Our team spent three days at Verge 2025 in San Jose connecting with climate tech leaders, corporate sustainability teams, and partners working to make carbon removal practical and scalable.
A few highlights:
We kicked off the week with a pre-conference cocktail hour that brought together voices across land stewardship, climate tech, and corporate sustainability.
Katie Pearson, our VP of Carbon Solutions, joined Lars Dyrud (EarthOptics) and Chad Ellis (Texas Agricultural Land Trust) for a panel hosted by Nick Nugent on building ecosystem services around data centers and industrial operations. The conversation centered on how soil-based carbon solutions and field-level measurement can support real, durable decarbonization while improving local water impacts.
At our booth, we gave attendees a hands-on look at the Polaris Ground Owl and how we collect on-the-ground data that drives project performance. We also previewed our new “Rooted in Change” video series, which you can watch now on the home page.
And the comment that made the week: “You’re like the inspiration for booths. You hit a home run with your booth, pulling people in and making it so welcoming.”
We left San Jose with new connections, strong leads, and real momentum heading into 2026.
If your company is exploring carbon removal solutions backed by rigorous measurement and rancher-first management, reach out to Katie Pearson and Nick Nugent to learn more about what Grassroots Carbon can deliver.
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