Unbound Directory: 
The 'Yellow Pages' of CDR

My name is Katherine Almquist, and I am a 22 year old PhD student at the Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences at Northwestern University in the Jacobson Lab Group. My research focus is developing an innovative approach for carbonate enhanced rock weathering that improves MRV and aids in the determination of the effectiveness of ERW as as a CDR solution. I am both interested in investigating not only the science but also the emerging policies trying to regulate CDR. I am focused on bridging the gaps between science, policy, and business in this field. I believe the only way to make progress in any field is through increasing knowledge and collaboration and am passionate about learning as much as possible. Please feel free to connect!

At Milkywire, we help businesses to fund high-impact climate and nature initiatives. Through our carefully curated portfolios of high-quality climate and nature projects, we enable companies to align their efforts with global environmental frameworks. Developed by leading scientific experts and aligned with initiatives like the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), our portfolios, such as the Climate Transformation Fund and Catalytic CDR Portfolio, cover key areas such as high-tech permanent carbon removal, reforestation, nature protection, decarbonization, advocacy, and more.

I am an Editor, by profession and by nature. A reformed multi-hyphenate, I spend my days listening to interesting people doing extraordinary things. I have worked in events for just under a decade, mostly on tech portfolios as Head of Content and Editor. To sum it up, I ask questions for a living. And I curate the library.

Absolute Climate builds MRV that matches project claims to climate impacts

I am ex Amazon Lab126 Sr. PMT and UMich NucE building BlueShift with Jessica (MIT, WHOI, ChemE) and Prof. David (Yale, MIT, Harvard MechE). We aim to remove gigatons of CO2 through the ocean while valorizing industrial waste into critical minerals. BlueShift unlocks rapid scalability by integrating proprietary membrane-free electromechanical technology from Harvard and University of Michigan, additive manufacturing, and existing infrastructure.

Climate Scientist at Supercritical, specializing in biochar and engineered carbon removal technologies. Managed the UKRI GGR-D Biochar Demonstrator at the University of Nottingham, leading the UK’s largest biochar field trials to evaluate its potential for carbon sequestration and soil health improvement. Worked in environmental consulting, with a focus on waste management, including Enhanced Rock Weathering (ERW) and carbon mineralization. EngD in Carbon Capture and Storage and Cleaner Fossil Energies from the University of Nottingham, researching post-combustion capture sorbents.

Arca captures atmospheric carbon dioxide and stores it safely and permanently as rock, working in partnership with the mining industry. Arca launched its first commercial pilot project in November 2023 in partnership with one of the World’s largest mining companies, BHP As Head of External Affairs for Arca, I sit on the Leadership Team and am responsible for connecting Arca to the external CDR ecosystem, government relations, non-dilutive fundraising, marketing and communications and community and Indigenous relations. I have spent a lot of my life working on scaling humanitarian aid.