Even if we do everything else right on reducing emissions,
the world still needs to remove up to 220 Gigatonnes of carbon
from the atmosphere by 2050.
Even if we do everything else right on reducing emissions,
the world still needs to remove up to 220 Gigatonnes of carbon
from the atmosphere by 2050.
Image credit: Mjøstårnet is the world’s tallest timber building. © Woodify AS / Vjus AS
CUR8 is
dedicated to
raising the bar
on carbon
removal.
Our Removals Are
We mix removals now with
removals to come, helping you
build the future.
Our portfolio approach locks
away your emissions for up to
geological timescales.
We partner with projects that
are scientifically sound and
third party verified.
No offsetting,
no greenwashing,
just trusted carbon removals.
Portfolios that consider the
impact and opportunities for
the global south.
We look for benefits beyond net zero
to promote diversity, soil health
and community wellbeing.
We invest back into suppliers
to grow the available
capacity of carbon removals.
We are confident in our approach.
We take on any uncertainty,
to guarantee your tonnes removed.
Portfolios
with purpose
We build platinum standard portfolios to draw down CO2 from the atmosphere and store it away for over 100 years.
We combine the most powerful approaches available to achieve timely, durable drawdown with additional co-benefits.
Portfolios
with purpose
We build the platinum standard
portfolio to guarantee the CO2 is
drawn down from the atmosphere
and stored away for 100 years and more.
We combine the most powerful methods in existence to achieve the most powerful drawdown, the fastest timeline,
and the most co-benefits.
Get to know the projects you are directly helping to scale and access CUR8.
“Alongside deep
reductions
in emissions,
removals
are a crucial
component of
any meaningful
net zero strategy.”
Dr Gabrielle Walker
Global climate change expert,
co-founder of CUR8
Weathering is a natural process where carbon in the atmosphere binds with silicate rock, mineralising it and locking it away for millennia. Enhanced weathering speeds up that process by using rock that has been ground down to dust, and spreading it on farmland, simultaneously acting as a natural fertiliser for the soil.
Trees are great capturers of carbon, but when they decompose at the end of their life or are used for making paper or energy, the CO2 is put back into the sky. By using trees for durable construction materials the carbon stays locked up, and it’s a sustainable alternative for materials like steel and cement that are very carbon intensive.
Our soils are the second biggest carbon storage mechanism on the planet after the oceans, currently holding a massive 2,500 billion tonnes of carbon. Increasing agricultural soils’ ability to draw down carbon by ‘re-wilding’ the soil biome is one of the most scalable approaches for carbon removal.
Biomass such as crop and forestry residue can become a durable way of storing carbon when turned into biochar – a form of charcoal made by treating biomass in a low-oxygen, high temperature reactor. Where once the biomass would have rotted, returning its carbon to the air, biochar now locks it away for thousands of years.
Oceans are the largest carbon sink on our planet and ocean based carbon removal methods aim to accelerate the ocean’s natural carbon cycles. They include triggering photosynthesis in seaweed, coastal plants or phytoplankton, adding minerals to increase storage of dissolved CO2, or running an electric current through seawater to extract CO2.
Scaling Up
Removals Together
We know that reducing and removing
carbon emissions today is not enough.
We invest back into the ecosystem to help ensure there’s enough supply for all of us in 5, 10 and 25 years time.
Dr Gabrielle Walker
Gabrielle is one of the leading experts on carbon removals globally. She works with governments, scientific bodies, corporates and financial institutions to advance the field.
Formerly the climate editor at Nature and features editor at New Scientist, Gabrielle has taught at Cambridge and Princeton Universities. She is also the founder of industry catalyst group Rethinking Removals.
Marta Krupinska
Marta is a serial tech entrepreneur, startup advisor and impact investor. She has led Google for Startups in the UK and emerging markets in the region, and co-founded two successful fintech ventures which served millions of customers.
Marta is also chair of marine sustainability pioneer ACUA Ocean and the global charity Youth Business International.
Mark Stevenson
Acclaimed author and expert on net zero strategies, Mark has been an advisor to the UK Ministry of Defense on Peace, Security and Climate Change and to Médecins Sans Frontières. He is an ambassador to Client Earth and chairs the Impact Board for Climate.vc.
Mark also co-hosts the podcast John Richardson and the Futurenauts.
