WEEKLY SUMMARY (09 JANUARY 2023-15 JANUARY 2023)
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WEEKLY SUMMARY (09 JANUARY 2023-15 JANUARY 2023)
CONSULTATIONS
International Initiative for Development of Article 6 Methodology Tools (II-AMT) invites all carbon market stakeholders to provide feedback on the draft tools and NDC guidance: |Due Date: 16 January 2023
- TOOL01 for the demonstration and assessment of additionality
- TOOL02 for robust baseline setting
- TOOL03 for MRV of emissions, reductions and removals
- GUIDE01 for evaluating activities’ links to host country NDC and LT-LEDS
PAPERS
Tropical Mixed-Species Plantations Can Outperform Monocultures in Terms of Carbon Sequestration and Economic Return
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4276509
Eco-engineering approaches for ocean negative carbon emission
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2095927322005369
Estimating the Negative Emissions: The Potential of a Portfolio of Technologies within the Planetary Boundaries
https://ejmcm.com/article_21128_4892cebead487bd9ea62ccdca65e7bcb.pdf
An Automated Microfluidic Analyzer for In Situ Monitoring of Total Alkalinity
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acssensors.2c02343#
Public Perception of CO2 Storage for Negative Emission Technologies
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4286137
Assessment of the enhanced weathering potential of different silicate minerals to improve soil quality and sequester CO2
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fclim.2022.954064/full
Fighting climate change with bamboo in Africa: The case of Kyela, Rungwe and Mufindi districts – Tanzania
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S277313912200009X
Effects of Afforestation on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Accumulation Depend on Initial Soil Nitrogen Status
https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2022GB007490#.Y7RFlZmMQkc.twitter
Ocean dynamics and biological feedbacks limit the potential of macroalgae carbon dioxide removal
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/acb06e/meta
Electrolytic seawater mineralization and how it ensures (net) carbon dioxide removal
https://chemrxiv.org/engage/chemrxiv/article-details/63b47348e8047a4fb6ff0466
Costs of forest carbon sequestration in the presence of climate change impacts
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ac8ec5/meta
Direct Air Capture of CO2 through Carbonate Alkalinity Generated by Phytoplankton Nitrate Assimilation
https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/20/1/550
Carbon-negative cement-bonded biochar particleboards
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42773-022-00185-8
Energetic and Life Cycle Assessment of Direct Air Capture: A Review
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352550922003384
Energy-Efficient and Water-Saving Sorbent Regeneration at Near Room Temperature for Direct Air Capture
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2589234723000076
Geochemical carbon dioxide removal potential of Spain
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969722083917?via%3Dihub
Sustainable scale-up of negative emissions technologies and practices: where to focus
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/acacb3
Methods for monitoring mCDR in cultivated macroalgae
https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/11/1/175
First assessment of seagrass carbon accumulation rates in Sweden: A field study from a fjord system at the Skagerrak coast
https://journals.plos.org/climate/article?id=10.1371/journal.pclm.0000099
Ensuring the environmental sustainability of emerging technologies for carbon dioxide removal
Limits and CO2 equilibration of near-coast alkalinity enhancement
https://bg.copernicus.org/articles/20/27/2023/
An investigation on sequential ultrasonication and metal modification of biochar on its CO2 capture performance
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13399-022-03658-9
A critical review on an advanced bio-electrochemical system for carbon dioxide sequestration and wastewater treatment
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772809922000235
Expert perceptions of game-changing innovations towards net zero
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211467X22002164
Methane emissions offset atmospheric carbon dioxide uptake in coastal macroalgae, mixed vegetation and sediment ecosystems
THESIS
Carbon colonialism: How forest-related carbon removal projects in the Global South reproduce colonial power structures
REPORTS
