What it does
Our mission is to help build strong and supportive ecosystems that can stand up to the realities of a changing climate. Today, countries are expected to transition quickly to cleaner energy, strengthen social protection and improve systems that serve millions of people. We see our role as helping make that journey easier, faster and more inclusive. We work with governments to strengthen the systems they rely on every day, help connect the right partners, and make sure good ideas can grow into lasting solutions. We bring together insights from communities, innovations from the private sector and the passion of civil society to make public programs more effective and more accessible. At the center of our mission is a commitment to people. We want climate action to be meaningful and grounded. We want institutions to be prepared for the challenges ahead. And we want development pathways that give everyone a fair chance to participate in a greener and more sustainable economy. Everything we
The organization received a grant to establish a sustainable and scalable model of carbon dioxide removal through enhanced rock weathering technique along with co-benefits to marginal farmers in the global south. Project mati was conceived as a pilot project in the year 2022 to address the challenges faced by marginal farmers in the context of climate change. Enhanced rock weathering (erw) holds great potential as a tool for carbon removal and empowering paddy farmers in india. Erw process offers a promising solution of crushed rocks, such as basalt, on agricultural fields. As these rocks weather over time, they naturally absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and lock it away in the form of stable carbonates. The weathering of rocks releases essential minerals and nutrients into the soil, replenishing nutrient levels and improving soil health. This leads to increased nutrient availability for crops, resulting in higher yields and improved productivity for paddy farmers. Mati carbon's mission is to scale carbon dioxide removal in rice fields by enhanced weathering. The mati process leverages naturally occurring silicate rocks weathering phenomenon by accelerating the process many orders of magnitude to allow for carbon removal to occur in just a few years. Mati offers several benefits based on carbon removal in paddy agriculture fields, particularly for marginalized farmers in india. The key advantages include carbon removal, increased soil fertility, reduced need for chemical fertilizers, soil acidification mitigation and climate resilience. Mati carbon's enhanced rock weathering (erw) based carbon removal project followed a systematic methodology, ensuring efficient farmer enrollment and targeting the whole community rather than a few big farmers. Through community outreach, capacity-building, and knowledge-sharing platforms, we empowered farmers to implement erw techniques effectively and embrace sustainable agriculture practices. By adhering to a structured a
Provided technical assistance to state owned enterprises, like coal india, to map out the pathway for energy transition and inclusive growth. Teams were placed at a state owned enterprise level as well as a state program in order to map strategically work on ensuring that an inclusive transition process is mapped out.
Supported the up state government on decarbonization of industry. Specifically, our intention was to map out where the bottlenecks exist in government programs around decarbonization and to support the government in removing those bottlenecks. Over the course of 24 months, the swanitit team worked with the up government to mindfully remove these key bottlenecks. Work on ensuring that an inclusive transition process is mapped out." can you expand on this program describing