Startup awarded $50 million for volcanic rock technique with potential to address growing crisis: 'This … is going to go a long way'

Startup awarded $50 million for volcanic rock technique with potential to address growing crisis: 'This … is going to go a long way'

What if fighting the changing climate was as easy as spreading dust on a field? Mati Carbon, a startup using crushed volcanic rock to pull carbon from the air and strengthen soil, just won the $50 million Xprize for Carbon Removal, TechCrunch reported. The win is turning heads across the climate tech world. Mati's technology is based on a naturally occurring process called enhanced rock weathering. The company grinds up basalt, a volcanic rock, …