OCEAN IRON FERTILIZATION (Assessing its potential as a climate solution)
https://oceaniron.org/our-plan/
Quick scan on the carbon removal potential in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area and the North Sea Canal Area
POSTS
Ocean-assisted carbon removal: A deep dive into ocean alkalinity enhancement and direct ocean capture
https://saltywater.substack.com/p/ocean-assisted-carbon-removal
Climeworks delivers third-party certified CDR services to its first corporate customers, based on first and only validated DAC+S methodology
https://climeworks.com/news/climeworks-delivers-third-party-certified-cdr-services
Trapping Millions of Tons of CO2 – Researchers Have Discovered an Arctic Carbon Conveyor Belt
$40B and 1,000+ deals in 2022 market downtick- Fewer dollars, more climate innovation in 2022 climate tech market report
https://www.ctvc.co/40b-and-1-000-deals-in-2022-market-downtick/?ref=ctvc-newsletter
2022 was the fifth warmest year: Global annual average CO2 was 417 ppm (+2.1 ppm)
https://climate.copernicus.eu/global-climate-highlights-2022
'Hidden gems': Rainforests still exist in the UK - here's where you can find them | Climate News | Sky News
Watershed partners with Frontier to broaden access to permanent carbon removal
https://watershed.com/blog/watershed-frontier-launch
Maine facility plans to be 1st in New England to mass produce biochar
https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/01/09/mainefocus/enfield-biochar-plant-joam40zk0w/
Heidelberg Materials to build one-of-a-kind hybrid carbon capture unit at its Belgian Antoing cement plant
COMMERCIAL NEWS
Captura Closes $12M Series A Round To Develop Ocean Carbon Removal Tech
https://carbonherald.com/captura-closes-12m-series-a-round-to-develop-its-ocean-carbon-removal-tech/
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Direct Air Capture Prizes
https://americanmadechallenges.org/challenges/direct-air-capture/
· DAC Pre-Commercial EPIC Prize|Submission Deadline: 20 March 2023
https://www.herox.com/DAC-pre-commercial-EPIC/timeline
· DAC Pre-Commercial Technology Prize|Submission Deadline: 20 March 2023
https://www.herox.com/DAC-pre-commercial-tech
· DAC Commercial Prize|Submission Deadline: 20 March 2023
https://www.herox.com/DAC-commercial
Opportunity: BIL Regional Direct Air Capture Hubs| Due Date: 13 March 2023
https://www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/PublicPages/PublicSearch/Public_Opportunities.aspx
Biochar Demonstrator Flexible Fund | Due Date: 3 February 2023
https://biochardemonstrator.ac.uk/funding-opportunities/
Apply to Pathfinders Call 2 (Winter 2023) – funding gaps in Greenhouse Gas Removal research and innovation | Due Date: 6 February 2023
https://co2re.org/funding-secondments/innovations/
Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (mCDR): Research and Development for Assessing Large Scale Carbon Removal and Local Scale Ocean Acidification Mitigation, Department of Commerce, USA | Due Date: 28 February 2023
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=344632
JOBS
Project Coordinator on Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement as a strategy to mitigate climate warming supported by Additional Ventures.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hDQThCBnHzCewt9T4lbKrAuoeZMzGES0/view
Postdoctoral Scientist at Oceanography department | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral scholar to work on the development of Monitoring and Verification (MRV) Frameworks for Ocean-based Carbon Dioxide Removal in Canadian Atlantic Waters (Bedford Basin, Canada).
https://dal.peopleadmin.ca/postings/12394
Senior Backend Engineer at Carbon Direct | Seattle, WA
Carbon Direct enables organizations to reduce, remove, and utilize their emissions with carbon science Enable organizations to reduce, remove, and utilize their emissions with carbon science.
https://www.carbonremovaljobs.com/job/senior-backend-engineer-inhfs
VP of Sales at Carbon Direct | New York
https://www.carbonremovaljobs.com/job/vp-of-sales-fz91t
Senior Frontend Engineer at Carbon Direct | Seattle, WA
https://www.carbonremovaljobs.com/job/senior-frontend-engineer-zntte
Lead Oceanographer & Geochemist at Skyology | San Francisco, CA
Skyology is capturing and storing giant amounts of CO2 while deacidifying the oceans. It is a USA-based carbon capture startup reimagining how we handle climate change. We recently began the Ocean Impact Accelerator (the same startup competition that Wave Swell Energy, Next Protein, and Matter, among others, have participated in), raised our angel round, and are now preparing to bring our first pilot project to the Pacific Ocean.
