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Back TO HOMEThe CDR R&D Act of 2023 Will Funnel $12 Billion towards RD&D for Carbon Removal
(Carbon 180) “Federal investment in research, development and demonstration of emerging technologies is essential to support innovation and ultimately deliver a
September 20, 2023 Read Full Article
HIF Global, Porsche and Volkswagen Group Unveil New DAC Unit
(HIF Global/PR Newswire) DAC unit, "the future of CO2 recycling," to be installed at the HIF Haru Oni Demonstration facility in
September 12, 2023 Read Full Article
Global Direct Air Capture Conference --- October 16-17, 2023 --- New York, NY
The conference is dedicated to accelerating the responsible development and deployment of Direct Air Capture (DAC) to help address climate
September 06, 2023 Read Full Article
Equatic’s Transformative Technology Allows Seawater to Capture & Store Carbon
(Equatic/Business Wire) Equatic White Paper Outlines Rigorous MRV Framework to Validate Process -- Carbon removal company Equatic has developed a revolutionary process that relies
August 23, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest's 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to the State of Carbon Capture and eFuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Here’s the State of Carbon Capture and eFuels presentation from the ABLC CONNECT series episode. Current
August 22, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to the State of Advanced Biorefineries
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Here’s the State of Advanced Biorefineries presentation from the ABLC CONNECT series episode. Current and expected demand, technologies,
August 15, 2023 Read Full Article
Overhauling Carbon Accounting
by Brad Pleima (EcoEngineers/Biomass Magazine) Improved carbon accounting methodology for biogas projects will be a game-changer for the industry. -- Currently, the
August 14, 2023 Read Full Article
Can Vacuums Slow Global Warming? Administration Bets $1.2 Billion on It.
by Evan Harper (Washington Post) Texas and Louisiana will become a global testing ground for giant machines that suck carbon from
August 11, 2023 Read Full Article
CCS Brings Health Savings by Cutting Pollution — Report
by Carlos Anchondo (Politico Pro Energywire) A study analyzed the benefits of capturing pollutants from 54 facilities across seven industries. -- Carbon
August 08, 2023 Read Full Article
Biden Admin Seeks to Jumpstart Carbon Recycling with $100 Million in Grants
by Allyson Finch Wilson (NBC News) ... The Biden administration took a step to address that chicken-and-egg problem Monday with the
July 31, 2023 Read Full Article
Aemetis Awarded the First CO2 Sequestration Characterization Well Permit Issued by the State of California
(Aemetis) Aemetis Carbon Capture subsidiary achieves full permitting to drill a CO2 sequestration characterization well on the 24-acre Riverbank site acquired
July 19, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to the State of Hydrogen
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Here’s the State of Hydrogen presentation from the ABLC CONNECT series episode.The Value Stack, planned capacity,
July 19, 2023 Read Full Article
Capito, Sinema, Murkowski, Whitehouse Introduce Bipartisan Carbon Capture Legislation
by Vasil Velev (Carbon Herald) On June 15th U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and
June 30, 2023 Read Full Article
Using Policy to Accelerate BECCS Deployment in the United States --- June 27, 2023 --- Washington, DC
The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) says that we will need carbon dioxide removal (CDR) to meet climate goals.
June 19, 2023 Read Full Article
Soil Carbon Controversy: Unfounded Concerns or Healthy Skepticism?
(S&P Global Commodity Insights) Soil carbon credits have been gaining popularity in the US voluntary carbon market and Australia's compliance-based market,
June 16, 2023 Read Full Article
Revisiting Carbon Removal in Canada --- June 14, 2023 --- ONLINE
Lots of progress on carbon removal in the country of Canada, so we're checking in on what those new developments
June 08, 2023 Read Full Article
Boeing Bets on Startup Equatic with Massive CO2 Removal, Hydrogen Deal
by Alan Ohnsman (Forbes) Boeing is partnering with Equatic, a Los Angeles-based startup that removes carbon from the ocean, in
June 02, 2023 Read Full Article
U.N. Slams Carbon Removal as Unproven and Risky
by Corbin Hiar (E&E News Climatewire) A United Nations panel is casting doubt on the promise of using machines to remove
May 25, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Mote, and the New Hydrogen
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Mote makes uniquely integrated gasification plants to produce hydrogen and CO2 from wood waste, in
May 24, 2023 Read Full Article
Navigator CO2 Partners with Puro.earth to Generate CDR Credits from Heartland Greenway CCUS Project
(Navigator CO2/PR Newswire) Navigator CO2 ("Navigator"), a leading carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) company, today announced the signing of an
May 24, 2023 Read Full Article
