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29th August 2025 News

Frontier signs $31M deal with Planetary for ocean carbon removal

Frontier, a carbon removal buyers group backed by Google, Stripe, and Shopify, has signed a $31 million agreement with Canadian company Planetary. The partnership will advance ocean alkalinity enhancement, a process that boosts the ocean’s natural ability to absorb CO₂ and helps reduce acidification.

Planetary’s method involves adding an antacid-like material to seawater, which locks away CO₂ for thousands of years while improving marine health. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2026, with the potential to scale to billions of tons of CO₂ removal in the future.
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