Project Vesta Carbon Capture Experiment
Sector: Climate Change • Location: Caribbean
Source: MIT Technology Review
Project Vesta plans to spread a green volcanic mineral known as olivine across a Caribbean beach to capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. This method aims to enhance mineral weathering, potentially storing vast amounts of CO2 permanently and at a low cost.
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Climate Change
- Location
- Unknown (Latin America & Caribbean)
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- MIT Technology Review
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Original status | Planned |
Taiyo status | Prospective |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | Project Vesta plans to spread a green volcanic mineral known as olivine across a Caribbean beach to capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. This method aims to enhance mineral weathering, potentially storing vast amounts of CO2 permanently and at a low cost. |
Original sector | Climate Change |
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Country | Unknown (Latin America & Caribbean) |
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Source | MIT Technology Review |
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Record type | Project |
Article published date | 2025-03-20 |
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