Become a part of our community on the journey
to scale up the most exciting industry of our time
The Science
is Clear
We Need
Carbon Offsets
Removals
Even if we do everything else
right on reducing emissions,
the world still needs to remove
up to 220 Gigatonnes of carbon
from the atmosphere by 2050.
You can’t reach net zero
without removals.
That’s where we come in.
The world’s tallest timber building. © Woodify AS / Vjus AS
CUR8 is dedicated to raising
the bar on carbon
removal.
We work with the best nature and technology
partners to build removals portfolios
of the highest quality.
Our Removals Are
We mix removals now with removals to come, helping you build the future.
Our portfolio approach locks away your emissions for up to geological timescales.
We partner with projects that are scientifically sound and third party verified.
No offsetting,
no greenwashing,
just trusted carbon removals.
Portfolios that consider the
impact and opportunities for
the global south.
Benefits beyond net zero to promote diversity, soil health
and community wellbeing.
We invest back into suppliers
to grow the available
capacity of carbon removals.
We’re confident in our approach.
We take on any uncertainty,
to guarantee your removals.
Portfolios with purpose
We build platinum standard portfolios to draw down CO2 from the atmosphere and store it away for over 100 years. We combine the most powerful approaches available to achieve timely, durable drawdown with additional co-benefits.
What you
need to know
About Carbon Removal
“Alongside deep reductions in emissions, removals are a crucial component of any meaningful
net zero strategy.”
Dr Gabrielle Walker
Global climate change expert,
co-founder of CUR8
Types of
Carbon Removal
The ‘sci-fi’ end of carbon removal. Air is blown through machines that, through a series of chemical reactions, remove the CO2 yielding a pure, compressed stream that is mineralised and stored deep underground. Drawdown is swift, easy to verify and is stored for millennia.
Growing forests can make a huge contribution to long-term carbon removal (in the US forests already capture 12% of annual emissions). While trees alone cannot handle the amount of removals we need in the timescale required, they’re an important part of the removals mix – and come with critical biodiversity co-benefits.
Our soils are the second biggest carbon storage mechanism on the planet after the oceans, currently holding a massive 2,500 billion tonnes of carbon. Increasing agricultural soils’ ability to draw down carbon by ‘re-wilding’ the soil biome is one of the most scalable approaches for carbon removal.
Biomass such as crop and forestry residue can become a durable way of storing carbon when turned into biochar – a form of charcoal made by treating biomass in a low-oxygen, high temperature reactor. Where once the biomass would have rotted, returning its carbon to the air, biochar now locks it away for thousands of years.
Oceans are the largest carbon sink on our planet and ocean based carbon removal methods aim to accelerate the ocean’s natural carbon cycles. They include triggering photosynthesis in seaweed, coastal plants or phytoplankton, adding minerals to increase storage of dissolved CO2, or running an electric current through seawater to extract CO2.
At CUR8 we work with the world’s leading scientists and innovators to scale up the carbon removals industry in time to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees. We’re always on the lookout for the next breakthrough – if you’re working on one, please get in touch!
Scaling Up Removals Together
We know that reducing and removing
carbon emissions today is not enough.
We invest back into the ecosystem
to help ensure there’s enough supply
for all of us in 5, 10 and 25 years time.
Gabrielle is one of the leading experts on carbon removals globally. She works with governments, scientific bodies, corporates and financial institutions to advance the field.
Formerly the climate editor at Nature and features editor at New Scientist, Gabrielle has taught at Cambridge and Princeton Universities. She is also the founder of industry catalyst group Rethinking Removals.
Marta is a serial tech entrepreneur, startup advisor and impact investor. She has led Google for Startups in the UK and emerging markets in the region, and co-founded two successful fintech ventures which served millions of customers.
Marta is also chair of marine sustainability pioneer ACUA Ocean and the global charity Youth Business International.
Acclaimed author and expert on net zero strategies, Mark has been an advisor to the UK Ministry of Defense on Peace, Security and Climate Change and to Médecins Sans Frontières. He is an ambassador to Client Earth and chairs the Impact Board for Climate.vc.
Mark also co-hosts the podcast John Richardson and the Futurenauts.
Become a part of our community
on the journey to scale up the most
exciting industry of our time.
