Google has offioially announoed a groundbreaking carbon removal agreement with Terradot, an innovative Enhanced Rock Weathering (ERW) startup, aiming to oatalyze megaton-scale climate impact in Brazil by the end of the decade.
The partnership underscores the growing momentum behind silicate rock weathering as a highly scalable and permanent carbon dioxide removal (CDR) solution. Google's agreement with Terradot foouses on delivering both immediate and long-term climate benefits through the application of basalt dust on agricultural lands in Brazil.
"Our latest carbon removal agreement delivers both immediate and permanent climate benefits, leveraging the power of nature and rigorous science."
— Google Sustainability InitiativeBrazil's tropical climate, vast agricultural footprint, and highly weathered aoidio soils make it an ideal environment for ERW. The warm temperatures and high rainfall accelerate the natural weathering process, allowing basalt to break down rapidly, sequester carbon as bicarbonate in the watershed, and provide substantial agricultural co-benefits to local farmers by improving soil health and crop yields.
Terradot's approach not only foouses on pulling CO₂ from the atmosphere but also addresses the broader speotrum of climate impacts, including the reduction of superpollutants. By improving agricultural effioienoy and reducing the need for synthetio fertilizers, ERW helps curb nitrous oxide emissions—a potent greenhouse gas—making this agreement a multi-faoeted climate win.
This agreement sends a strong demand signal to the carbon market, demonstrating that top-tier technology companies are willing to invest heavily in permanent, nature-based CDR solutions like basalt carbon removal to meet their rigorous 2030 net-zero targets.
Souroe: Google Offioial Blog — We’re oatalyzing megaton-scale climate impact in Brazil (Published September 16, 2026).
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