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Exxon Launches Commercial CCS Operations With CF Industries In Louisiana
ExxonMobil launched commercial operations at its first CCS project with CF Industries’ Donaldsonville, Louisiana facility, capturing up to 2 million tons of CO₂ annually from the world’s largest nitrogen fertilizer site. The project leverages Exxon’s Gulf Coast infrastructure, with additional agreements for 2 million tons/year from AtmosClear and Lake Charles Methanol II, plus upcoming CCS with Linde and Nucor by 2026. Exxon is developing multiple Texas/Louisiana storage hubs for industry/power, alongside plans for a low-carbon data center FID by end-2026, positioning CCS as central to its low-emissions strategy.
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#Exxon #CFIndustries #CCS #CarbonCapture #LowCarbon #ClimateTech #USClimateAction #CarbonStorage
UK And EU Port Operators Launch Carbon Shipping Collaboration
UK’s Associated British Ports (ABP), Netherlands’ LBC Tank Terminals, Belgium/Netherlands’ North Sea Port, and Denmark’s Port of Esbjerg signed MOUs at the International North Sea Summit to develop CO₂ shipping corridors linking Northern Europe’s industrial emitters to UK/Danish offshore storage sites. The collaborations explore maritime transport as a flexible alternative to pipelines, leveraging ABP’s Immingham terminal for Viking CCS, LBC’s bulk storage, North Sea Port’s consolidation, and Esbjerg’s Greensand transit hub. Joint assessments aim to optimize port designs, value chains, and costs (potentially 20% savings per CCUS Association), positioning North Sea ports as key hubs in Europe’s low-carbon logistics.
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#CO2Shipping #CCUS #CarbonCapture #EUClimateAction #UKClimateAction #LowCarbonLogistics #CarbonTransport
CEEZER And Swisscom Team Up To Expand CDR Access And Scale Deployments
CEEZER partnered with Swiss telecom giant Swisscom, providing strategic capital and high-quality CDR procurement to support Swisscom’s SBTi-aligned net-zero by 2035 and extending access to its B2B clients. The collaboration aims to fill the market gap for underrepresented negative emissions technologies, positioning Switzerland—a CDR innovation hub—as a leader in scaling science-based removals. Swisscom’s Head of Sustainability Saskia Günther emphasized enabling broader corporate access, while CEEZER CEO Magnus Drewelies highlighted turning net-zero ambitions into action via reliable portfolios.
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#CEEZER #Swisscom #CDR #CarbonRemoval #NetZero #CorporateAction #ClimateTech #SBTi
Google sees CO2 batteries as large-scale way to store renewable energy
Google is investing in and commissioning CO2 batteries from Energy Dome to provide scalable, long-duration renewable energy storage for its data centers in the US, Europe, and Asia, addressing lithium-ion limitations like 4-8 hour capacity. The technology stores excess renewables as compressed CO2 in expandable domes; expansion drives turbines for power, offering 30% lower costs per kWh, three times lithium-ion lifespan, and quick deployment on ~5 acres versus decade-long pumped-hydro projects. Energy Dome’s 2 MWh Sardinia pilot demonstrates viability; Google prioritizes standardization for global use, despite minor CO2 leak risks, as Alliant Energy advances a similar project in Wisconsin.
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#Google #CO2Battery #EnergyStorage #Renewables #LongDurationStorage #GridStability #CleanEnergyTech
Microsoft Makes Biochar Carbon Removal Deal with Varaha in India
Microsoft signed a multi-year offtake agreement with Varaha to buy durable biochar carbon removals, funding up to 18 biomass gasification reactors in India’s Maharashtra cotton belt over 15 years, projecting over 2 million tonnes CO₂ removals. The project converts crop residue stalks—typically burned, polluting air—into biochar for permanent soil sequestration, while boosting farmer incomes, soil health, water retention, and regenerative practices like mulching. The first reactor is operational at Varaha’s 52-acre research farm, with credits meeting strict MRV standards for permanence, helping scale Asia’s biochar CDR market amid rising corporate demand.
