Carbon Capture
Living Carbon: The startup setting down roots from 9 to 5
Dolly Parton provides a voice for the masses. This monthlong series will provide a platform for individuals making a difference. Read More
Inside Frontier, the fund pioneering a new model for carbon removal investments
Launched by Stripe this spring, Frontier has announced its first six project winners: AspiraDAC (a subsidiary of Corporate Carbon), Calcite-Origen (a collaboration between 8 Rivers and Origen), Lithos, RepAir, Travertine and Living Carbon. Read More
Clean tech drives record-breaking energy investment, IEA report finds
A recent report predicts global energy investment will rise eight percent this year, driven by surging investment in clean energy infrastructure. Read More
Solution or Band-Aid? Carbon capture projects move ahead
Long discussed but rarely used, carbon capture and storage projects — which bury waste CO2 underground — are on the rise globally. Some scientists see the technology as a necessary tool in reducing emissions, but others say it simply perpetuates the burning of fossil fuels. Read More
Stripe, Shopify, Alphabet, Meta and McKinsey will spend almost $1 billion on carbon removal
The focus is to help scale the availability of solutions that cost less than $100 per metric ton. Read More
A revolution in carbon capture and job growth
A breakthrough innovation in carbon capture has profound implications for jobs across America. Read More
In startup Verdox, carbon capture meets electrification
Norsk Hydro, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital are among investors committing $100 million for Verdox, a carbon capture company born at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Read More
How adding rock dust to soil could help drive carbon into the ground
Researchers are finding that when pulverized rock is applied to agricultural fields, the soil pulls far more carbon from the air and crop yields increase. More studies are underway, but some scientists say this method shows significant benefits for farmers and the climate. Read More
Capturing carbon one cooling tower at a time
The startup Noya is turning already-built infrastructure into new carbon capture plants. Read More
What you should know about carbon removal purchase agreements
The industry needs to share lessons, so companies are publishing playbooks about how they are selecting and valuing projects that have verifiable permanence. Read More
