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InPlanet secures agreement to deliver 28,500 enhanced rock weathering credits to Microsoft, providing durable carbon removal and regenerative agriculture benefits in Brazil

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InPlanet secures agreement to deliver 28,500 InPlanet secures agreement to deliver 28,500 enhanced rock weathering credits to Microsoft.

SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL, DECEMBER 17, 2025 – InPlanet, a pioneer in tropical Enhanced Rock Weathering (ERW), announced today that it has signed an agreement with Microsoft to remove more than 28,500 tonnes of CO₂ between 2026 and 2028. This purchase extends Microsoft’s commitment to ERW in Brazil. ERW, the application of finely crushed silicate rock to soils, is emerging as a promising approach within carbon removal and regenerative agriculture. The process captures atmospheric CO₂ while improving soil health and supporting long-term ecosystem resilience. This agreement builds on InPlanet’s scientific research and Brazil’s favorable conditions for weathering at scale. It also … Read more

InPlanet welcomes Miguel Rodrigues as Chief Financial Officer to lead financial strategy 

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Spreading basalt rock powder across Brazilian farmland to improve soil health and capture carbon.

São Paulo, Brazil – September 29, 2025 – InPlanet, a climate tech startup pioneering Enhanced Rock Weathering (ERW) for carbon removal and sustainable agriculture, is pleased to announce Miguel Rodrigues as its new Chief Financial Officer. Rodrigues will lead InPlanet’s financial strategy as the company enters a new phase of growth. InPlanet has a diverse, multi-skilled global team of 70 people and recently launched the world’s first certified Enhanced Rock Weathering carbon credits. Recognized as one of Fast Company’s “10 Most Innovative Companies”, InPlanet is expanding its leadership team to accelerate its global scale-up. Rodrigues is a seasoned executive with … Read more

The need for radical transparency in carbon dioxide removal

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Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) technologies, alongside rapid and deep emissions reductions, are critical to prevent dangerous climate change. However, as the CDR market scales, the safety, integrity and efficacy of these interventions are paramount. A fundamental challenge lies in establishing robust and credible monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) frameworks that inspire widespread trust among all stakeholders, from policymakers and investors to the public and scientific community. This is especially true for enhanced rock weathering (ERW), a complex open-system pathway with many remaining open research questions. This necessitates a radical shift towards comprehensive data transparency and shared learnings to advance the … Read more

Sustainability performance of ERW in Brazil is exceptional

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Enhanced Rock Weathering (ERW) is gaining traction as a promising Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) technology. Its potential to play a significant role in mitigating climate change is proven and permanent. While ERW is considered comparable to other CDR methods and markets in terms of sustainability, research highlights that the sustainability performance of ERW deployment in Brazil is in fact, exceptional. Brazil’s unique advantages Published life cycle analysis (LCA) showcases Brazil’s unique advantages for ERW, demonstrating its high CDR potential with minimal negative impacts.  Several factors contribute to this “exceptional” sustainability performance: Minimal environmental impacts ERW, in general, exhibits low resource … Read more

InPlanet at EGU General Assembly 2025

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Dr. Philipp Swoboda at EGU on the Agronomic Benefits of ERW Recently, Dr. Philipp Swoboda, Impact and Science Lead at InPlanet, participated in the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2025 held in Vienna, Austria. On April 28th, he delivered a presentation on Agronomic co-benefits of enhanced rock weathering (ERW) with basalt applied to sugarcane grown on acidic soil in Brazil. The EGU General Assembly is an annual event that brings together geoscientists from all over the world to one meeting, covering all geoscience disciplines. This year, the event welcomed 20,984 attendees, of whom 18,646 made their way to Vienna … Read more

Climate policy and Enhanced Rock Weathering

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Soybean farmland in Brazil

Yale School of the Environment event led by Anu Khan Recently, the Yale School of the Environment hosted a series of events focused on Enhanced Rock Weathering (ERW). One of these events centered on Climate Policy and ERW was led by Anu Khan, Founder and Executive Director at the Carbon Removal Standards Initiative. This webinar introduced attendees to the interconnections between climate policy and carbon removal strategies, particularly how Climate Policy and Enhanced Rock Weathering is a scalable solution to climate change.  Understanding climate policy foundations The session began with an overview of key international climate frameworks, particularly the Paris … Read more

The rich mosaic of soil heterogeneity, and how to navigate its complexities 

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A critical component of enhanced rock weathering (ERW) projects is quantifying carbon dioxide removal (CDR) at field scale. Carbon dioxide removal with ERW is tracked using multiple phases (gas, liquid, and soil) at InPlanet. In addition to other phases, a key component of monitoring weathering rates is done by analyzing soil samples. Combined with other measurements, determination of weathering rates in soils may be related back to carbon dioxide removal at the field scale. However, to do this suppliers like InPlanet must balance operational feasibility, cost, and data quality. This is a major challenge when determining a standard operating procedure … Read more

Explaining our data collection framework and field monitoring station

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InPlanet Drone Photo of Citrus Orchard

Data accuracy is at the core of our work, and our Field Monitoring Station (FMS) plays a critical role in ensuring reliable, science-backed measurements for Enhanced Rock Weathering (ERW). Our Data Collection Framework and Field Monitoring Station work together to collect real-time environmental data. This allows us to track how basalt rock powder interacts with soil, water, and air. Data for crediting is derived from the infield sample points, dispersed across a deployment site. But the FMS is a place we can monitor more intensively for research purposes.  As Dr. Matthew Clarkson, Head of Carbon at InPlanet explains: “We monitor … Read more

What do enhanced rock weathering and Coca-Cola have in common?

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InPlanet’s Science and Impact Lead, Dr. Philipp Swoboda, our research lead on Rock Powders for Tropical Agriculture and Enhanced Weathering, breaks down Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and its impact on InPlanet. For a deeper dive, understanding Life Cycle Assessment of Rock Weathering is crucial to appreciating the full scope of our work. To better understand this complex process, we asked Dr. Swoboda to explain InPlanet’s LCA methodologies for our own Enhanced Rock Weathering (ERW) projects. Understanding the life cycle assessment of rock weathering in these projects helps in making informed decisions. What is a life cycle assessment (LCA)? LCA, or … Read more

How we developed and delivered the world’s first certified ERW carbon credits

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A photograph of two people walking through a field

Issuing a verified carbon credit isn’t simple. It requires precise measurement, strict compliance with evolving regulations, and third-party validation. InPlanet recently announced its development and delivery of certified carbon credits in Enhanced Rock Weathering (ERW) as the first in the world, a milestone for the entire Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) industry. As InPlanet’s Head of Carbon, Dr. Matthew Clarkson put it: “To allow us to have the standard to issue that credit, we have to align with scientific best practices, follow strict protocols, and pass independent validation. It’s complex, but it’s what makes our credits truly credible.” The journey of … Read more

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