Google 啟動 2026 碳移除研發獎助，聚焦規模、確定性與氣候效益量化

Google 已開放 2026 年碳移除與超級污染物減量研發獎助申請，重點是推進基礎科學與可落地技術。

Google has opened applications for its 2026 research funding programme for carbon removal and super-pollutant reduction, with an emphasis on advancing fundamental science and deployable technologies.

計畫涵蓋海洋鹼化、生質能碳捕集、稀薄甲烷氧化、濕地復育、多年生作物與監測量化等研究領域。

The programme covers research areas including ocean alkalinity enhancement, bioenergy with carbon capture, dilute methane oxidation, wetland restoration, perennial crops, and monitoring and quantification.

各研究主題依範圍提供不同額度，單一項目最高可申請 50 萬美元。

Funding levels vary by research topic, with individual projects eligible to apply for up to USD 500,000.

申請對象包含大學、研究機構、非營利組織、社會企業及具相當研發能力的企業。

Eligible applicants include universities, research institutions, nonprofit organisations, social enterprises and companies with comparable research capacity.

Google 將研究目標集中在氣候效益的確定性、減量或移除規模，以及監測、報告與驗證能力。

Google is concentrating the research objectives on certainty of climate benefit, the scale of reduction or removal, and monitoring, reporting and verification capacity.

申請於 8 月 11 日開放，截止時間為 9 月 25 日，獲選項目預計於年底前取得資金。

Applications opened on 11 August and close on 25 September, with selected projects expected to receive funding before the end of the year.

此類獎助的制度價值不只在技術突破，也在於建立可公開檢驗的資料、方法與研究成果。

The institutional value of this type of funding lies not only in technical breakthroughs but also in establishing data, methods and research results that can be publicly examined.

後續觀察重點包括獲選領域、成果開放程度，以及研究是否能縮小實驗證據與大規模部署之間的落差。

Issues to watch include the fields selected, the openness of resulting work and whether the research can narrow the gap between experimental evidence and deployment at scale.