https://www.carbonremovaljobs.com/job/lead-oceanographer--geochemist-lweqd
Project Scientist at Skyology | San Francisco, CA
https://www.skyology.io/careers
Senior Development Chemist at Carbon Capture | Los Angeles, CA
CarbonCapture is a California-based climate tech company that makes modular machines that can be connected in large arrays to capture massive amounts of CO2 directly from the atmosphere. It was created at Idealab, a leading technology incubator.
https://www.carbonremovaljobs.com/job/senior-development-chemist-uwgib
Chief Automation Engineer at Carbon Capture | Helsinki
https://www.carbonremovaljobs.com/job/chief-automation-engineer-r3ea4
CFO at Carbon Upcycling | Remote
Carbon Upcycling’s patented technology reduces the carbon emissions of cement and concrete through carbon utilization and cement abatement, and also improves the strength of concrete while offering better durability and improved rebar protection.
https://www.carbonremovaljobs.com/job/cfo-msn4j
Operational Excellence Associate at Carbon Upcycling | Remote
https://www.carbonremovaljobs.com/job/operational-excellence-associate-dqm6k
Director, R&D at Air Company | New York, NY
AIR COMPANY is the world’s leading carbon utilization company, creating consumer and industrial products from carbon dioxide (CO2).
https://www.carbonremovaljobs.com/job/director-rd-ougcu
Project Engineer (2 Positions) at Carbon Engineering | Squamish, BC
At Carbon Engineering, they are focused on the global deployment of megaton-scale Direct Air Capture technology so it can have the greatest impact on the huge climate challenge.
https://www.carbonremovaljobs.com/job/project-engineer-2-positions-begvl
IT Operations Engineer at Twelve | Berkeley, CA
Twelve technology eliminates emissions by turning CO2 into essential products.
https://www.carbonremovaljobs.com/job/it-operations-engineer-qkiqs
Senior Manufacturing Design Engineer at Twelve | Berkeley, CA
https://www.carbonremovaljobs.com/job/senior-manufacturing-design-engineer-tjcck
Project Operations Manager at Brilliant Planet | Akhfennir
Brilliant Planet is unlocking the power of algae as an affordable method of permanently and quantifiably sequestering carbon at the gigaton scale. The company’s innovative process enables vast quantities of microalgae to grow in open-air pond-based systems on coastal desert land. This is achieved without using fresh water, by harnessing a natural process that contributes to the health of oceans and air.
https://www.carbonremovaljobs.com/job/project-operations-manager-yjbrg
Commissioning Project Engineer at Hairloom | Brisbane, CA
Heirloom captures CO2 from the atmosphere by accelerating the natural properties of abundant, affordable rocks.
https://www.carbonremovaljobs.com/job/commissioning-project-engineer-gcnpl
Sustainability and Certification Manager (80 – 100%) at Climeworks | Zurich
Climeworks captures CO₂ from the air to fight global warming and protect future generations to come. We develop, build and operate direct air capture (DAC) machines, which capture CO₂ directly from the air. The air-captured carbon dioxide can either be recycled and reused as a raw material or completely removed from the air by safely storing it underground, permanently.
https://www.carbonremovaljobs.com/job/sustainability-and-certification-manager-80--100-ke3et
R&D Mechanical Engineer - Multiple Levels at Carbon America| Arvada | CO
Carbon America is the first vertically integrated company in the industry – a one-stop-shop of engineers, project managers, developers, and financiers focused on capturing more CO2 in shorter amounts of time and at lower costs.
