FORM10-K (Mark One)☒ANNUAL REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year endedDecember 31,2024 OR ☐TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Commission file number001-42417 CO2 Energy Transition Corp.(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None. Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.☐Yes☒No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.☐Yes☒No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the SecuritiesExchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports),and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.☒Yes☐No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submittedpursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required tosubmit such files).☒Yes☐No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smallerreporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smallerreporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Accelerated filer☐Smaller reporting company☒Emerging growth company☒ Large accelerated filer☐Non-accelerated filer☒ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period forcomplying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectivenessof its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registeredpublic accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.☐ If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of theregistrant included in the fi ling reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.☐ Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-basedcompensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to Section 240.10D-1(b).☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).☒Yes☐No As of June 30, 2024, which was the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, the registrant’ssecurities werenot publicly-traded. The registrant’s units began trading on the Nasdaq Global Market on November 12, 2024, and theregistrant’s common stock, public warrants and public rights commenced separate public trading on the Nasdaq Global Market onJanuary 16, 2025. The number of shares of Common Stock, $0.0001 par value, outstanding on March 19, 2025 was9,585,750shares. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE None. TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I1CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS1ITEM 1.BUSINESS3ITEM 1A.RISK FACTORS25ITEM 1B.UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS60ITEM 1C.CYBERSECURITY60ITEM 2.PROPERTIES60ITEM 3.LEGAL PROCEEDINGS60ITEM 4.MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.60PART II61ITEM5.MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS, ANDISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES61ITEM 6.[RESERVED]62ITEM 7.MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OFOPERATIONS.62ITEM 7A.QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK66ITEM 8.FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATAF-1ITEM 9.CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIALDISCLOSURE.67ITEM 9A.CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES67ITEM 9B.OTHER INFORMATION67ITEM 9C.DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS67PART III68ITEM 10.DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE68ITEM 11.EXECUTIVECOMPENSATION78ITEM 12.SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT ANDRELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS79ITEM 13.CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE82ITEM 14.PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES85PART IV86ITEM 15.EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES86ITEM 16.FORM 10–K SUMMARY.87 PART I CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This Annual Report on Form 10-K (