The Africa Carbon Removal Accelerator Is Now Accepting Applications

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“title”: “Backing Biochar”,
“text”: “Biochar provided a significant portion of carbon removal’s growth in 2024 but there have been some concerns that its potential to scale could be limited. But it seems Google doesn’t share that opinion as it announced a pair of 100,000 ton agreements with California-based Charm Industrial and Indian company Varaha with 2030 delivery deadlines and the potential for further agreements.\n\nAnother sgnificant deal in the CDR space came from Gigablue who signed a 200,000 ton marine carbon removal delivery with aviation sustainability company SkiesFifty. Our feature this week is an interview with Gigablue co-founder Ori Shaashua who provides more details about the company’s plans and thoughts on the prospects of mCDR. Headlines also included a Rhodium Group report that estimates CDR can create up to 130,000 jobs per year once the industry reaches 100 MMT of annual capacity.\n\nCO2 pipelines were front and center in the carbon capture space with the PHMSA proposing a new set of regulations aimed at improving safety issues that led to the widely publicized 2020 rupture in Satartia, Mississippi. Japan also caught our attention after sharing plans for subsidizing carbon capture through CFDs.\n\nBeZero was the standout company in carbon markets with the company announcing a $32 million Series C round, signaling investors see potential for growth in the industry. AliedOffsets published a 2024 VCM report confirming the headwinds the market faces but also highlighting improved quality driven by the ICVCM and the increasing demand from compliance markets and data centers.\n\nAnd finally, we have one technical announcement – from next week we will be publishing the newsletter on Mondays with our next issue scheduled to arrive in your inbox on the 27th of January at 8am ET/1pm GMT.”,
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“title”: “Google Makes Bold Investment In Biochar With New Varaha And Charm Partnerships”,
“text”: “Google announced a pair of 100,000 ton agreements with California-based Charm Industrial and Indian company Varaha with 2030 delivery deadlines and the potential for further agreements.”,
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“title”: “Gigablue Signs The Largest mCDR Deal To Date With SkiesFifty”,
“text”: “Gigablue signed a 200,000 ton marine carbon removal delivery with aviation sustainability company SkiesFifty.”,
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{
“title”: “Origen Secures $13M In Series A Funding To Scale Its Limestone-Based DAC Technology”,
“text”: “Origen secured $13 million in Series A funding to scale its limestone-based direct air capture technology.”,
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},
{
“title”: “Five US Carbon Management Test Centers Selected For $101M DOE Funding”,
“text”: “Five US carbon management test centers were selected for $101 million in funding from the Department of Energy.”,
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{
“title”: “The Africa Carbon Removal Accelerator Is Now Accepting Applications”,
“text”: “The Africa Carbon Removal Accelerator is now accepting applications for its programs.”,
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{
“title”: “New Rhodium Group Report Says CDR Could Introduce Thousands Of Jobs In The US”,
“text”: “A new report from the Rhodium Group estimates that carbon dioxide removal (CDR) could create thousands of jobs in the US.”,
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{
“title”: “US Proposes New Safety Rules For CO2 Pipelines”,
“text”: “The US government has proposed new safety rules for CO2 pipelines aimed at preventing incidents like the 2020 rupture in Satartia, Mississippi.”,
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{
“title”: “ADNOC And Baker Hughes To Launch First Deployment Of Levidian’s CCS Technology”,
“text”: “ADNOC and Baker Hughes are set to launch the first deployment of Levidian’s Carbon Capture and Storage technology.”,
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},
{
“title”: “Green Plains Says Advantage Nebraska CCS Strategy Well On Track”,
“text”: “Green Plains has stated that its Advantage Nebraska Carbon Capture and Storage strategy is on track.”,
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},
{
“title”: “Japan To Offer Subsidies For Carbon Capture And Storage”,
“text”: “Japan has announced plans to offer subsidies for carbon capture and storage initiatives.”,
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},
{
“title”: “Equinor Admits To Overstating CO2 Storage”,
“text”: “Equinor has admitted to overstating its CO2 storage capabilities.”,
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{
“title”: “AlliedOffsets Highlights 2024 Challenges, Gives 2025 Outlook For The Voluntary Carbon Market”,
“text”: “AlliedOffsets has published a report highlighting challenges faced in 2024 and providing an outlook for the voluntary carbon market in 2025.”,
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{
“title”: “NativState Releases First 400,000 Carbon Credits From Louisiana Forest Project”,
“text”: “NativState has released its first 400,000 carbon credits from its Louisiana forest project.”,
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},
{
“title”: “Indonesia Days Away From Launching International Carbon Trading Market”,
“text”: “Indonesia is set to launch its international carbon trading market soon.”,
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{
“title”: “CBAM in 2025: Impacts on Global Trade and China’s Carbon Markets”,
“text”: “A webinar titled ‘CBAM in 2025: Impacts on Global Trade and China’s Carbon Markets’ is scheduled for January 22 at 8am EST.”,
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{
“title”: “CCUS 2025”,
“text”: “The CCUS 2025 event will take place in Houston, TX from March 3-5.”,
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