ICEFIELD

ICEFIELD is a Danish innovation project working on CO₂ removal in agriculture using a nature-based solution called enhanced rock weathering. The project is investigating how fine rock flour from Greenland can be spread on Danish fields to bind and store CO₂ permanently in the soil, while also improving soil quality.

The project directly supports the Green Tripartite Agreement and Denmark’s climate goals for land use by developing a solution that both reduces greenhouse gas emissions and preserves agricultural production. ICEFIELD focuses on sandy soils, which make up a large part of Denmark’s agricultural area and have great potential for CO₂ removal.

From research to scalable climate solution

ICEFIELD conducts field trials and large-scale pilot projects on Danish agricultural land to document the climate impact of rock flour in practice. The project is also developing reliable methods for measuring and documenting CO₂ removal (MRV – measurement, reporting, and verification), which is crucial for the solution to be recognized by authorities and included in future carbon markets and climate measures.

By testing the solution in realistic agricultural conditions, ICEFIELD is helping to prepare CO₂ removal in agriculture for commercial use and widespread adoption in Denmark.

Collaboration, knowledge sharing, and community support

A key element of ICEFIELD is dialogue and knowledge sharing. The project involves farmers, businesses, researchers, and decision-makers to ensure that the solution is technically, economically, and socially sustainable. The results are shared openly through research, events, and communication so that they can be used by both the business community and public authorities.

In the long term, the solution can be applied to up to 1.2 million hectares of Danish agricultural land and contribute to a reduction of more than 1 million tons of CO₂ per year.