Eion calculates the carbon dioxide removed from the atmosphere through its mineral weathering process by measuring trace elements in the soil such as magnesium and nickel.
Despite challenges, the agro-carbon services industry has shown a certain degree of resilience in recent months.
The first batch of carbon credits generated from methane reduction initiatives Mitti Labs is working on with Indian rice farmers should be issued in the summer of 2025.
GWP100, the default timescale for determining carbon dioxide equivalence (CO2eq), is problematic when it comes to measuring methane emissions, says Aleph Farms.
When it comes to methane emissions, most people think of oil, coal, gas and burping cows, says Louise Parlons Bentata at UK-based startup Bluemethane. What they often forget, she says, is water.
Regulatory affairs experts are closely watching the lawsuit amid growing scrutiny of carbon neutral claims. In this case, the claim was certified by a high-profile third party: The Carbon Trust.
Across its portfolio, SLM has also sequestered 100,000 tons of CO2e in soil and vegetation between 2016 and 2023.
The CEO and co-founder of soil-carbon startup Agreena talks agrifinance, regenerative agriculture, and how to help small farmers.
Low adoption is likely due to the economic and logistical burdens placed on farmers in order to participate in carbon sequestration programs.
GROW Impact Accelerator startups CarbonFarm, FaunaTech and Exosomm are on mission to improve the health of animals, humans and the planet
The CarbonFarm satellite system monitors rice “at the paddy level” to bring more trust to the carbon credits process.
Enhanced rock weathering startup Eion is scaling up aggressively in 2024 as more players commit to buying carbon credits generated by its carbon removal process.
Australian startups are working hard to change the way we monitor, manage and report soil carbon sequestration.
Insurers offer discounts for avoiding smoking and good driving, so should they incentivize farmers to invest in good soil health?
The FarmLab agronomy platform can help farmers better map, sample and analyze soil for agronomy and carbon projects.
Conservation tech is a small-but-vital slice of agrifoodtech investment in Latin America to fight climate change and boost planetary health.
While many commentators have likened carbon offsetting to the Wild West of agriculture for a while now, the cracks are now starting to show with the fall from grace of key certifying body Verra and other questionable initiatives. I discussed this and more with panelists at the recent Hack Summit.
Danish startup Agreena aims to help farmers build a meaningful revenue stream by implementing, tracking and measuring regenerative farming practices.
So far, carbon markets have proven more beneficial to corporates trying to offset emissions than to the farmers themselves.
Australia-based Loam Bio’s microbial seed inoculum could help farmers store more carbon in the ground and more easily enter carbon markets.
