Carbon Removal

We Reap What We Sow For the first time in almost 50 years, the UN 2023 Water Conference is taking place this week in New York City. The World Economic Forum posits that it’s taken 50 years to revive this conference on the grounds of global interest. They say that since the late 1970s, global…

A strong market demand is undoubtedly one of the key levers to scale up carbon removal technologies like direct air capture and storage (DAC+S), which need to remove billions of tons of CO₂ by 2050 to help limit global warming. …

TL;DR Carbon removal projects and carbon credits are semi-fungible by nature Improved user experience and features Allows granular accounting and reporting Semi-fungible by nature Carbon removal projects have semi-fungible characteristics. Indeed, real-world projects have unique features that distinguish them from one another: some projects focus on reforestation while others may involve agroforestry and have…

This month, we see how much carbon removal has grown, talk transmission troubles, celebrate meaningful advancements in autonomous vehicles, and more! Carbon Removal Grows Up Last month, a couple things happened in the carbon removal space. A new trade group called the Carbon Removal Alliance emerged, which will coordinate and…

Nori Product Lead Patrick Tsao unpacks how the launch of the Web3 marketplace benefits carbon removal suppliers, climate-conscious businesses, and more. — We’re thrilled to announce the launch of Nori’s Web3 Marketplace — an upgrade for our ecosystem and a pivotal step for our mission of scaling carbon removal to reverse climate change. We became the first company to natively originate carbon removals on-chain in 2019, using Ethereum to mint Nori Carbon…

These age-old practices model farmland after natural ecosystems — This content originally appeared in The Deep End, Carbon180’s bi-monthly policy newsletter. (Not subscribed? Dive in here) As we envision a future where farms and forests store more carbon than they emit, we can turn to the oldest ways of knowing and growing, which harmonize agricultural production systems with natural…

A breakdown of investments across agencies and pathways — by Vanessa Suarez, senior policy advisor and Alyson Lee, senior government affairs advisor 2022 was another invigorating year for carbon dioxide removal (CDR), with historic milestones like the passage of the biggest federal climate deal in history and over $1 billion authorized for carbon removal research, development, and demonstration (RD&D)…

It should also be a powerful tool to promote climate justice by Ugbaad Kosar, director of environmental justice. A version of this op-ed was originally published in The Hill. Assuming you’ve been paying attention to the carbon removal space, you know that direct air capture (DAC) has been getting a…

Takeaways from climate conversations in Davos — Collaborating for carbon solutions: starting at Davos This past January, I had the opportunity to travel to Davos, where leaders from across the world gathered to discuss the largest economic challenges, including climate change. I attended events such as the Carbon Business Council Workshop where various experts in the carbon dioxide removal (CDR) industry gathered to exchange…