This Houston startup just won 50 million from Elon Musk s XPrize for Carbon Removal

Get the Full StoryMati Carbon, which works on enhanced rock weathering, is working with small low-income farms in India, Zambia, and Tanzania.

When Elon Musk s foundation sponsored the 100 million XPrize for Carbon Removal a four-year-long competition to find credible ways to eventually remove a billion tons of CO2 Musk might have expected that a shiny new gadget would win. But the winner of the 50 million grand prize is low tech: spreading rock dust on small, low-income farms in India, Zambia, and Tanzania.

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