Archive - Projects
AirMiners: The place for entrepreneurs, scientists, and engineers working to mine carbon from the air.
Can mining carbon from the air be profitable?
How might we remove one trillion tons of carbon dioxide from the air? We bring together scientists, entrepreneurs, and executives from around the world to explore this massive opportunity space, and created AirMiners as a bridge. AirMiners helps entrepreneurs, researchers, and funders to explore opportunities in carbon dioxide.
Negative: consumer goods made from atmospheric carbon dioxide
Can we make products out carbon pulled from the air? We use a process called ‘direct air capture’ to literally pull carbon dioxide greenhouse gases out of the air and condense it into usable material. This grew into a successful Kickstarter campaign making bracelets from carbon dioxide.
Innovation and Startup Research
Proof of concept bathroom tiles made with carbon dioxide
How do we visualize the future of consumer goods made with carbon dioxide?
Concrete bathroom tiles, toothpaste, sandals, and more, all created from captured carbon dioxide gas
We were asked to help the Carbon XPRIZE team create consumer products using the materials from the finalists in the competition. Our exploration led us through design principals like usefulness, inspiration, and cool factor to create a set of products made from captured carbon dioxide. You can see the full set here on the Carbon XPRIZE website, and we made a video playlist on YouTube walking through each one, watch it here.
2017 Who’s Who of Air Mining Report and Index
How might we remove one trillion tons of carbon dioxide from the Earth’s atmosphere? And do it economically? To begin addressing these questions, Impossible Labs spent the summer of 2017 exploring the carbon sequestration world, profiled 106 organizations in carbon sequestration, and interviewed 16 executives and leaders in the industry.
This report introduced readers to a sample of the innovators and leaders in carbon sequestration. This was first step to better visualizing this nascent industry to enable developments that remove one trillion tons of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Download the PDF report here.
The Future of Climate Action in 2030
The next decade is rich with opportunities to take meaningful action against climate change. Impossible Labs joined this project led by the Institute for the Future (IFTF) and the $8.3 billion Climate Investment Funds (CIF). Launched at the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco, the A New Story to Spark the Future of Climate Action study and its accompanying art installation illustrate opportunity zones for climate action over the next decade—including artificial intelligence, digital engagement, youth movements, and the new climate economy—that can accelerate progress toward a low-carbon world. We helped the team get connected to leaders in the sustainability and climate space including startup entrepreneurs, leading scientists, and climate financeers.