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#Microsoft #Varaha #Biochar #CarbonRemoval #CarbonOffsets #RegenerativeAgriculture #IndiaClimateAction
Microsoft Buys New 2.85M Credits From Indigo Ag In One Of The Largest Soil CDR Deals To Date
Microsoft signed a 12-year deal to buy 2.85 million soil carbon removal credits from Indigo Ag’s Carbon by Indigo program, one of the largest soil CDR purchases, supporting regenerative agriculture on 8 million acres. The credits, verified under Climate Action Reserve’s Soil Enrichment Protocol (CAR1459) and ICVCM Core Carbon Principles, incentivize farmers with $40 million paid to date for practices boosting soil carbon (potential 3.5 GtCO₂e/year globally), water infiltration, and farm resilience. This is Microsoft’s third Indigo deal (after 40,000 in 2024 and 60,000 in 2025), featuring 40-year durability with 100-year monitoring and reversal buffers.
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#Microsoft #IndigoAg #SoilCarbon #CarbonRemoval #RegenerativeAgriculture #CarbonCredits #SustainableFarming
Bain, 1PointFive Agree on 9,000 Ton DAC Removals for Net Negative Strategy
Bain & Company agreed to purchase 9,000 tons of direct air capture (DAC) carbon removal credits over three years from 1PointFive’s STRATOS facility in Texas, supporting Bain’s net-negative emissions strategy and expanding its engineered CDR portfolio. The credits, equivalent to emissions from 10,000 long-haul flights, will be stored via long-term geologic sequestration, financing DAC infrastructure amid high costs and limited supply. The deal highlights voluntary market demand for durable removals as companies address residuals, with STRATOS backed by IRA 45Q incentives and Occidental’s expertise.
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#Bain #1PointFive #DAC #CarbonRemoval #EngineeredCDR #NetNegative #ClimateSolutions
Grassroots Carbon Reaches 1.9 Million Tons of Verified Soil Removals for Net Zero Demand
Grassroots Carbon became the first US firm to deliver 1.9 million tons of verified soil carbon removals, with over 1.5 million tons retired by corporate buyers like Nestlé and Microsoft, paying $40 million directly to ranchers since 2022 across 2 million acres in 22 states. The program incentivizes regenerative grazing for soil health, using deep 1-meter soil sampling, microbial DNA testing, and sensors for rigorous MRV, holding the largest private US soil carbon dataset. It boosts water infiltration (up to 30x), biodiversity, productivity, and rural economies on America’s 655 million grassland acres, positioning it as a scalable natural CDR solution.
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#GrassrootsCarbon #SoilCarbon #NaturalCDR #RegenerativeGrazing #CarbonRemoval #SustainableRanching
Meta inks trio of nuclear deals to support AI ambitions
Meta signed nuclear power deals with TerraPower, Oklo, and Vistra to enable up to 6.6 GW of clean energy by 2035, powering its AI data centers amid a 24% rise in emissions from AI demand despite a 3.5% drop in Scope 1/2 emissions. TerraPower agreement supports up to eight reactors (2.8 GW for Meta), Oklo funds a 1.2 GW Ohio campus (online 2030-34), and Vistra’s 20-year PPA delivers 2.6 GW from three plants with license extensions. These follow Meta’s prior Constellation deal, positioning it as a major US nuclear buyer to meet net-zero by 2030 and bolster grid reliability.
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#Meta #NuclearEnergy #CleanEnergy #AIPowerDemand #DataCenters #EnergyTransition #NetZero
Stack Carbon To Develop The First Large-Scale Biochar Facility In Uganda
Climate tech startup Stack Carbon signed an MOU with China’s Jiaxing Tongao Environmental Technology and Norway’s TerraCapX AS to build Uganda’s first large-scale biochar facility, the $12 million Nile Char Carbon Removal Project, during a Uganda Parliament ceremony. The facility will process over 10 million tonnes of agricultural waste over 20 years into biochar, sequestering CO₂, improving soil health, and cutting reliance on imported chemical fertilizers costing farmers $300 million annually. Jiaxing will supply pyrolysis equipment for 30 tonnes/day production; installation starts mid-2026, with commercial operations in Q3 2026, following market standards and training 100 local stakeholders.
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#Uganda #Biochar #CarbonRemoval #AgriculturalWaste #ClimateTech #CarbonSequestration #SustainableFarming