Carbon Removal Newsroom

Carbon180 just launched the first and only startup accelerator for carbontech, hoping to link entrepreneurs to the resources they need, derisk early-stage technologies, and transition them towards their first double-bottom-line investment.

Direct air capture company Carbon Engineering recently closed an investment round having raised $68 million, including investments from the oil and gas industry.

Weather futures contracts show that traders are already building expectations of climate change into the way they invest their money.

Erin Burns of Carbon180 discusses the USE IT Act which has been introduced in both houses of Congress with bipartisan sponsorship. The bill would provide resources for growing carbon removal now, and pave the way for future infrastructure that captures and uses carbon dioxide.

Y Combinator is a renowned startup accelerator in Silicon Valley whose alumni include Airbnb, Dropbox, and Coinbase. They recently put out a call for startups focused exclusively on carbon removal.

Paul stopped by CRN today to talk about Amazon's new goal of getting to net zero carbon on 50% of their shipments by 2030.

Noah Deich of Carbon180 stopped by to talk about his perspective on the Green New Deal outline.

Alexsandra is on to talk about the 2019 State of Green Business Report from GreenBiz. She talks about sustainability efforts undertaken by companies with food in their supply chains like General Mills, Land O'Lakes, Walmart, Monsanto (Bayer), Danone, and more to get more carbon dioxide removed and sequestered in soils.

Christophe was at the launch for Climeworks's facility in Switzerland in 2017. Now there's a new article in the New York Times about how Climeworks can help push the direct air capture industry forward.

Aldyen and Paul are back in episode 3 to discuss the moves large oil and gas companies are making when it comes to investing in the future of direct air capture technology.