Inplanet

Climate Transformation Fund • Brazil
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Inplanet
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Advancing enhanced rock weathering in the tropics

InPlanet is working in Brazil, being the first ERW startup purely focussed on the tropics, spreading silicate rock powder under optimal soil and climate conditions for fast and effective weathering and capture removal.

Pillar & Approaches

Durable carbon removal (CDR)

CDR is one of the most crucial solutions to reach and maintain net-zero emissions and limit global warming. To counterbalance fossil emissions from the long carbon cycle, the carbon removed needs to be stored durably. While solutions for durably removing carbon are still nascent, pre-purchasing carbon removal from startups can help kickstart the sector, making it an affordable and climate-relevant solution in the future. When credits or certificates are bought, they will be retired, meaning they cannot be resold and will not be counted as financial instruments.

Geochemical Solutions, incl. Enhanced rock weathering

Rocks reacting with CO₂ and removing it from the atmosphere is the earth's natural, but slow way of lowering CO₂ levels. It can be sped up by grinding the rocks to a fine powder and spreading it on farmland as a form of mineral fertilizer. It could potentially become a cheap carbon removal method with low energy needs and strong co-benefits.

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