On Wilbourne Farm in Virginia, a carbon-removal experiment is underway. First a tractor sprays nearly 20 tonnes of gray crushed basalt over one field. Then the farmer makes several more passes ...

Natural silicate minerals such as basalt react with water and CO2 to form ... 1 tonne of reactive material removes about 1 ...

Rocks like limestone and basalt naturally absorb carbon dioxide from the air. It's a process called rock weathering and it's similar to other forms of natural carbon capture, such as trees in ...

A relatively new practice is allowing some farmers to capture carbon, leaving the door open for them to profit through carbon credits.

The XPrize Foundation today announced the winners of its four-year, US $100 million XPrize competition in carbon removal. The ...

The XPrize Carbon Removal contest was launched in 2021 with the goal of identifying such solutions. The global ...

As the pulverized basalt weathers, it removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Meanwhile, the weathering process releases nutrients from the rock which acts to re-mineralize depleted ...

As the pulverized basalt weathers, it removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Additionally, the weathering process releases nutrients from the rock, allowing depleted agricultural soils to re ...