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August 11, 2022

Elon Musk has $80m to fund a carbon removal startup. Here’s what he’s after

“He said explicitly, this is not about space, it’s not about Mars. This is about Earth.”


Freya Pratty

4 min read

Tesla mogul Elon Musk is set for a key role in the White House. Photo credit: CC BY 2.0.

When non-profit XPrize first approached Elon Musk about funding carbon removal tech, they thought he could be interested in solutions tied to his more extraterrestrial interests.

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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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