Spring 2025 Public Online Seminar on ERW as a Carbon Removal Strategy in Agriculture

Interested in climate change mitigation? Wondering what enhanced rock weathering is? Want to insert some science into your weekly routine? We invite you to join us for a weekly public seminar exploring the most up to date science on the topic of enhanced rock weathering.

Enhanced rock weathering (ERW) is a process where finely ground silicate and carbonate rocks are spread on agricultural soils. The breakdown of these rocks removes carbon from the air and stores it in soils and soil water, while providing a variety of other crop and soil benefits. While this carbon dioxide removal practice has gained a lot of interest from researchers, industry, and government agencies, the science is still in its infancy. With this seminar we aim to highlight current research by experts in the field who are working to understand how this process might fit into a portfolio of climate mitigation practices. Each week we will host a new speaker who will cover topics like:

• How does enhanced rock weathering work?

• What is the climate mitigation potential of enhanced rock weathering?

• How can enhanced rock weathering benefit crops and soils?

• What are the economics around enhanced rock weathering?

• How are carbon markets dealing with enhanced rock weathering?

The seminar will meet weekly at this zoom link on Mondays from 12-1 pm ET from January 27th to April 14th, 2024 (however, our first seminar will be held Friday January 24th).  

This seminar is free, open to the public, and entirely virtual.  We hope to engage an audience of scientists, students, industry, government, farmers, and more!