October 19, 2026

Sustainability In Your Ear: XPRIZE’s David Babson on Why Climate Grand Challenges Need Buyers, Too

Sustainability In Your Ear: XPRIZE’s David Babson on Why Climate Grand Challenges Need Buyers, Too
Sustainability In Your Ear: XPRIZE’s David Babson on Why Climate Grand Challenges Need Buyers, Too

🌍✨ Sustainability In Your Ear: XPRIZE’s David Babson on Why Climate Grand Challenges Need Buyers, Too

Why we’re watching: Buyers contracted nearly 30 million tons of durable carbon removal in 2025, more than triple the 2024 total, according to CDR.fyi data reported by Heatmap.

About 90% of those purchases came from a single company, Microsoft, and suppliers delivered only about 450,000 tons during the year. 💚

That is a sliver of the six to 10 billion tons of removal a year that climate scenarios suggest the world will need by 2050.

⚡ Why this matters

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🔭 What to watch next

  • 📌 Key signal: Buyers contracted nearly 30 million tons of durable carbon removal in 2025, more than triple the 2024 total, according to CDR.fyi data…
  • ✅ Watch for measurable follow-through, not just announcements.
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Reporting curated for GreenTV. Original reporting via Earth911.