For the last six years, Carbocene Industries has been engineering the biological infrastructure necessary to rebalance the carbon cycle at a planetary scale. Through the enhancement of photosynthesis and the development of delayed-decomposition woody biomass, we are leveraging the power of the living world to restore climate stability. Our current milestone is a fully operational propagation greenhouse capable of producing over 100 of our photosynthesis-enhanced aspens each month.

Operating as a nonprofit allows us to freely deploy these restorative plants in the public interest, bypassing the idiosyncratic demands of carbon markets and venture capital. However, it also means we rely entirely on public support to drive our open-system drawdown initiatives. We need to raise at least $100,000 annually to cover our site lease, lighting, propagation consumables, and to sustain our research team. Doubling this funding would allow us to rapidly establish short-rotation coppice agroforestry and biochar production sites across the Bay Area, sequestering significant tonnage of carbon within the next two years.

Looking forward, your support directly funds the development of additional climatically and ecologically restorative species, including agricultural plants optimized for shifting climates and trees engineered to yield rot-resistant, carbon-negative construction materials. By donating, you are partnering with us in the ongoing evolution of the biosphere—empowering the natural world to heal the atmosphere.

Please consider donating to support our work, and email [email protected] with any questions. Collaborative relationships are always encouraged!

Carbocene Industries is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit research institution. All charitable donations are tax-deductible as permitted by U.S. law.