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How well does soil actually store carbon?
Soil could help us lock away emissions, but there’s still a lot we don’t know about durability — or even how much carbon is in the dirt.
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By Shayle Kann . 33 min .
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CO2-removal leader Climeworks says new tech can halve costs, energy use
Direct air capture is expensive and energy-intensive. Climeworks, which operates the world’s largest DAC plant, says it’s making progress tackling both challenges.
By Maria Gallucci .
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The dirt on soil carbon credits
Can offering the right incentives to farmers help restore and expand soil’s carbon-carrying capacity?PlayBy Shayle Kann .
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Meet a startup that plans to use mining waste to capture carbon dioxide
Travertine Technologies has backing from Stripe’s carbon-removal fund for a novel system to store CO2 in discarded rocks and help clean up the mining industry.By Maria Gallucci .
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Growing the carbon dioxide removal market
Lowercarbon Capital’s Ryan Orbuch on avoiding the carbon-removal pitfalls of the past.PlayBy Shayle Kann .
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Carbon storage gets dirty: The movement to sequester CO2 in soils
U.N. climate report promotes soil as a tool to reduce emissions, but scientists are still figuring out how it works.By Maria Gallucci .
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Carbon capture and storage is making a comeback
Despite the technology's spotty track record, planned global CCS capacity is up 50%.PlayBy Shayle Kann .
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Carbon removal now 'unavoidable' part of fighting climate change, UN says
Emissions cuts alone won't limit global warming to 1.5°C, IPCC report warns. But can carbon removal from land use and technology scale up in time?By Jeff St. John .
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Will today's booming carbon market be able to avoid a bust?
Shayle Kann talks with Nat Bullard about emerging CO2 technology, rising demand and a new focus on removal.PlayBy Shayle Kann .
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The buzz around carbon removal is drawing jobseekers in droves
Workers say the growing urgency of the climate crisis and pursuit of a meaningful career path are big pulls.By Maria Gallucci .
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US government squandered hundreds of millions on 'clean coal' pipe dream
Federal investments in industrial carbon capture paid off, but investments in coal-plant CCS did not, watchdog finds.By Jeff St. John .
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