Swiss startup Climeworks is advancing its direct CO2 removal technology by scaling up operations, aiming to capture carbon dioxide from the air and store it underground in solid form. This initiative is part of a broader movement where startups are transforming plant waste into concentrated carbon for underground storage, effectively reversing the process of fossil fuel emissions. The technology, including biochar, is seen as a potential method to reduce atmospheric climate pollution, though it requires further innovation and efficiency improvements to be cost-effective and scalable. The World Bank has recognized the potential of such technologies to make industries like steel manufacturing more environmentally friendly, with a particular focus on greening the $1.6 trillion steel industry. Additionally, companies like JetBlue are showing interest in carbon removal solutions, indicating a growing corporate investment in combating climate change.
This startup is removing carbon from the air — and here's why JetBlue is backing it https://t.co/4vn4BijpGe
The World Bank is betting on this company to 'green' the $1.6 trillion steel industry — take a look inside https://t.co/F17vfDYY0V
If the process can be scaled up and proves cost-effective, it could help manufacturers convert waste into climate-friendlier steel, the researchers say. https://t.co/1ArpEL5UVx
Can biochar help us draw climate pollution out of the atmosphere? Yes—but to scale up, we'll likely need new innovations to make it more cheaply and efficiently, and a great deal of on-the-ground work to inform farmers of its benefits. https://t.co/ZQxZW71PQx
Startups are processing plant waste into concentrated carbon to be buried or injected underground. It’s like fossil fuels, but in reverse. https://t.co/9GHdZWCpW4
Swiss startup Climeworks, which sucks carbon out of the air and stores it underground in solid form, is scaling up its direct CO2 removal business. https://t.co/IyDEdK8ZjK https://t.co/iWAIGAgv2f