Atmospheric CO₂ levels now exceed 420 parts per million – the highest in over 3 million years – driving increasingly severe climate impacts such as extreme weather, rising sea levels, and ecosystem disruption. Bio-industrial sectors like biochar/bio-oil, pulp and paper, ethanol, and forestry contribute hundreds of millions of tons of CO₂ emissions annually, representing a major source of industrial emissions. These sectors are under growing pressure to decarbonize while also managing waste streams and increasing resource efficiency.
These industries often possess the bio-resources, infrastructure, and technical workforce needed to lead climate action. What they lack is the right tool. This gap presents a critical opportunity to equip existing industries with scalable, carbon-smart technology that turns waste into climate value and supports net-zero targets while unlocking new economic potential.
Enabling bio-industrial decarbonization through a scalable, drop-in carbon removal system.
Gaia Refinery’s Bio-DAC plug-in technology offers a breakthrough approach to carbon removal. It is a solution that’s designed specifically for industrial integration and bio-based waste streams. This modular system leverages underutilized biomass and industrial waste to enable cost-effective, permanent CO₂ removal with minimal disruption to existing operations.
Compared to traditional direct air capture (DAC) technologies, Gaia’s system reduces energy requirements by 90% and captures twice as much CO₂ per ton of biomass as biochar, offering an efficient and scalable solution for bio-industrial decarbonization.
With NorthX’s investment, Project PATHFINDER will demonstrate Gaia’s commercial readiness and scalability. It will advance Gaia’s ability to deploy rapidly across multiple sectors in British Columbia and beyond.
By turning bio-industrial waste into a climate solution, Gaia is enabling a new era of industrial decarbonization, where emissions reduction, resource optimization, and economic resilience go hand in hand.
