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Carbon Removal

Durable carbon dioxide removal: the companies, science, MRV, buyers and funders that pull CO2 out of the atmosphere and store it for centuries or longer, across direct air capture, enhanced weathering and mineralization, ocean CDR, and biomass removal (BECCS, biochar, bio-oil and burial).

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At a glance

Definition

Durable carbon dioxide removal: the companies, science, MRV, buyers and funders that pull CO2 out of the atmosphere and store it for centuries or longer, across direct air capture, enhanced weathering and mineralization, ocean CDR, and biomass removal (BECCS, biochar, bio-oil and burial).

Field at a glance

Carbon Removal organizations
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Carbon Removal people
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Upcoming Carbon Removal events
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Carbon Removal programs and funding
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Technologies

Direct air capture uses chemical sorbents or solvents to extract CO2 from ambient air. Point-source capture captures CO2 from industrial flue gas. Enhanced weathering accelerates natural CO2 mineralization. Ocean-based approaches use electrochemical methods for marine carbon removal. Bioenergy with CCS (BECCS) combines biomass energy with geological storage.

Applications

DAC facilities remove CO2 directly from the atmosphere for geological storage. Point-source capture reduces emissions from cement, steel, and chemical plants. Captured CO2 is mineralized into building materials. Carbon credits from verified removal are sold to corporations meeting net-zero commitments.

Market and funding

The carbon capture market is growing rapidly with the 45Q tax credit providing up to $180/ton for direct air capture in the US. With 8 funders. Corporate advance purchase agreements from Microsoft, Stripe, Google, and Frontier are creating demand signals.

Institutes, funders, companies, and communities

Organizations in the field

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Research and public institutions 2

CarbonPlan imageResearch Institute

Nonprofit publishing open data and science on climate solutions, including CDR.

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Funders 7

Additional Ventures imageGrant Maker

Additional Ventures is a non-profit foundation based in Palo Alto, California, established in 2020 by Erin Hoffmann and Mike Schroepfer. Th…

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Companies 84

280 Earth imageStartup

Direct air capture systems that pull CO2 permanently out of the atmosphere.

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44.01 imageStartup

Peridotite carbon mineralization in Oman and the UAE.

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Alithic imageStartup

Energy-efficient direct air capture producing calcium carbonate.

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Alt Carbon imageStartup

Enhanced rock weathering startup working with farmers in India's northeast.

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Arca imageStartup

Mineralization company turning mine tailings into permanent CO2 storage.

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Avnos imageStartup

Hybrid direct air capture that transforms waste heat into carbon removal and water.

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Capture6 imageStartup

Electrochemical direct air capture integrated with water recovery.

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Charm Industrial imageStartup

Converts crop and forest waste into bio-oil injected deep underground for permanent carbon removal.

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Climeworks imageStartup

Direct air capture developer and operator selling durable carbon removal.

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CO280 imageStartup

Carbon capture at pulp and paper mills for biogenic carbon removal (BECCS).

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EDAC Labs imageStartup

Electrochemical platform for carbon mineralization, DAC and ocean alkalinity.

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Equatic imageStartup

Seawater electrolysis that removes atmospheric CO2 while producing hydrogen.

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Exomad Green imageStartup

Bolivia-based biochar producer, the largest biochar carbon removal supplier by volume.

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Flux imageStartup

Kenya-based enhanced rock weathering company scaling carbon removal across Africa.

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Graphyte imageStartup

Carbon Casting: dried, compacted biomass blocks stored for durable carbon removal.

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InPlanet imageStartup

Brazil-focused enhanced rock weathering, first to issue independently verified ERW credits.

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Kodama Systems imageStartup

Forestry technology company developing remote and autonomous systems for hazardous fuel reduction and forest restoration.

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Liferaft imageStartup

US biochar company with a large Microsoft carbon removal offtake.

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Limenet imageStartup

Converts lime and CO2 into calcium bicarbonate stored in seawater.

