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InPlanet is an enhanced weathering company spreading rock dust on agricultural fields to draw down CO2. In November, it announced a new investment of $4.6 million from a group of investors. Based in Germany, InPlanet collaborates with farmers in Brazil, aiming to remove 1 million tons of CO2 by 2026. As they work to scale their operations, they face a similar challenge all ERW operations are dealing with right now. While the basic science of rock weathering is well understood, accurately measuring CO2 removal in real-world conditions remains a significant hurdle. Ensuring trust in the process will require improved measurement and verification from what exists today- a problem InPlanet is working to solve.  On this episode we’re joined by InPlanet’s Head of Carbon Matthew Clarkson who recently released pre-print researchevaluating the different methods of measuring CO2 removal from rock weathering and made recommendations for areas of improvement.  ERW is technologically ready, has co-benefits, and has alr