This Startup Uses Basalt, IoT, and Farmland to Permanently Store CO2

This Startup Uses Basalt, IoT and Farmland to Permanently Store CO2

Enhanced Rock Weathering technology uses crushed basalt, rainfall, and advanced monitoring systems to permanently capture atmospheric CO2, transforming farms and urban infrastructure into long-term carbon-removal ecosystems.

Updated on: 25 May 2026

sector

Sector

Urban Development
education

Solution

Climate Action
Healthcare

Technology

IoT
space

State of Origin

West Bengal
Enhanced Rock Weathering technology uses crushed basalt, rainfall, and advanced monitoring systems to permanently capture atmospheric CO2, transforming farms and urban infrastructure into long-term carbon-removal ecosystems.

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Impact Metrics

Raised $12 million

to scale permanent carbon-removal technology.

500,000 hectares

to be covered by 2030.

Enhanced Rock Weathering technology uses crushed basalt, rainfall, and advanced monitoring systems to permanently capture atmospheric CO2, transforming farms and urban infrastructure into long-term carbon-removal ecosystems.

 

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