XPRIZE and the Musk Foundation have awarded $15 million to prize milestone winners. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO donated $100 million to fund a carbon removal competition with the goal of fighting climate change while also rebalancing our planet’s carbon cycle. In November 2021, XPRIZE announced 23 carbon removal student … [continued]
Direct Air Capture is not a magic bullet. Yet, engineered CDR, including nascent solutions like direct air carbon capture and sequestration (DACCS), could provide a critical backstop against worsening climate change. Download our new insight brief, Scoping the Need for Direct Air Capture, here. According to the latest science, the risk of … [continued]
Earth to fossil fuels: “You’re choking me to death with your carbon and methane emissions!” Fossil fuels to Earth: “Stop making such a fuss. We’re working on a solution that will allow us to continue burning fossil fuels forever. It’s called carbon capture and it’s the greatest thing since pasteurized … [continued]
Carbonfuture has gained a huge vote of confidence in its ability to deliver on its promise of “carbon removal you can trust,” with investors putting $2.8 million in seed funding into the company. The investment round was led by Übermorgen Ventures, which was joined by early-stage investor seed + speed … [continued]
Planting trees is a necessity to help remove carbon from the atmosphere. However, it’s not enough. Yes, there has been a lot of awareness around planting trees. Even Elon Musk has been advocating for planting trees. However, a new study has found that protecting ecosystems should be the first priority. … [continued]
Today, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced that SpaceX is starting a program that will take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and convert it into rocket fuel. He also added that anyone interested should join and noted this would also be important for Mars. Will also be important … [continued]
When did you found Heirloom, and what is the story behind it? What was your initial inspiration? I grew up in South-East India, and I saw first-hand the impacts of climate change on very vulnerable people. They don’t call it climate change, but the increasing levels of cyclones and droughts … [continued]
What better way to spend a hard lockdown in Victoria, Australia, and Sunway, Malaysia, than by submitting a proposal for Elon Musk’s $100 million XPRIZE in carbon removal. The team of researchers from Monash University (pictured above) has been awarded $250,000 from the Musk Foundation to continue their work in … [continued]
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk along with his foundation are funding the XPRIZE Carbon Removal competition, which is aimed at fighting climate change and rebalancing our planet’s carbon cycle. This week, XPRIZE announced that $5 million of that prize has been awarded to 23 student-led teams, with 18 of … [continued]
A new $1 billion clean technology fund aims to push the envelope on sustainable aviation fuel, carbon capture, energy storage, and hydrogen.
