Business
Verdant Labs wants to turn carbon removal into an industry
Most climate startups are chasing emissions. Verdant is chasing what's already in the air — and rebuilding the supply chain that will get it out.
Elena Rossi9 min
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Elena Rossi
Climate & Deep Tech
Climate, energy, and deep-tech reporter covering Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Previously a research analyst at a Brussels-based energy think tank. Writes the monthly Carbon Watch column. Based in Milan; raised in Turin; equal time in Berlin.
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