Harnessing rock weathering for climate and soils
ClimeRock is a French company developing enhanced rock weathering for carbon removal and healthier soils.
Why carbon removal matters
- Rapid and deep emissions reductions are essential to limit global warming. They must remain the priority.
- Reaching net zero also requires carbon dioxide removal to counterbalance residual emissions that are difficult to eliminate. Developing credible solutions today is part of that effort.
- Our mission is to turn the potential of rock weathering into practical solutions for carbon removal and healthier soils.
Our solution - Enhanced rock weathering
- Enhanced rock weathering (ERW) accelerates a natural process: finely ground silicate rocks are applied to soils, where weathering reactions can remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
- ERW offers a pathway to long-term carbon storage as dissolved bicarbonate, alongside potential benefits for soil health and crop growth from reduced acidity and nutrient supply.
- Performance depends on the rock, soil, climate and farming practices. Field trials are essential to quantify carbon removal, assess agronomic effects and identify suitable application conditions.
Our solution - Enhanced rock weathering
- Enhanced rock weathering (ERW) accelerates a natural process: finely ground silicate rocks are applied to soils, where weathering reactions can remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
- ERW offers a pathway to long-term carbon storage as dissolved bicarbonate, alongside potential benefits for soil health and crop growth from reduced acidity and nutrient supply.
- Performance depends on the rock, soil, climate and farming practices. Field trials are essential to quantify carbon removal, assess agronomic effects and identify suitable application conditions.
Our approach
- We develop an approach to ERW that starts with farmers’ needs and local conditions. Field trials help us assess which silicate materials are suitable and what benefits they can deliver.
- We identify and evaluate locally available silicate materials, including suitable by-products, based on their composition, weathering potential and agronomic suitability. We also consider environmental performance across processing, transport and application.
- Our R&D and fieldwork focus on quantifying carbon removal and agronomic effects, and improving monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) processes. This work helps us explore local ERW hubs that would match agricultural needs and conditions with suitable, available rocks, in France and other high potential countries.
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