The XPRIZE Carbon Removal competition is the largest incentive prize in history at $100M. Funded by Elon Musk and the Musk Foundation, it has catalyzed unprecedented investment in carbon-dioxide-removal (CDR) science and infrastructure. The competition rewards teams that demonstrate gigaton-scale CDR via approaches such as direct air capture, ocean alkalinity enhancement, mineralization, and biological sequestration.
Trellison Institute and LedgerWell Corporation operate at the verification layer of the carbon-removal stack — not as a CDR operator, but as the infrastructure that makes per-tonne removal claims auditable end-to-end. Our role is structurally aligned with the Reinhard & Planavsky 2026 thesis on radical transparency for CDR data: we provide the proof-pack mathematics that turn measurement-reporting-verification (MRV) outputs into Basel-grade evidence.
The CVR Protocol's three-layer evidence architecture — Bayesian posterior + convergence diagnostic + conformal coverage guarantee — applies directly to soil-carbon stocks, ocean-pH measurements, mineralization rates, and biomass-stock estimates. Our framework operates as a verification layer over Verra (VCS VM0042 for soil; VM0017 for AR), Gold Standard, and emerging direct-measurement methodologies.
Multiple research deliverables analyze the partnership opportunities with active XPRIZE Carbon Removal teams — identifying where our verification primitives close gaps in their MRV evidence stacks. Engagement memos and outreach drafts have been prepared for the strategic-partnerships division.
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