Virgin Earth Challenge | Wikipedia audio article
Channel: wikipedia tts
Date: 07/06/2019

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_Earth_Challenge


00:00:54 1 The challenge
00:02:41 2 Competing technologies
00:02:59 2.1 Biochar
00:03:32 2.2 BECCS (Bio-energy with carbon capture and storage)
00:05:59 2.3 Direct air capture
00:06:40 2.4 Enhanced weathering
00:07:07 2.5 Grassland restoration
00:07:39 3 See also



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The Virgin Earth Challenge is a competition offering a $25 million prize for whoever can demonstrate a commercially viable design which results in the permanent removal of greenhouse gases out of the Earth's atmosphere to contribute materially in global warming avoidance. The prize was conceived and financed by Richard Branson, and was announced in London on 9 February 2007 by Branson and former US Vice President Al Gore.Among more than 2600 applications, 11 finalists were announced on 2 November 2011. These are Biochar Solutions, from the US; Biorecro, Sweden; Black Carbon, Denmark; Carbon Engineering, Canada;  Climeworks, Switzerland; COAWAY, US; Full Circle Biochar, US; Global Thermostat, US; Kilimanjaro Energy, US; Smartstones – Olivine Foundation, Netherlands, and The Savory Institute, US.