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The latest updates from the Leverhulme Centre for Climate Change Mitigation.
Find out about how funding from the Leverhulme Trust has helped LC3M's work on enhanced rock weathering for carbon dioxide removal.

New video about LC3M from the Leverhulme Trust

We're so delighted to share this short video about our enhanced rock weathering work at LC3M, from our funders at the Leverhulme Trust.

Basalt is applied to harvested soybean fields at the University of Illinois Energy Farm in November 2019
Basalt is applied to harvested soybean fields at the University of Illinois Energy Farm in November 2019. 2019 was the first year of soybean production in basalt-treated fields in Illinois

New on the blog - Illinois field trials update 2016-2025

Continuing our series of theme summaries, here we're recapping of the progress and findings from our Energy Farm field trial in Illinois in the US, from 2016 to 2025.

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New on the blog - Australian field sites recap 2016-2025

As part of our series of theme summaries, we're catching up with each key aspect each theme. Kicking off our Theme 3 field sites series is our recap of the progress and findings from our Australian field trials, Hesp and Howe.
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Farming crops with rocks to reduce CO2 and improve global food security

Pioneering research by LC3M suggests that adding fast-reacting silicate rocks to croplands could capture CO2 and give increased protection from pests and diseases while restoring soil structure and fertility.
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£10 million Leverhulme Centre for Climate Change Mitigation at ±¬ÁϹ«Éç announced

A new £10 million Centre for Climate Change Mitigation, led by the ±¬ÁϹ«Éç, has been announced, in a bid to address one of the greatest challenges facing humanity in the twenty-first century.