Science Archives

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

14 Mar 20257 Feb 2025 by InPlanet Team

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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

Rock powders for tropical agriculture and enhanced weathering

14 Mar 202516 Sep 2024 by Dr Philipp Swoboda

Red tractor driving in the field. The sun shines in the background

Discover how silicate rock powders (SRPs) are revolutionizing tropical agriculture by boosting soil health, enhancing crop yields, and sequestering CO₂. Learn about InPlanet’s success in Brazil with sugarcane farming and the potential of SRPs to combat climate change.

Transforming agriculture with rock dust

11 Mar 202527 Jun 2024 by InPlanet Team

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InPlanet was recently featured on the biggest news channel in Brazil, G1. The original interview was published in Portuguese. To make this valuable content more accessible to our international audience, we have translated the interview in this article.

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) case study for São Paulo

11 Mar 202524 Jun 2024 by Dr Philipp Swoboda

Man standin on a rural road looking into the top of a truck loaded with rock powder

Life Cycle Assessment is the basis for every high-quality carbon removal technology and its carbon removal credit issuance. Learn how we measure it on a case study in Brazil.

How do we measure carbon dioxide removal?

29 Mar 202521 Jun 2024 by InPlanet Team

Quantifying Carbon Dioxide Removal Through Enhanced Weathering: A manuscript Enhanced weathering (EW) is emerging as an exciting new carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technique. Enhanced weathering is scalable now and has a staggering potential to remove gigatonnes of CO2 annually. However, monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) of CDR with EW – how we measure its effectiveness – is widely viewed as the biggest barrier to scaling of the technique. Robust MRV is crucial to the widespread operationalization of EW. Ultimately, trust in the EW industry depends on these three letters. To bring greater transparency to the topic, InPlanet’s research team has … Read more

What is enhanced rock weathering?

11 Mar 202520 May 2024 by InPlanet Team

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Did you know that rocks can remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere? Enhanced Rock Weathering accelerates the natural process of rocks removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

What is rock powder?

11 Mar 20251 May 2024 by InPlanet Team

Rock Powder being scooped out of a plastic bag

Rock powder represents a sustainable solution with multiple benefits for the environment and agriculture. Understand where it comes from and how we apply it in agricultural farms in Brazil

When it comes to fighting climate change, #everydropmatters

8 Feb 202529 Apr 2024 by Dr Jessica Ferrarezi

A close-up of a gloved hand handling vials in a laboratory, with a pipette releasing a droplet into one of the transparent measuring vials placed in an orange rack.

Time, money, land, water – what do these elements have in common? These are precious resources and need to be well managed.

Enhanced weathering carbon management definitions guide

29 Mar 20257 Dec 2023 by InPlanet Team

A close-up of the back of a red agricultural machine working in a field, creating a cloud of dust under a clear sky, with a single palm tree visible in the distance.

EW represents a convergence of natural sciences with carbon management and accounting, which, separately, have complex and highly defined working language. To address that, we present this definition’s guide to clarify concepts that have implications for understanding the roles and responsibilities of carbon management.

Insights into enhanced rock weathering field experiments

11 Mar 20258 Jan 2023 by InPlanet Team

In this post, our new Research Lead Dr. Philipp Swoboda will provide us with some insights into the challenges of working with Enhanced Rock Weathering and specifically the many ways of measuring the amount of carbon sequestered through the rock dissolution.