Addressing the knowledge gaps in Enhanced Rock Weathering for carbon sequestration

This project unites UCL researchers and industry to improve Enhanced Rock Weathering, advancing scalable carbon removal through better measurement and hydrological understanding

This project explores how Enhanced Rock Weathering (ERW)—a natural carbon capture process accelerated by spreading crushed basalt on farmland—can be scaled to help mitigate climate change. Despite its promise, ERW faces challenges in measurement, reporting and verification (MRV), and in understanding hydrological factors that affect its effectiveness. A cross-faculty UCL team, drawing on expertise from High Energy Physics, Earth Sciences, Engineering, Data Science, and Advanced Computing, will collaborate with industry partner UNDO to address these gaps.

A one-day workshop will convene researchers and practitioners to identify knowledge gaps, develop scalable MRV techniques, and lay the groundwork for future collaborative research and funding proposals. The project aims to improve ERW implementation and unlock its potential to remove megatonnes of CO₂ annually, contributing to global carbon reduction goals