RMI supports work that drives scientific innovation, helps startup and early-stage ventures succeed, enriches community engagement, and advances commercial-scale demonstration projects. 

With support from The Jeremy and Hannelore Grantham Environmental Trust, Third Derivative’s First Gigaton Captured supports startups on their journey to build a new ecosystem to rapidly deploy, scale, and commercialize viable carbon removal solutions.

Integrating carbon removal into existing industrial processes is quickly becoming both a commercial advantage and a climate necessity. Done right, it can unlock new revenue streams, boost efficiency, and support compliance—while positioning established industries to play a critical role in scaling carbon removal at the pace climate goals demand.

RMI partners with world class researchers and technology developers to explore first-of-a-kind carbon removal projects that can serve as an example for communities seeking to bring economic investment and job growth to their doorstep in a sustainable, scalable way. These projects aim to demonstrate the regional benefits of CDR when developed in partnership with local public, nonprofit, and community actors, and their good for the wider energy transition. 

RMI works to advance rigorous assessment frameworks, standards, and policy for the emerging CDR marketplace. We also work to identify best-fit solutions for specific geographies and industries. 

RMI’s Carbon Markets Initiative is building trust in carbon markets by advancing transparency, standardization, and coalitions to accelerate investments in high-integrity climate solutions.