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We’re still recovering from those gold medal hockey games. Today we’re talking about a different kind of ground game - one that’s going better for Canada.
UNDO Carbon is ramping up its enhanced weathering program with Ontario farms, locking CO2 into stable minerals while rebuilding soil health and covering every cost for farmers. Zero upfront investment. Permanent carbon removal. UNDO is part of a growing number of international carbon removal startups that are choosing Canada to deploy.
Elsewhere in climate tech:
A New Zealand startup is cutting methane from Alberta cattle
Wind-to-hydrogen projects lose government backing
Mapping Canada’s clean compute tech stack
Speaking of carbon removal: I'll be at Carbon Removal Day in Ottawa next week. If you're in town, let me know - always happy to connect over a drink.
TECH
UNDO Carbon wants to turn Ontario farmland into a carbon sink
Source: UNDO Carbon
What happened: UNDO Carbon, a UK-based carbon removal company, launched a fully subsidized carbon removal program for farmers in eastern Ontario.
Under the program, the City of Kingston is offering a $5/tonne rebate for transportation costs, with UNDO covering the rest: transport, materials, and application. The company covers all costs through carbon credits generated by the weathering process.
The tech: UNDO is using locally-mined wollastonite to remove carbon through enhanced weathering. When spread on fields, it weathers naturally and reacts with CO2 in the soil, locking it into stable mineral compounds that don't re-release.
The process does two things at once: it permanently removes carbon from the atmosphere and releases minerals that boost plant and soil health. UNDO monetizes the resulting carbon credits, using that revenue to cover all program costs.
The model is self-sustaining at current credit prices, though the extra municipal rebate will help lower barriers to adoption for farmers.
Why it matters: Most carbon removal pathways need new infrastructure. Enhanced rock weathering deploys on land farmers are already working: no geological storage sites, CO2 pipelines, or industrial buildout.
UNDO's zero-cost model removes the one barrier that typically kills adoption: farmers are focused on crop yield and day to day operations, and aren't ready to make the up front investment in time and money.
With 11–16 million acres of farmland in play in Ontario alone, Canadian agriculture can be a deployment platform - with the right models.
The big picture: UNDO is part of a growing number of international companies choosing Canada as a deployment site for carbon removal.
Switzerland’s Climeworks opened its new headquarters in Calgary earlier this month, citing proximity to industrial CO2 sources and carbon infrastructure.
Deep Sky’s Alpha project is home to several international companies like the UK’s Airhive and Germany’s Phlair
CarbonCapture moved its first commercial DAC pilot project from the US to Canada for more stable government incentives and support
Canada’s natural resources, clean energy, geologic storage, and policy frameworks (including industrial carbon pricing) are pulling in international carbon removers.
What's next: UNDO will use the Kingston program to generate real-world data on permanence and scale for enhanced rock weathering that are critical for credit verification and expansion.
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IN THE FIELD
🏭 US-based CarbonQuest deployed its metal-organic framework carbon capture technology at a natural gas plant in Alberta, its first Canadian site targeting distributed, mid-scale emitters.
♻ RecycLiCo opened its Innovation Centre lab in Delta, BC to conduct bench-scale testing and process development for its battery recycling projects.
🐮 New Zealand’s Ruminant BioTech launched an on-farm research program in Calgary to validate its slow-release bolus for methane reduction in pasture-raised cattle.
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ECOSYSTEM VIEW
Who’s Powering Canadian AI Infrastructure
The AI infrastructure race is accelerating in Canada. $100+ billion in new data centre investment is flowing in, drawn by our clean electricity grids and cold climate.
Canadian companies are already building the stack: clean power, grid integration, cooling, chips, and software. We've mapped the landscape.
We're following this closely, and a full deep dive is coming. In the meantime: know a company that belongs on the map? Let me know in the comments or hit reply.
NEWS
📡 Signals & Currents
💰 New capital plans: Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, one of Canada’s largest investors, is pivoting its climate investing strategy. The pension fund will stop focusing on reducing its portfolio emissions intensity, and instead deploy capital into companies building and deploying climate solutions. OTPP plans to double its transition-aligned investments to $70B by 2030.
Why it matters: The move puts more capital in play for climate builders, as net-zero alignment now means cutting cheques, not cutting exposure. Investors adopting this stance need to have the frameworks in place to make sure their investments are actually having the impact they want.
⛔️ Hydrogen expires: Newfoundland and Labrador revoked Crown land reserves from World Energy GH2, EverWind, and Toqlukuti'k Wind and Hydrogen after the companies failed to pay over $34 million in fees. The project stalled along with markets for green hydrogen.
⚡️ Price hikes: Hydro-Québec plans to hike electricity rates for data centres, charging double the price vs other large loads, to cover the costs associated with their energy demands. Quebec joins other provinces like BC taking a cautious approach to data centre growth to protect ratepayers.
Meanwhile, Alberta saw a 180MW grid allocation sold for $18M, as AI demand ratchets up competition for grid access.
🏛️ Challenging CCUS: Five First Nations in Alberta launched legal challenges against the federal government's decision to advance the Pathways large-scale carbon capture project. The storage component would overlap with traditional lands.
🚌 Missing the bus: Québec postponed its 2030 target to electrify 55 percent of municipal bus fleets. The province said the target, announced one year ago, was too ambitious and will reintroduce rebates for hybrid buses.
🇨🇦 National interest: Canada should use its “projects of national interest” designation to build competitive industries, not just projects, according to the One Clean Economy task force, singling out opportunities in clean electricity, critical minerals refining, EV charging, and sustainable modular homes.
Quick Hits
Data centre load flexibility could cut new gas capacity needs in half
Progress on emissions intensity is losing momentum in Canada’s industrial sectors
Battery storage costs hit record lows, beating other clean power
Kenya wants to become a global hub for high-integrity carbon credits
Clean energy is delivering more than 1/3rd of China’s economic growth
Material Scale wants to help apparel startups cross the valley of death
Breakthrough Energy Catalyst cuts staff to focus on portfolio companies
Clean energy is ready for a private equity rebound
Octopus Energy goes on a $1B spree in California
COMMUNITY
🚀 CCUS FEED Call for Proposals: Aimed at accelerating carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) projects from late-stage development toward final investment decisions.
🚀 Call for Innovation: Women in Climate Tech: NorthX will invest up to $3 million in ventures tackling some of the toughest challenges in global decarbonization.
🗓 Carbon Removal Day: Join the carbon removal sector to determine what it takes to put Canada on a path to catalyzing a billion tonnes of carbon removal by 2050. March 5th, Ottawa.
🗓 kWh Summit: Connecting utilities, policymakers, and technology providers to drive grid innovation and unlock the electric vehicle transition. April 7, Ottawa.
💻 DeepSky is hiring a Senior Geologist (CDR/CCS) to develop CO₂ storage opportunities across Canada.
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