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  • Presentation | GC31L: Scaling Enhanced Rock Weathering for CO2 Removal in the (Sub)Tropics: Innovations in MRV, Agronomy, and Community-Driven Deployment I Poster
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  • GC31L-0823: Field‑Scale Quantification of Enhanced Rock Weathering and net CDR
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Author(s):
Alison Marklein, Terradot (First Author, Presenting Author)
Jennifer Mills, Terradot
Jennifer Soong, Terradot
Graeme Baird, Terradot
Jonathan Ojeda, Terradot
Maria Carolina Amorim Catunda, Terradot
Laisa de Assis Batista, Terradot
William Larsen, Terradot
Jackson Harris, Terradot
Emily Hagood, Terradot
Michel Esper Neto, Terradot
Carolina Trentin, Terradot
Celso Rafael Macon, Terradot
Shawn Benner, Terradot
Scott Fendorf, Terradot


To prevent the worst effects of climate change, carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is required in addition to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Enhanced rock weathering (ERW) is one pathway for carbon dioxide removal (CDR). In ERW, silicate rocks are applied to working lands, where carbon dioxide (CO2) present in the soil drives weathering of the rock. This process leads to the dissolution of CO2 and conversion to bicarbonate (HCO3-) in the soil porewater. The majority of this captured HCO3 moves through the water systems to the ocean, where most of it is stable for 1000+ years.


One challenge with ERW is robustly and accurately measuring and quantifying atmospheric CO2 removal. To address this challenge, Terradot established field-scale demonstration projects, applying basalt rock powder across no-till soy succession cropping systems in Southern Brazil. Here, we present results of rock weathering, factors that impact the efficiency of CDR in the soil, and downstream losses of CO2 such as degassing in the river networks and oceans. To fully calculate net CDR, we also present the CO2 emissions of project activities. Our work provides insights for establishing and managing large-scale commercial ERW deployments.




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