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The latest updates from the Leverhulme Centre for Climate Change Mitigation.
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New on the blog - a summary of Maria Val Martin's work

Maria Val Martin and her research group have been a vital cornerstone to the work of LC3M, particularly since the award of Maria's UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship. Maria joined the Centre in 2017 and has been a UKRI Future Leaders Fellow since 2020.
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Read the 2025 LC3M Annual Newsletter

Missed our annual newsletter this year? Catch up on all our 2024-2025 news by reading it online in your browser. We've captured all our activities, from theme updates across all of our work packages, to new papers and press engagement.

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New on the blog - Theme 4 macroeconomics update 2016-2025

Continuing our series of theme summaries, here we're recapping the progress and findings from our integrated systems modelling and macroeconomics strand within Theme 4, led chiefly by Prof Neil Edwards at the Open University.
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LC3M milestones - a visual guide to 2024

In this visual guide, see our key points, including landmark papers, field trial firsts, press moments and external funding obtained from our Centre's launch in 2016 up to 2024.

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The Carbon Business Council publishes its new Enhanced Rock Weathering primer, and the Enhanced Weathering Alliance launches

The Carbon Business Council publishes its new Enhanced Rock Weathering primer, in tandem with the launch of the Enhanced Weathering Alliance. Our Director, Prof David Beerling, has advised on this exciting new policy primer.
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A new PhD spotlight blog: hear from Mike Kelland

Our new blog series continues to explore our PhD students' work within LC3M. Here, we hear from Mike Kelland on his experiences as a mature student, why he chose climate change mitigation and his thoughts on the future of ERW.
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New paper out! Field trials reveal crushed rock boosts carbon removal and improves crop yields

Read the press release for our new paper on CO2 removal and increased crop yields via Enhanced Rock Weathering, recently published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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New PhD spotlight series

Our new blog series explores our LC3M-funded PhD students' work, with key insights from their studies.
First up, philosophy student Elliott Woodhouse shares findings from his thesis on the environmental ethics of climate engineering.