Carbon Negative Shot initiative and its goals;-The importance of Measurement, Reporting, an-d Verification (MRV) in carbon removal projects;-The DOE’s pilot program for purchasing carbon removal credits;-Community benefits and engagement in carbon removal projects;-Approaches in driving market demand for carbon removal.
🎥YOUTUBE VIDEOSSpeaking in Tonnes: Conversations on Carbon Removal with All Nippon Airways | 1PointFive "The aviation industry has long been considered one of the most challenging to decarbonize. In this episode, Kohei Yoshikawa and Satoko Arima of All Nippon Airlines (ANA) walk us through what those challenges are, and the role Direct Air Capture (DAC) can play in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)."
Turning the world’s largest waste stream into a CO2 sink | Anna Haas | TEDxZurich | TEDx Talks "To reach net zero by 2050, we need to drastically reduce our emissions as well as remove the residual, hard-to-abate emissions from the atmosphere via carbon removal. One method with widespread potential: capturing CO2 from the atmosphere and storing it in the world’s largest waste stream, demolition concrete, via a mineralization process. Anna Haas holds an M.Sc. in mineral resources engineering from RWTH Aachen University. She brings cross-industry experience from startups to corporates, having lived in 5 countries and now calling Switzerland home. Anna has worked in the Swiss machine building industry and a German VC-backed ConTech startup. Currently, she is a Sales Manager at Neustark, an ETH Zürich spin-off enabling carbon storage in mineral waste streams. Passionate about innovations for a better world, she’ll share insights on her work with carbon."
No one has gone this big before | 1PointFive "This is exactly why we’re leveraging the expertise and years of experience of our full team to build STRATOS at the climate relevant scale we believe is required to make a difference.
“...it's not just a plant, it's an industry that we're building." - Christine Irvin, Director, Direct Air Capture, Oxy Low Carbon Ventures
We continue to remain ambitious, diligent and pushing the boundaries because that’s what we believe the climate challenge requires.
STRATOS is just the beginning for 1PointFive."
Big ‘deal’ | Google pumps $10 million into Knoxville startup to vacuum carbon | WVLT News "We are breaking the story to the Knoxville region: Holocene secures expansion funding for ORNL-tech-backed carbon capture solution."
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