Agronomic Benefits of Basalt Rock Powder on Citrus Farms: Insights from Project Aracari

Introduction InPlanet has achieved the next historic milestone in the Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) landscape with its second issuance (and only fourth ever globally) of certified ERW carbon credits from Project Aracari. A total of 319.97 tCDR were verified for this project via the deployment of basalt on citrus orchards. The credits were the 2nd issued under the Isometric enhanced weathering protocol, following InPlanet’s issuance of the world’s first ERW credits at the end of last year. They were independently verified by 350 solutions. From this project, 200 tonnes have been delivered to our partner, Klimate. Beyond the durable carbon … Read more

Learnings from InPlanet’s first deployment

Learnings from InPlanet’s first deployment

Authors: Matthew Clarkson, Christina Larkin, Junyao Kang  Acknowledgements We gratefully acknowledge the support and contributions of the many individuals that made this deployment a reality including the mining and farming partners, Antonio Azevedo, Mariane Chiapini, Jessica Ferrarezi, Marcella Daubermann, Veronica Furey, Niklas Kluger, David Manning, Murilo Nascimento, Elisabete Pedrosa, Igor Nogueira, Bruno Ramos, Felipe Reis, Mayra Maniero Rodrigues, Leticia Schwerz, Karla Nascimento Sena, Philipp Swoboda, Jeandro Vitorio Reviewed by: Zeke Hausfather, Frauke Kracke Introduction Robust and transparent Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) is paramount for establishing the credibility of the nascent Enhanced Weathering (EW) industry. For EW, translating theoretical geochemical … Read more

InPlanet at EGU General Assembly 2025

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

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

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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

How do we measure carbon dioxide removal?

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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