Answering the IPCC Call to Demonstrate Rock Dust’s Potential for Climate Stabilization
The IPCC 2022 report on the impacts of global warming warns that climate hazards will increase dramatically if global temperatures continue rising and exceed 1.5 degrees C above pre-industrial levels.
COP28 Presents Webinar on Advances in ERW and Biochar in India
Rock Dust Weathering and Biochar Soil Amendments Play a Key Role In India’s Global Leadership of Carbon Dioxide Removal
On December 4th, 2023, a group of climate tech experts participated in a panel discussion exploring India’s remarkable potential as a world leader in durable carbon dioxide removal (CDR). The discussion was held as part of the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) and was hosted and organized by the Carbon Removal India Alliance (CRIA). CRIA is a membership organization whose mission is to support ...
New Campaign Supporting Project to Address Food Insecurity in Tanzania
In partnership with Engineers Without Borders Tanzania, RTE is raising funds to introduce rock dust and biochar to soils in the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania to improve soil fertility, crop yields, and income for farmers.
Rock Dust Is Effective to Fight Climate Change, University of Illinois Energy Farm Finds
A new field study led by University of Illinois researcher Ilsa Kantola demonstrates how we can use rock dust weathering to greatly enhance carbon dioxide removal from the atmosphere.
Revolutionary Carbon Capture Method Integrated into Wastewater Treatment Plants
Joachim Katchinoff and Kevin Vu of Crew Carbon
In episode #80 of Open Air’s video series, “This is CDR”, featured Joachim Katchinoff and Kevin Vu from Crew Carbon. This company approaches carbon removal through enhanced weathering in wastewater facilities. Crew Carbon's approach combines nature-based solutions with engineered processes to enhance carbon dioxide removal (CDR) and help combat climate change.
Enhanced weathering is the process of accelerating the natural weathering reactions that remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere by exposing rocks ...
The Riches of Rock Dust, by the Get Real Alliance
The Get Real Alliance has released a documentary series covering topics from founder David Munson’s book Get Real: A Positive Solution to Climate Change. The eight episodes released so far describe the carbon cycle, biochar and rock dust, as well as issues related to grasslands, forests, oceans and more.
The Get Real Alliance explains their goals as follows: “The Get Real Alliance supports rock dust remineralization of soil and wetlands, biochar additions to soil for fertility and water retention, marine wetland restoration and overall agricultural changes.”
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Viva La Raw: Inventor Transforms Costa Rican Farming With Local Artisan’s Rock Dust
Nestled within the lush Costa Rican landscapes, a health-conscious innovator and horticultural pioneer has been rewriting the rules of farming.
The Riches of Rock Dust, by the Get Real Alliance
Episode 5 of an 8 part series around positive solution for climate change, created by the Get Real Alliance
Mati Carbon Removals Fights Climate Change, Enables Climate Resilience for Marginal Farmers in India
Shantanu Agarwal is a climate tech entrepreneur on a mission to improve the lives of marginal farmers while simultaneously fighting climate change. In 2021, he founded Mati Carbon Removals, a project of the Swaniti Initiative, a 501(c)(3) non-profit with offices in the US and India.
Shantanu Agarwal (far right) with colleagues and helpers collecting samples in the field. Photo courtesy of Mati.
In a July 2023 episode of the OpenAir webinar series, “This is CDR,” Agarwal had this to say about his new project:
“The mission at Mati is essentially ...
A Glimpse into the Future: The Potential for Rock Dust in Urban Agriculture
Scientists have recently begun to tap into the potential of urban agriculture with the use of rock dust, as well as other essential components, to make a recipe for fertile, sustainable soil.
