Upcoming Events

The project team will be attending, presenting and networking at a range of events. Stay up to date below.

Upcoming Events

American Geophysical Union, AGU25, 15-19 December 2025 (New Orleans, USA)

In the session ‘GC095 - Scaling Enhanced Rock Weathering for CO₂ Removal in the (Sub-)Tropics: Innovations in MRV, Agronomy, and Community-Driven Deployment’, Fred Holden will present results from ERW research in sugarcane in Australia.

Variable Charge Soil Conference, 4-6 March 2026 (Newcastle, Australia)

Chemical Interactions in Variable Charge Soils: Implications for Soil Productivity, Pollutant Impacts, and Management Strategies. Prof Paul Nelson's keynote speech will be on Nutrient interactions in variable-charge soils and the implications for plant productivity and atmospheric CO2.

Enhanced Rock Weathering Research in Australia Symposium, 25 June 2026 (Cairns, Australia)

Hosted by James Cook University, the symposium will showcase Australian research from researchers, early career scholars, practitioners, and key collaborators exploring both emerging science and practical applications of enhanced rock weathering (ERW).

Field Visit to Avocado Trial Site, 26 June 2026 (Mareeba, Australia)

Explore an ERW field trial site on an avocado farm near Mareeba. Meet the farmer, deployment company and scientists, and learn about the concept and practicalities of enhanced rock weathering.

Past Events

TropAg Conference, 11-13 November 2025 (Brisbane, Australia)

The conference featured leading Australian and international scientific voices who are actively engaged in advancing research and addressing the challenges in the diverse fields of agriculture and food across tropical and sub-tropical environments.

NQ Avocado Industry & Hort ‘Show Days’ – 9-10 October 2025 (Tolga, Australia)

A two-day industry gathering that brought together businesses and growers to connect, share insights, and explore the latest in innovations in the avocado horticultural. The Enhanced Rock Weathering team shared information about their project and their upcoming field visit to the avocado trial site in June 2026.

International Conference of Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements (ICOBTE), 22-26 September 2025 (Busan, Korea)

Catalyzing Change for Sustainability and ESG: Bridging Academia and Industry. Dr Binoy Sarkar, with Prof Honghong Lyu, spoke on Mineral Weathering and Metal(loid) Biogeochemistry: from Agricultural Land to Mining Pollution Management.

National Natural Resource Management Knowledge Conference, 8-12 September 2025 (Cairns, Australia)

Marking 25 years since the regional natural resource management model was established in Australia, this was an opportunity to share and celebrate everything learned.

Enhanced Rock Weathering Conference, 3-5 June 2025 (Antwerp, Belgium)

ERW25 focused on the potential and the barriers for implementation of ERW as a tool for addressing climate challenge.

EvokeAg, 17-18 February 2025 (Brisbane, Australia)

AgriFutures evokeAG. is Asia Pacific’s premier agrifood innovation event.