https://www.carbonremovaljobs.com/job/rd-mechanical-engineer---multiple-levels-bf7dq
Carbon Technology Research Foundation (CTRF) - Recruitment of Advisory Council members
UPCOMING EVENTS
(NEW) Carbon removal certification by European Economic and Social Committee | 17 January 2023
https://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/agenda/our-events/events/carbon-removal-certification
(NEW) Running Tide Update: What's New in 2023? -- CEO Marty Odlin by OpenAir | 17 January 2023
(NEW) Accelerating the Carbon Removal Market” workshop by the BMW Foundation and Carbon Business Council |17 January 2023
https://climeworks.com/news/meet-climeworks-at-the-wef-annual-meeting-2023
The State of Carbon Dioxide Removal - Report launch by Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment | 19 January 2023
Scrubbing the Skies: Betting on Forest and Soils to Reach Net-Zero by Institute for Carbon Removal Law and Policy | 19 January 2023
(NEW) Carbon Capture and Storage: A distraction from real climate action by Biofuelwatch | 30 January 2023
Exploring risk & uncertainty for actors in the new GGR sector by CO₂RE - The Greenhouse Gas Removal Hub | 08 February 2023
(NEW) Biomass Harvesting Week by Canadian Biomass and Canadian Forest Industries | 13-17 February 2023
https://www.canadianbiomassmagazine.ca/events/biomass-harvesting-week/
(NEW) Ocean-Based Contributions to Carbon Dioxide Removal by AGU| 4-5 April 2023
PODCASTS
Turning CO2 into sustainable products | NovoCarbo
Edward Struzik on the urgent need to restore our peatlands | The Land & Climate Podcast
ELCI Assistant Editor Bertie Harrison-Broninski takes over to talk with veteran climate journalist Edward Struzik about his new book, Swamplands: tundra beavers, quaking bogs, and the improbable world of peat. They talk COP, burning peat for energy, the process of rewetting peatland, and Edward gives a cultural & historical background to peatlands, arguing that we still need to change cultural perspectives of our bogs, fens and marshes.
Are carbon removal targets unrealistic about land requirements? | The Land & Climate Podcast
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1695859/11675382
A major report published ahead of COP27 analysed national
climate policies and found that "over-reliance on carbon removals could
push ecosystems, land rights and food security to the brink."
Alasdair spoke to Dr. Kate Dooley, one of the
Land Gap Report authors and a Research Fellow at Melbourne University’s Climate
& Energy College, to hear about what policymakers are getting wrong.
Can BECCS really provide negative emissions? NRDC's senior scientist Sami Yassa presents new research | The Land & Climate Podcast
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1695859/10130917
Sami Yassa, senior scientist at the US based NGO the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and their scientific lead on forests and forest biomass, sets out NRDC research on the use of Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) which looks at whether it can really produce negative emissions. He also explains NRDC's work with the US Congress on biomass.
Why can't we 'just plant trees'? | The Land & Climate Podcast
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1695859/11842281
Afforestation projects are being used worldwide as a nature-based solution to climate change. Afforestry is the practice of planting trees on otherwise arid, barren land. Harvard scholar Rosetta Elkin explains how large-scale tree planting in otherwise treeless environments rarely makes ecological sense. In many instances throughout history, these projects have also been used as instruments of colonial forestry, used by the coloniser as a way of staking claim to the land. Elkin argues for a better understanding of our ecosystem on the scale of one single tree rather than whole forests.
Roxane Andersen explains why peatlands are the "superheroes" of carbon storage | The Land & Climate Podcast
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1695859/10316948
Bertie talked to renowned peatland expert Professor Roxane Andersen, of the University of Highlands & Islands, the
Environmental Research Institute, and the Flow Country Research Hub.
They talked about the Flow Country in Scotland,
her research on restoration, monitoring, and peatland fires, and more generally
about why peatlands are so important for climate mitigation.
Can the DOE spur carbon capture innovation in time to aid climate crisis?| S&P Global
Episode 1: Carbon Engineering | Carbon Hunters
This week, Diana speaks to Daniel Friedmann, the CEO of Carbon Engineering. In the same way that companies like McDonald’s and Subway franchise fast food restaurants, Carbon Engineering wants to franchise pulling climate-heating CO2 out of the air.
