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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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.”
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