Mati Carbon wins $50M XPRIZE Carbon Removal grand prize for enhanced rock weathering on smallholder farms

Mati Carbon/Smallholder enhanced rock weathering

Mati Carbon won the XPRIZE Carbon Removal grand prize, beating over 1,300 teams from 88 countries. The $50M award recognizes Mati's approach of spreading crushed basalt on smallholder farms in India and Africa to remove CO2 while improving soil and boosting farmer incomes by an average of 20%.