The climate needs carbon dioxide removal, not just reductions, fast
The science is clear: cutting emissions isn't enough. To keep warming in check, the world has to pull billions of tonnes of carbon dioxide back out of the atmosphere every year, and do it durably, affordably, and soon. Most approaches to carbon removal are either too expensive, too slow to scale, or store carbon in ways that don't last.
Andes exists to change that. We harness a natural process, already happening in soils everywhere, and give it the boost it needs to remove CO₂ at the scale the climate actually requires.
We remove carbon by turning it into minerals
Andes develops beneficial microorganisms that are added to the soil alongside agricultural seeds. Once in the ground, these microbes:
Grow with plant roots and accelerate the dissolution of existing silicate minerals in soils and the conversion of atmospheric CO₂ into inorganic carbon in soils.
Send carbon deep underground. With rainfall, that inorganic carbon moves down through the soil profile, freeing the surface to capture more CO₂ again the next season.
Lock carbon into minerals. Because the carbon ends up in mineral form, the removal is durable and safe, measured in geological time.
The result is low-cost, gigatonne-scale carbon dioxide removal that's achievable in years, not decades, and it runs on infrastructure that already exists: the world's working farms.
Durable, safe, and built for scale
Permanent. Carbon stored as a mineral doesn't leak back out the way carbon in vegetation or unstable soil pools can. The carbon dioxide removal you buy today is removal that stays.
Safe by nature. Andes microorganisms occur naturally in soils and benefit plant health. We're amplifying a process with millions of years of track record, not engineering something foreign to the land.
Scalable. Our technology integrates seamlessly with existing farm operations: no new equipment, no change in what farmers grow. That's what makes gigatonne scale realistic.
Beneficial beyond carbon. The same biology improves soil health, water drainage, nutrient content, and plant disease resistance, so growers gain not just the climate.