How do we actually get all this carbon out of the atmosphere? | The Carbon Removal Show
DAC Hubs w/ Jason Hochman of the DAC Coalition | Nori
On this show we speak with Jason Hochman, Co-founder and Senior Director of the DAC Coalition, a group” bringing together diverse, leading global innovators…to educate, engage, and mobilize around Direct Air Capture”. Chris Barnard is also on this episode's policy panel.
Shrinking Carbon Emissions Through Innovative Cement and Concrete Technologies | CarbonCure Technologies
Watch this webinar to hear from industry experts as they discuss how concrete producers and the AEC community can work together on practical solutions for carbon reduction and removal.
Recommendations for permitting seaweed cultivation in California with Romany Webb | Plan Sea: Ocean Interventions to Address Climate Change
https://sites.libsyn.com/452310?utm_source=pocket_reader
Wil Burns speaks to Romany Webb, an Associate Research Scholar at Columbia Law School and Deputy Director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, about local legislation around coastal and ocean carbon removal. Romany recently authored a paper entitled "Permitting seaweed cultivation for carbon sequestration in California: barriers and recommendations" and is on the podcast to discuss her experience with state and local legislation on the matter.
VIDEOS
There's a playlist with more videos on the topic, you can check it out here:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF8369A27273314D8
Is CO2 Removal Ready for Its Big Moment?| Bloomberg Quicktake: Originals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLHdCkcqnWE
In a field long plagued by hype and high costs, carbon removal startups are showing real promise. The question is whether they can scale up in time.
Carbon Removal Africa Ep.2: Nigeria's CO2 Storage Potential with Viktor Fagorite | OpenAir
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4S6Wf01jwk
In this episode of Carbon Removal Africa Nigerian geologist and PhD candidate Viktor Fagorite provides a survey of geological storage potential in Nigeria for both CCS and CDR applications.
Unlocking Finance for Nature: Towards Scalable Carbon Monitoring Solutions | WRI Video Library
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5sTXl12o4c
Can we unlock billions of dollars of climate finance for nature-based solutions this decade? Not if we can’t measure, report, and verify (MRV) the carbon impacts of our interventions. WRI’s Land & Carbon Lab is developing open access data solutions to improve the accuracy, precision, transparency, and cost-effectiveness of MRV at project, jurisdictional, and global scales. This event previews upcoming breakthroughs in how we monitor carbon removals from local landscape restoration, avoided emissions from reducing deforestation, net GHG emissions from commodity supply chains, and more. Hear from the leading scientists behind these breakthroughs, as well as the investors, policy-makers, companies and project developers who urgently need tailored yet scalable MRV solutions. This event took place at the COP27 in the Nature Zone Pavilion and footage was provided by Nature4Climate.
From emission reductions to carbon removal processes | DLA Piper Finland
Turning CO2 into sustainable products | NovoCarbo
This Is CDR Ep. 58: Carbo Culture | OpenAir
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93IRFbwTQ8k
In this episode of This Is CDR Toby and Megha welcome Carbo Culture Co-Founder and CEO Henrietta Moon who presents the company's plan to scale biochar production via its patented Carbolysis™ process that converts residual biomass into biochar and heat.
Introducing Climeworks | Climeworks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6XuBP6V0w8
Climeworks empowers people and companies to fight global warming by offering carbon dioxide removal as a service via direct air capture (DAC) technology.
Enhanced Weathering: What you need to know (2022) | Patrick Niedermayer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gOchpsPfJU
Enhanced Weathering: What you need to know.
Managing the risk of climate change overshoot in the Asia-Pacific: Governance of CDR and SRM | C2G Carnegie Climate Governance Initiative
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbQHoUOYagA
This hybrid event was co-organized by The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI) and the Carnegie Climate Governance Initiative (C2G) for the 7th session of the Committee on Environment and Development of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) aimed to increase the awareness of stakeholders and catalyze regional discussions around the latest scientific and governance developments relating to large-scale CDR and SRM.