Perspectives
Keep up with our evolving views on the CDR innovation landscape.
- 12 Nov 2024Treading Carefully in the Waters of Ocean-based CDROur approach to investing in ocean carbon removal
- 23 May 2024What's Next For Carbon Removal?2023 was marked as the hottest year on record for both the land and...
- 2 Sept 2023Will One Winner Take It All In Direct Air Capture?Depending on your point of view, you might deem the race to pioneer Direct Air Capture (DAC) to be already won or not yet started…
- 7 Dec 2022Mapping The Soil Carbon EcosystemWhat will it take to maximise the potential of soils as a carbon sink?
- 15 Sept 2022Guest PostIvana Gazibara joined us to share her expertise on systemic investing and how by widening your lens and understanding the system in which you are investing in can help you uncover the truly catalytic opportunities…
- 9 Aug 2022How We Invest In Soil CarbonSoil carbon is attracting attention and we firmly believe it is an opportunity no to be overlooked.
- 22 Jun 2022Feedstock Is FiniteWe have a problem. Biomass supply is limited and everyone wants to use it.
- 7 Apr 202210 take-homes for carbon removal from the IPCC reportThe IPCC is clear, CDR is necessary and it needs to scale now.
- 17 Mar 2022BECCS Vs BiCRS: Should Biomass Be Used Primarily As An Energy Source Or As A Route For Carbon Removal?The jury is out on the climate benefits of BECCS but we have already decided: we prefer BiCRS. Read on to find out why.
- 22 Dec 2021So.. How Much CO₂ Are We Removing Today?It is now consensus that to have a chance at keeping to 1.5°C global warming, alongside dramatic decarbonisation we will have to remove billions of tonnes of CO₂ by 2050. Given Counteract’s focus on carbon removal, we are frequently asked how far the industry must scale. To begin to answer this, we must first understand how much carbon we are removing today. However, reaching a concrete figure, encompassing both nature-based and engineered solutions, is proving surprisingly challenging.
- 5 Jul 2021Offsetting Isn’t Broken; It’s Just Growing Up.A nascent carbon market fraught with complexity and minimal oversight is proving unready for a carbon rush which could be worth trillions by mid-century. But the growing pains we are seeing are hallmarks of a vital beginning, not a reason to give up.
- 19 Mar 2021Why I joined CounteractAfter a couple of years without returning to my home country, I recently managed to fly back to visit family in South Africa and Kenya..
- 17 Feb 2021Why Counteract?Why launch a company to invest in carbon removal? In the end for a single reason: Believing it’s how we’ll make our biggest contribution to the future.