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SUMMARY:2026 Google Carbon Removal and Superpollutant Elimination R&D Awar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260925
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CATEGORIES:Call for proposal
DESCRIPTION:Aim: This call for proposals seeks research and development (R
 &D) projects that target breakthroughs in our understanding of the fundame
 ntal science underlying mitigation strategies for carbon dioxide removal (
 CDR) and superpollutant emissions abatement\, especially in their ability 
 to be implemented in the real world. These breakthroughs may originate fro
 m a broad range of disciplines\, including (but not limited to) theoretica
 l\, laboratory or field-based academic research\, literature reviews or me
 ta-analyses\, engineering research and prototyping\, and modeling or data 
 analysis.\n\nResearch areas are outlined below\, and applicants are encour
 aged to submit proposals for R&D projects that clearly meet the objectives
  of a specific area. All priority research areas are scoped around one\, o
 r both\, of the following themes: enhancing the certainty (both of climate
  impact\, and in the ability to measure this) of a given mitigation strate
 gy\; and enhancing the scale of a given mitigation strategy:targeting giga
 tonne scale for CDR\, and megatonne scale for superpollutant emissions aba
 tement.\n\n	Environmental and ecological impacts of Ocean Alkalinity Enhan
 cement (OAE) : Generate field-based evidence on the environmental and ecol
 ogical impacts and co-benefits of OAE to support operational frameworks an
 d community acceptance. Max funding: $450K.\n	Assessing the scaling potent
 ial of Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement (OAE) : Evaluate how OAE can scale bey
 ond coastal outfalls while maintaining environmental and ecosystem safety.
  Max funding: $400K.\n	Next-generation CO₂ capture systems for Bioenergy
  with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) facilities: Accelerate deployment
  of advanced CO₂ capture technologies in BECCS facilities to reduce ener
 gy use and cost. Max funding: $400K.\n	Unlocking underutilized biomass fee
 dstocks to scale biochar carbon removal: Address technical barriers to pro
 ducing durable biochar from heterogeneous\, high-moisture\, and distribute
 d waste feedstocks. Max funding: $450K.\n	Improving the resilience of mang
 rove restoration to sea-level rise: Develop predictive models and manageme
 nt approaches to maintain carbon sequestration as sea levels rise. Max fun
 ding: $350K.\n	Optimizing land use in nature-based carbon removal projects
 : Understand how land marginality and productivity affect leakage\, additi
 onality\, durability\, and ecosystem integrity in nature-based carbon remo
 val projects. Max funding: $400K.\n	Addressing the energetic challenges of
  low-concentration CO₂ capture: Validate novel capture technologies that
  could reduce the cost and energy requirements of low-concentration CO₂ 
 capture. Max funding: $450K.\n	Abatement of methane in diffuse emission st
 reams: Advance photochemical\, photocatalytic\, or thermocatalytic systems
  for mitigating dilute methane emissions. Max funding: $500K.\n	Improve co
 nstraints on methane lifetime in the atmosphere and its underlying removal
  mechanisms: Reduce uncertainty in atmospheric methane lifetime and improv
 e understanding of methane removal mechanisms. Max funding: $500K.\n	Optim
 izing the climate impact of carbon removal through tidal wetland restorati
 on: Develop restoration frameworks that maximize long-term carbon storage 
 while minimizing methane emissions. Max funding: $450K.\n	Monitoring\, rep
 orting\, and verification (MRV) for open-system landfill interventions: De
 velop and validate methane emissions models for small-scale landfill inter
 ventions to support standardized MRV. Max funding: $450K.\n	Development\, 
 field validation\, and climate impact verification of perennial crop syste
 ms: Advance perennial crop breeding\, agronomy\, and carbon accounting to 
 support scalable agricultural climate mitigation. Max funding: $400K.\n	Op
 en Call: Breakthroughs in carbon removal and superpollutant abatement : Ac
 hieve major advances in the certainty\, scale\, affordability\, or climate
 -impact quantification of carbon removal or superpollutant abatement. Max 
 funding: $450K.\n\n\nEligibility:  Applications are open to individuals a
 t universities\, research institutions\, non-profit organizations\, social
  enterprises or businesses focussed on advancing research or innovation. I
 n all cases\, applicants are expected to have a clear record of community 
 engagement and open science.  Applicants may only submit one proposal per
  research area\, but may submit separate applications to two different res
 earch areas. Proposed projects may also include a co-PI\, who in any case 
 must meet the same eligibility criteria as primary PI. \n\nHow to Apply: 
 Proposals should contain the elements detailed here and be no longer than 
 4 pages\, plus a CV of max. 1 page. If two PIs are applying\, the co-PI sh
 ould include a CV as well. A provisionary budget should also be included\;
  for EPFL applicants\, because any eventual award would be made as a gift\
 , overehead does not need to be included. Decision notifications are expec
 ted in December 2026. \n\nApplicants should not submit any confidential or
  proprietary information as the details of any project proposal will be sh
 ared with internal and external experts for evaluation.\n\nDeadline:   
    25 September 2026\n\nFurther information\n\n\n	More information about
  the program is available here\n	The application portal can be found here\
 n	For any other questions\, please contact the Research Office\n
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