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The latest updates from the Leverhulme Centre for Climate Change Mitigation.
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The Carbon Business Council publishes its new Enhanced Rock Weathering primer, and the Enhanced Weathering Alliance launches

The Carbon Business Council publishes its new Enhanced Rock Weathering primer, in tandem with the launch of the Enhanced Weathering Alliance. Our Director, Prof David Beerling, has advised on this exciting new policy primer.
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A new PhD spotlight blog: hear from Mike Kelland

Our new blog series continues to explore our PhD students' work within LC3M. Here, we hear from Mike Kelland on his experiences as a mature student, why he chose climate change mitigation and his thoughts on the future of ERW.
Enhanced weathering test fields of soybean at the Energy Farm, University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign
Enhanced weathering test fields of soybean at the Energy Farm, University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign (image credit Dimitar Epihov, Leverhulme Centre, University of Sheffield)

New paper out! Field trials reveal crushed rock boosts carbon removal and improves crop yields

Read the press release for our new paper on CO2 removal and increased crop yields via Enhanced Rock Weathering, recently published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Find out more about the carbon removal policy in the US & EU in this recording from Sebastian Manhart

Policy landscape for carbon removal in the US & EU

Watch this recording of Sebastian Manhart, Senior Policy Advisor at Carbonfuture, explaining the carbon dioxide removal (CDR) policy landscape in the US and EU.
Elliott Woodhouse

New PhD spotlight series

Our new blog series explores our LC3M-funded PhD students' work, with key insights from their studies.
First up, philosophy student Elliott Woodhouse shares findings from his thesis on the environmental ethics of climate engineering.
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Read our new LC3M papers

New LC3M papers you might have missed
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Read the March 2023 LC3M Annual Newsletter

Missed our annual newsletter? Catch up on March 2023's edition here.
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Introducing the new RockFACE website

Find out more about our RockFACE trial in Illinois, US, on its very own brand new website.
David Beerling at Cardiff University graduation with Professor Nick Pidgeon.

LC3M Director awarded Honorary Doctorate

David Beerling was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from his alma mater Cardiff University, for his ‘outstanding contributions to science’. He said “I’m delighted and incredibly proud to have been recognised by Cardiff University in this way.”

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