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Our projects

We are funding the following peer reviewed research projects. Each project was chosen due the novel scientific research, depth of experience of the core research team and the significant potential for future scaling for greenhouse gas removal.

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Crops growing in field with scientists working

Designing crops to sequester more CO₂ and store it more durably in the soil

Luke Mackinder examining algae in beaker in lab

Developing a transferable mechanism for enhancing CO₂ capture in plants and algae

Bioreactor with M buryatense in lab

Removing methane from the air at scale using natural bacteria

Our Current Research Priorities

Metabolic engineering in plants

Improving photosynthetic efficiency in higher plants and algae by optimizing key enzymes, creating novel photorespiration bypass routes or carbon fixing pathways, or adapting other elements of the photosynthetic machinery or plant architecture to sequester more carbon.

Soil carbon sequestration

Investigating the potential of soil carbon sequestration, adapting the root-soil ecosystem, exploring symbiotic relationships with microbes and fungi and the sequestration potential of archaea.

Engineering of photosynthetic organisms

Understanding photosynthetic organisms and their role in carbon sequestration. Engineering of faster growing strains of algae, bacteria or fungi, those that produce a higher proportion of carbon in their biomass or co-cultivation with carbon concentrating organisms.

Ocean carbon removal

The application of biotechnology to increase the ocean’s ability to remove and store carbon.

Biotech-enhanced weathering

Investigating colonies of microorganisms, plants, lichens and fungi that co-exist in local ecology to speed up dissolution rates. Promotion of bio-enhanced mineralisation through engineering of sub-surface microbiota.

Get in touch

If you are interested in learning more, exploring partner opportunities and have potential research ideas, get in touch below, or at contact@ctrfoundation.com.

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