Cascade Climate

Following the release of “Foundations for Carbon Dioxide Removal Quantification in Enhanced Rock Weathering Deployments” earlier this week, Cascade Climate is proud to release EMCE: an ERW MRV Cost Estimator tool. Practitioners—as well as the broader CDR and agriculture ecosystems—need tools and resources to better understand the cost implications of carrying out the ERW measurements needed to ensure high-rigor carbon removal quantification. In response, Cascade has developed and released a free-to-use cost estimator and accompanying cost database, collectively known as the ERW MRV Cost Estimator (“EMCE” for short). This tool allows users to choose among common measurement techniques for understanding carbon and cation fluxes in an ERW deployment, adjusting costs for each technique, and building an informed picture of stacked costs when pursuing different measurement options in quantifying carbon removal. The database pulls together over 1,000 global ERW-specific measurement cost estimates, compiling published costs and sourcing quotes from quarries, academic and commercial laboratories, and ERW suppliers. We invite ERW practitioners and researchers to use this tool, contribute your cost information to enrich the cost database, and help the ERW field paint a grounded and evidence-based picture about the current costs and future cost trajectories for ERW. https://lnkd.in/gFcM66HE arielle lok Hara Wang Noah Anderson John Sanchez Xiao Xiao Long

Today, Cascade Climate is thrilled to announce the release of “Foundations for Carbon Dioxide Removal Quantification in Enhanced Rock Weathering Deployments.” This groundbreaking, community-developed “Foundations” document creates a rich touchstone to help ensure a common core of quantification rigor as the community pursues deployment-driven learning about ERW. It distills today’s best available science and considerations for quantifying each component of ERW carbon and cation fluxes. So many of you helped make this happen. “Foundations" is the culmination of an intensive community process undertaken from October 2023 through August 2024, involving 50+ academic scientists, 20+ ERW project developers and other market actors, and a range of civil society organizations. We hope that “Foundations" will prove a valuable resource to many practitioners and researchers who set out to deploy and learn about ERW in the coming years. Looking beyond this moment of publication, we are actively working with many partners to translate all the guidance and insights captured in “Foundations” into real-world practice. We aim to steer early deployments to take on the needed level of site characterization, direct measurements, and other key building blocks of quantification rigor. As a community, we cannot unlock a faster and tighter cycle of deployment-led learning without doing so.    All of us at Cascade would like to express our immense gratitude to all of you who contributed your time and hard-won wisdom to this outcome of a remarkable community effort. The full publication and recognition of all the many participants can be found via the link in the comments below: Jennifer Mills John Sanchez Noemma Olagaray Alison Tune Hara Wang Noah Anderson Brad Rochlin Noah Planavsky Chris Reinhard Anu Khan Freya Chay Isabel Patricia Montanez Shuang Zhang Kate Maher

Cascade Climate is hiring for our next Enhanced Rock Weathering (ERW) Scientist! Are you a seasoned scientist with geochemical or soil expertise? A dynamic problem solver and doer ready to shape innovative climate solutions? We're seeking creative thinkers to help us advance our understanding of the science underpinning open system carbon removal approaches. If this sounds like you, apply at the link below and help us spread the word!

We appreciate this thoughtful article from the NYT at the start of Climate Week today around alkalinity enhancement, ocean-based carbon removal, and the complicated governance and public approval landscape that determines how fast research projects can get in the water. As Cascade Climate continues to expand our CDR work into oceans, rivers, and other open system pathways, it’s encouraging to see the footholds early field trials have been able to find within long-established restoration approaches and coastal industries to start building public awareness and chipping away at scientific questions. And a huge congrats to the CarbonRun and Stripe Frontier teams’ on today’s exciting announcement! https://lnkd.in/gav5cutB

We're thrilled to see such a strong and diverse cohort of companies selected in Frontier's latest round of carbon removal purchases, including several open system and alkalinity-based projects across multiple pathways. Congrats to those selected, and we are excited to see continued progress around high quality carbon quantification across the board.

As we enter our second year, we are excited to be expanding the depth and breadth of Cascade’s scientific expertise. Our latest team additions are helping Cascade partner in new ways and more deeply with industry, policymakers, and academics to accelerate the pace of progress of the Enhanced Rock Weathering field and other natural system climate interventions. We are thrilled to introduce four new members of the Cascade team! Tannis Thorlakson is a sustainability leader at the intersection of climate, agriculture, and technology, with a PhD in Environment and Resources from Stanford University. Most recently, she held leadership roles in sustainability and climate at Driscoll’s, the global fresh berry company.  Alison Tune is a hydro-biogeochemist with a PhD in Geological Sciences from University of Texas - Austin and most recently led the Earth Science and Ecology Group at Running Tide.  Pritha G. brings to Cascade deep experience researching and investing in breakthrough science and engineering with a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Northwestern University. She was previously a researcher at Homeworld Collective and the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA), and a partner at Prime Movers. Noah Anderson joins Cascade from MIT, where he recently completed his PhD in Geochemistry and Geology with a focus on the carbonate system. Noah was also a Visiting Lecturer at Bates College in Earth and Climate Sciences. We are extremely privileged to have these incredible individuals join our team and our ambitious efforts to address the bottlenecks and uncertainties in natural system climate intervention fields. True to our culture, each one of them brings not only distinct scientific expertise but also a deep sense of humility and curiosity. Please join us in giving them a warm welcome!

Are you working or do you want to work in CDR? Then we need you! CDRjobs is launching the first-ever CDR Salary Survey: a short, anonymous 3-minute survey to provide clear, tangible, and transparent salary data to attract and retain the best talent - such as yourself - to reach gigaton scale. Fill it out here: https://lnkd.in/d6vcS9UQ CDRjobs will release their 2024 CDR Salary Survey Report within the next 4-6 weeks which will help the CDR industry better benchmark salaries and help you to make decisions about your career path. #CDRjobs #CDR #salaryinsights #salarybenchmark

Listen to Dai Ellis and Vilas Rao from our team speak with Na'im Merchant on how we work to address key challenges in open-system carbon dioxide removal. Find the podcast and read the key highlights below: https://lnkd.in/ekrE8afc

Happening tonight! You'll be in good company with Jamie Newman, John Sanchez, arielle lok, and Noemma Olagaray. RSVP for the Zoom link: https://lnkd.in/eZDn2psi Associate application: https://lnkd.in/e2nUb7E9

We're hiring an Associate to join our team at Cascade Climate! This is an entry-level position for someone who is very hungry to learn and get feedback. You don’t necessarily need to have a background in Earth science or have done previous climate work. We are looking for a fast learner and well-rounded generalist: someone capable of managing complex projects independently, fast-tracking the team’s learning on new and technical topics, building new relationships and alliances, and creating form + structure in a fast-shifting, sometimes ambiguous field.  If this sounds like you, or if you know someone who might be a good fit, our application link is live here: https://lnkd.in/e2nUb7E9 Interested in learning more? We're also hosting an information session on May 9th, 2024, from 5:30-6:30PM ET. Get to know us and what your experience at Cascade could look like, and ask any lingering questions on your mind. Register here: https://lnkd.in/eZDn2psi