A. Is this a big deal? Yes, it is. Carbon removal: taking carbon out of the ambient air rather than decarbonizing the system Gigaton scale removal by 2030: 5

A. Is this a big deal? Yes, it is. Carbon removal: taking carbon out of the ambient air rather than decarbonizing the system Gigaton scale removal by 2030: 5 orders of magnitude beyond current capacities. That's only one order of magnitude less than Earth's yearly emissions (40 GT) and 3 orders of magnitude less than Earth's excess emissions (1,000 GT). Solution agnostic: Whether you call it "natural" or "technological" what matters is it can remove carbon and scale without harming the rest of the system If you prefer a video summary, here's my take: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNq8Hb7nSVY&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNq8Hb7nSVY&feature=youtu.be B. For those of you who want to work on this prize: 1. AirMiners - the premier community of 800+ scientists, entrepreneurs, engineers, artists, hackers, and business peeps working on solutions to pull carbon from the air http://airminers.org http://airminers.org 2. Air Mining 101 - Guide to getting started in carbon removal, including links to the Carbon Removal Academy and other resources http://coda.io/@tito/air-mining-101 http://coda.io/@tito/air-mining-101