Solving the Money Problem Holding Back Carbon Removal

From Climate Solutions News by RESET Media

June 8, 2026 · 24 min · Episode 25

About this episode

The episode discusses the financial challenges of scaling carbon removal technologies, particularly enhanced rock weathering, with insights from Alex Bury of UNDO Carbon.

UNDO Carbon can prove its science works. The harder problem is paying for the years between spending on deployment and earning the carbon credits back, and that financing gap, more than the chemistry, is what now decides how fast enhanced rock weathering can grow. Dominic Shales speaks with Alex Bury, head of finance at UNDO, about the economics of scaling carbon removal. They discuss why enhanced rock weathering leans on existing mining and farming infrastructure rather than expensive capital equipment, the move from upfront payments to payment on delivery, and UNDO's debt deal with the Inlandsis Fund alongside a Microsoft offtake. Bury also covers carbon removal insurance, the significance of Farm Credit Canada's investment, the measurement challenge behind lender confidence, and what it takes to bring a first-time buyer like Barclays into the voluntary carbon market. UNDO was a winner in the $100 million XPRIZE Carbon Removal competition. Its buyers include Microsoft, Barclays, British Airways and McLaren Racing. More at https://climatesolutions.news Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Dominic Shales

Guest: Alex Bury

Topics covered

carbon removal
finance
enhanced rock weathering
sustainability
climate change
economics

Keywords

carbon removal
financing
enhanced rock weathering
sustainability
climate finance
carbon credits
voluntary carbon market

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UNDO Carbon, Inlandsis Fund, Microsoft, Farm Credit Canada, Barclays, British Airways, McLaren Racing, XPRIZE Carbon Removal