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Video: See how this NYC factory traps CO2 in concrete blocks

Canary Media visits a Brooklyn warehouse and the basement of a Manhattan high-rise to learn how CO2 can be captured and turned into construction material.

By Maria Gallucci . 24 October 2023

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Food and farms

Biochar is a proven form of carbon removal. Can it scale up?

The soil-based charcoal can sequester carbon for long periods of time, and unlike high-tech carbon removal, it’s relatively straightforward to do today.

By Max Graham . 2 October 2023

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Podcast

As debate over carbon removal intensifies, the US steps up funding

A U.N. panel has expressed concern that carbon-removal technologies aren’t ready to scale. But the U.S. government is spending big bucks to support the industry.

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By Stephen Lacey . 27 min . 23 August 2023

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Ebb Carbon wants to pull CO2 from the sky with electricity and seawater

The California startup is operating a first-of-a-kind system at a Pacific coast lab to bring more scientific certainty to nascent ocean carbon removal.

By Maria Gallucci . 21 August 2023

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Carbon capture

US announces first winners in $3.5B carbon removal program

Two direct air capture facilities along the U.S. Gulf Coast will receive federal funding to try to pull millions of metric tons of CO2 from the sky.

By Maria Gallucci . 11 August 2023

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Podcast

Taking a closer look at carbon capture

Experts say carbon capture and storage is essential to reaching net zero. But what will we actually use it for?

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By Shayle Kann . 43 min . 20 July 2023

Podcast

The fungus among us

A new study suggests that fungi contribute to soil carbon far more than previously thought.

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By Shayle Kann . 37 min . 29 June 2023

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Carbon capture

Inside Charm Industrial’s multimillion-dollar bid to remove CO2 with plants

The high-flying startup claims to have locked away more carbon than any other venture by turning plant waste into crude-like oil and injecting it underground.

By Maria Gallucci . 19 June 2023

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Air travel

Startup lands $23M to upcycle CO2 into plane fuel

OXCCU raised the Series A from investors including United Airlines, one of many airlines investing in "sustainable aviation fuel" as pressure to curb emissions mounts.

By Maria Gallucci . 7 June 2023

Carbon capture

Chart: Carbon capture and removal projects hit a record high in 2022

But most new development is in the early stages, and only a fraction of projects are actually operational at this point.

By Maria Virginia Olano . 19 May 2023

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Video: See how this NYC factory traps CO2 in concrete blocks

Biochar is a proven form of carbon removal. Can it scale up?

As debate over carbon removal intensifies, the US steps up funding

Ebb Carbon wants to pull CO2 from the sky with electricity and seawater

US announces first winners in $3.5B carbon removal program

Taking a closer look at carbon capture

The fungus among us

Inside Charm Industrial’s multimillion-dollar bid to remove CO2 with plants

Startup lands $23M to upcycle CO2 into plane fuel

Chart: Carbon capture and removal projects hit a record high in 2022