Autonomous Rovers + Microwaves + Mining Waste = Carbon Removal. Arca Climate's Wild Tech Stack.
If you told me a climate startup was using autonomous rovers and microwaves to turn mining waste into a carbon sink, I’d assume it was a pitch deck fever dream. But Arca Climate is actually doing it — and the pilot data is impressive. The Vancouver-based company, born from UBC research, is led by a team with serious geological credentials. Co-founder Greg Dipple has spent 20+ years at UBC studying ultramafic rocks — the magnesium-rich minerals that naturally pull CO₂ from the air and lock it away for thousands of years through mineral carbonation. Co-founders Peter Scheuermann and Bethany Ladd round out the leadership. ...