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Carbon Removal Canada is an independent non-profit accelerating the responsible scale-up of carbon removal technologies.Â
New Reports
Building Towards Billions with Two New Reports
Two new flagship reports set the direction and quantify the opportunity: a bold national roadmap to scale carbon removal and rigorous economic modeling that shows how it can drive jobs, investment, and long-term competitiveness for Canada
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New $100 Million Public-Private Coalition
An initiative of Carbon Removal Canada, the coalition unites the Government of Canada and leading corporate partners, focused on mobilizing $100 million in demand and investments for Canadian carbon removal technologies.
Charting a New Course for Marine Carbon Removal
The urgency and scale required to address emissions has spurred investigation into every tool at our disposal. What’s next? The untapped potential of the world’s largest carbon sink: the ocean.
What is carbon removal?
Carbon removal refers to cleaning up COâ‚‚ already in the atmosphere and storing it away for centuries or longer. Even with emission cuts, carbon removal is our only tool to address residual and historical emissions and reverse climate impacts.
Direct Air Capture
Direct air capture works like a massive air purifier that pulls CO2 straight from the atmosphere using special filters, then stores it safely underground where it stays trapped for thousands of years.
Biochar
Biochar turns dead plants and leftover crops into a charcoal-like material through heating without oxygen, permanently trapping CO2 inside while creating a useful product that helps soil hold water and nutrients better.
Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement
Ocean alkalinity enhancement adds natural minerals to seawater, like a giant antacid for the ocean, which reduces acidity and increases the water's ability to absorb and hold more CO2 from the atmosphere.
Carbon Mineralization
Carbon mineralization mixes CO2 with special minerals that react together to form rock-like substances, permanently locking the CO2 away in a solid form that can even be turned into useful building materials.
Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage
Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage burns plant waste and dead trees to generate clean electricity, but captures all the CO2 that would normally escape and pumps it underground for permanent storage.
Direct Ocean Removal
Direct ocean removal works like a water filter that separates CO2 from seawater, removing the CO2 that oceans have naturally absorbed over time and storing it safely underground.
Biomass Burial
Biomass burial takes dead trees and plants that absorbed CO2 while growing and buries them in special oxygen-free underground sites where they can't decompose, keeping the CO2 locked away permanently.
Enhanced Rock Weathering
Enhanced rock weathering spreads finely crushed minerals on farmland that naturally absorb CO2 from the air over time, while simultaneously improving soil quality and boosting crop growth.
How carbon removal can address climate change
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