Kairos Carbon received investment to advance its innovative carbon dioxide removal technology, aiming to provide a cost-effective and durable solution for waste-derived CO2 capture.

Target Information

Kairos Carbon is at the forefront of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technology, focusing on efficiently converting challenging waste materials into valuable resources while sequestering carbon dioxide. Their innovative hydrothermal processing system utilizes biogenic carbon from difficult-to-treat waste feedstocks, such as sewage and municipal waste, to produce CO2, clean water, and valuable minerals. This unique approach aims to achieve a remarkably low cost of $50 per ton of CO2 captured, with the gas stored underground for millennia in exchange for carbon credits and phosphorus repurposed as fertilizer.

Their targeted feedstocks include hundreds of megatonnes of wet waste generated globally, most of which are inadequately processed, often leading to methane and carbon dioxide emissions from incineration or landfill. By targeting these waste streams, Kairos Carbon has outlined a potential emissions reduction of 0.9 Gt/year of CO2 equivalent by 2050 with significant scalability across Europe, the USA, and China.

Industry Overview

The carbon dioxide removal industry plays a pivotal role in addressing climate change as nations strive towards achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a combination of emissions reductions