Find our expert analysis on Carbon180’s new website We’ve officially re-housed our blog on the new Carbon180 website. There you’ll find our blogs, newsletters, and educational resources all in one place. If you missed our hard launch, sign up to get carbon removal news and C180 updates delivered right to your inbox. — Team Carbon180 ..read more

Recognizing our CDR congressional champions Image: Mike Stoll by Londyn Marshall, deputy director of government affairs The Carbon180 Member of the Year award honors members of Congress who have demonstrated exemplary leadership in advancing the policies necessary to bring carbon removal to scale. This past year was a remarkable year for carbon removal, in part thanks to our 2023 awardees who have introduced legislation, such as the Advancing Research on Agricultural Climate Impacts Act, Coordination for Soil Carbon Research and Monitoring Act, and the Carbon Dioxide Removal Research and ..read more

Carbon removal milestones of 2023 Image: Jan Huber by Team C180 For carbon dioxide removal (CDR) advocates, 2023 was a year of exciting milestones as well as shared challenges. As carbon removal moves increasingly mainstream and enjoys significant federal and private sector investment, government, innovators, and nonprofits are working to set a foundation for responsible deployment. CDR has also faced its share of trials in 2023, as political instability stalled Farm Bill negotiations, delaying funding for critical CDR programs, and the Inflation Reduction Act broadly continued ..read more

Roads to Removal charts the future of US carbon removal through a magnifying glass Image: Kelsey Knight by Charlotte Levy, PhD, managing science and innovation advisor Roads to Removal is the latest brainchild of the Department of Energy and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory — and it’s unlike any report you’ve read before. County by county, researchers give an exhaustive analysis of the potential for carbon removal throughout all 50 US states. This study is anchored in regional economic and capacity information addressing carbon removal pathways like biomass with carbon removal and s ..read more

A room for big ideas, from every corner of the field Image: Kaz Sasahara Earlier this month, we held our second annual Carbon Removers Summit in Washington, DC. Our vision for the day: convene a bunch of carbon removers in one space to have bold and uncommon conversations about everything carbon removal could be — and how we get there together. This was a day to get down the brass tacks, challenge our assumptions, and bring ideas from the edges of carbon removal to center stage. That morning, we were joined by carbon removal startups, policymakers, community leaders, labor repre ..read more

This bill could be an essential organizing force for federal efforts on soil carbon Image: Michael Fousert by Gloria Dabek, managing policy advisor Last week, Representative McClellan (D-VA) and Representative Lawler (R-NY) introduced a new bipartisan bill that could activate interagency coordination across the US government to strengthen and scale soil carbon research. The Coordination for Soil Carbon Research and Monitoring Act aims to streamline soil carbon research efforts and deployment of soil carbon practices, doubling down on measuring, monitoring, reporting, and verific ..read more

The Senate asked, we answered Image: Ian Hutchinson Last week, Carbon180 Executive Director Erin Burns brought her carbon removal expertise to the Hill and testified in front of the US Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on the opportunities and challenges related facing direct air capture (DAC) today. DAC can play an essential role in meeting climate goals through addressing legacy emissions, and can also bring enormous benefits beyond climate. Erin identified an opportunity for continued US leadership on DAC that spans de-risking new tech and supporting climate justice as ..read more

The biggest takeaways and what lies ahead Image: Joanna Kosinska by Alayna Chuney, Esq., deputy director of environmental justice In order to build a just carbon removal field, we need environmental justice (EJ) groups not only at the table but driving conversations about CDR in their communities. However, funding for these organizations, especially those that are BIPOC-led, has been deeply inequitable and one of many significant barriers to gain entry into this space. To help address that, Carbon180 launched a regranting effort that aims to equip EJ groups with the resources they ne ..read more

USDA invested over $150 million in 7 climate-smart partnerships Image: Projeto cafe gato by Maya Glicksman, senior policy advisor Last week, USDA celebrated the one year anniversary of the Partnership for Climate-Smart Commodities program’s selection of 141 climate-smart projects to advance agriculture’s role in mitigating climate change. Demand for these grants proved overwhelming, transforming the initial $1 billion investment into a whopping $3.1 billion program and establishing unprecedented support for working lands as climate solutions. Notably, the awards included historic tar ..read more

A coordinated, interagency push? Sounds like a plan. Image: Ümit Yıldırım “Federal investment in research, development and demonstration of emerging technologies is essential to support innovation and ultimately deliver a full portfolio of high-quality carbon removal solutions that can scale. This bill is a foundational building block within the package of policies that is needed to responsibly scale this new climate solutions sector.” — Sasha Stashwick, director of policy Introduced today by Rep. Tonko and Sen. Schatz, the Carbon Dioxide Removal Research and Development Act of ..read more