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Lithos Carbon imageStartup

Enhanced rock weathering on US farmland with registry-certified carbon removal credits.

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Mati Carbon imageStartup

Basalt enhanced rock weathering for smallholder farmers; $50M XPRIZE Carbon Removal winner.

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NetZero imageStartup

Biochar from agricultural waste in Africa and Latin America; XPRIZE Carbon Removal runner-up.

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neustark imageStartup

Mineralizes CO2 into recycled demolition concrete for permanent storage.

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Phlair imageStartup

Low-cost direct air capture compatible with renewable electricity.

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Planboo imageStartup

Bamboo biochar carbon removal in the tropics with in-house MRV.

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Planeteers imageStartup

Accelerated mineral weathering in closed-loop reactors producing stable bicarbonate.

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PRONOE imageStartup

Ocean alkalinity enhancement on industrial coastal return flows.

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Removr imageStartup

Direct air capture developer (Norway) scaling durable carbon removal.

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Reverion imageStartup

Captures CO2 from biogas power plants for permanent carbon removal.

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Rewind imageStartup

Sinks plant biomass into the anoxic Black Sea for permanent carbon removal.

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Silica imageStartup

Enhanced weathering carbon removal in Latin America using volcanic rock on farms.

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Sustaera imageStartup

Affordable, scalable direct air capture powered by renewable energy.

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UNDO imageStartup

Enhanced rock weathering project developer aiming to remove a billion tonnes of CO2.

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Verdox imageStartup

Electricity-only carbon capture from air and point sources using electro-swing adsorption.

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Vesta imageStartup

Coastal enhanced weathering with olivine sand for ocean-based carbon removal.

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Arbor imageStartup

BECCS power generation delivering clean power and permanent carbon removal.

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Eion imageStartup

Enhanced weathering on US farmland with direct soil measurement, now part of Terradot.

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Noya imageStartup

All-electric direct air capture using cooling tower infrastructure.

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Associations and field builders 14

[C]Worthy imageNonprofit Ecosystem Builder

Nonprofit building open-source ocean modeling for marine CDR.

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Cascade Climate imageNonprofit Ecosystem Builder

Nonprofit advancing MRV and field science for enhanced weathering and ocean CDR.

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Ocean Visions imageNonprofit Ecosystem Builder

Nonprofit pursuing ocean-based climate solutions, including marine carbon removal.

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Relae imageStartup Service Provider

Decarbonization and carbon management advisory (formerly Carbon Direct).

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Media and analysis 1

Other organizations 28

Altitude imageCapital Platform

Large-scale financing and aggregation of carbon dioxide removal.

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Carbon Gap imagePolicy Advocacy

Nonprofit shaping EU policy to scale carbon dioxide removal responsibly.

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Carbon180 imagePolicy Advocacy

US nonprofit building the carbon removal field through federal policy.

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CDR.fyi imageResearch Data Provider

Market data and leaderboards for durable carbon removal.

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ClimeFi imageCapital Platform

Carbon removal portfolio manager and procurement service.

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Frontier imageCapital Platform

Advance market commitment to buy permanent carbon removal.

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Puro.earth imageResearch Data Provider

Carbon removal standard and registry (Puro Standard, CORCs).

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Rainbow imageResearch Data Provider

Carbon removal crediting standard (formerly Riverse).

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1PointFive imageCorporate Innovation

Occidental's direct air capture and carbon sequestration business, home of the Stratos DAC facility.

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Drax imageCorporate Innovation

UK biomass power company pursuing a BECCS retrofit.

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Leilac imageCorporate Innovation

Calcination technology capturing CO2 from cement and lime production, developed by Calix.

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Researchers, founders, funders, and other contributors

People shaping the field

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Aaron Randall

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Events and conferences

Upcoming events 3

Conference series 8

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Programs and funding

Programs and fellowships 11

Open funding 3

Other grants and funding 11

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