Two U.S. Senators Introduce New Carbon Removal Legislation
by Dimana Doneva (Carbon Herald) Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) introduced on May 12 the Carbon Removal and Emissions Storage
May 23, 2023 Read Full Article
Advancing Equitable Deployment of Regional DAC Hubs
by Celina Scott-Buechler, Julia Jeanty, Catherine Fraser, Grace Adcox, and Charlotte Scott (Data for Progress) ... DAC (direct air capture)
May 23, 2023 Read Full Article
DOE Selects Four National Laboratory-led Teams to Accelerate Commercialization of Carbon Dioxide Removal Technologies with $15 Million in Funding
(U.S. Department of Energy) The Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Technology Transitions (OTT), in partnership with the Offices of Fossil Energy
May 23, 2023 Read Full Article
Frontier Buyers Sign First $53M in Offtake Agreements with Charm Industrial
(Frontier) • Charm Industrial will remove 112,000 tons of CO₂ between 2024 and 2030 on behalf of Frontier buyers. Biomass
May 23, 2023 Read Full Article
Summit Carbon Solutions Announces Stakeholder Consultation for Gold Standard Methodology Public Comment DEADLINE June 9, 2023
(Summit Carbon Solutions) This public comment period is to ensure the development process is transparent, informed, and conservative. -- Summit Carbon
May 17, 2023 Read Full Article
XFuel Secures ISCC Certification for Its Sustainable Drop-in Fuels Plant
(XFuel) XFuel, a producer of sustainable drop-in fuels and carbon removal, has been awarded both, International Sustainability and Carbon Certification
May 17, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to iogen
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) You may know iogen as the cellulosic ethanol tech and biofuel company, but did you
May 09, 2023 Read Full Article
Carbonx Launches New Set of Carbon Removal Market Data to Support The Space
by Petya Trendafilova (Carbon Herald) A climate tech startup Carbonx is supporting the carbon dioxide removal (CDR) market with a net
April 12, 2023 Read Full Article
Market Insights: The Circular Carbon Economy --- March 29, 2023 --- ONLINE
As unmitigated CO2 emissions continue to fuel climate change, innovations that can capture CO2 at scale and turn it into
March 28, 2023 Read Full Article
Key Words from ABLC
by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA) Every ABLC, held each Spring in Washington, DC, reveals the zeitgeist of the renewable
March 27, 2023 Read Full Article
Bioenergy Europe: Net-Zero Industry Act “Lacks Strategic Vision”
(Bioenergy Insight) Bioenergy Europe has released a statement affirming that, although it welcomes the EU's publication of the Net-Zero Industry
March 21, 2023 Read Full Article
MRV and Environmental Justice --- March 30, 2023 --- ONLINE
Of the many fantastic aspects of Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) efforts, its impact on Environmental Justice can have profound
March 16, 2023 Read Full Article
Scrubbing the Skies: Certifying Soil Carbon Removals --- March 14, 2023 --- ONLINE
Join the Institute for Carbon Removal and Policy for the next event in its webinar series, “Scrubbing the Skies: The Role of
March 06, 2023 Read Full Article
Midwest CO2 Pipeline Rush Creates Regulatory Chaos
by Mike Soraghan (E&E News Energywire) A complicated question is looming in the Midwest over plans to build thousands of miles
March 03, 2023 Read Full Article
How to Pull Carbon Dioxide out of Seawater
by David L. Chandler (MIT News) A new method for removing the greenhouse gas from the ocean could be far
March 02, 2023 Read Full Article
The Carbon Removal Industry Puts Down Roots as It Grows
by Ben Geman (Axios) An industry group seeking stronger federal and state policies to scale up a suite of technologies that
February 27, 2023 Read Full Article
Understanding the Carbon Removals Landscape --- March 2, 2023 --- ONLINE
Lasting mitigation of carbon is critical for keeping emissions within the temperature goals set in the Paris Agreement. Backed by
February 22, 2023 Read Full Article
How Congress Funded Carbon Removal in FY23 Appropriations
by Vanessa Suarez and Alyson Lee (Carbon 180) 2022 was another invigorating year for carbon dioxide removal (CDR), with historic milestones
February 22, 2023 Read Full Article
Guest Post: The State of ‘Carbon Dioxide Removal’ in Seven Charts
by Steven Smith, Jan Minx, Greg Nemet and Oliver Geden (Carbon Brief) Taking CO2 out of the air – a practice
February 20, 2023 Read Full Article
Ethanol Industry Details Policy Needs Biofuels Industry Champions Carbon Pipelines under State Legislative Challenges
by Chris Clayton (DTN Progressive Farmer) Geoff Cooper, president and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association, isn't holding out much
February 09, 2023 Read Full Article
How to Sell a Carbon Credit (and related webinars) - Insights from Launchpad Teams! --- February 1, 6, 24 2023 --- ONLINE
Our AirMiners Launchpad teams have gained tons of experience selling tons of carbon credits - and we want to share
January 23, 2023 Read Full Article
International Initiative Njord Carbon to Help Accelerate Global Adoption of BECCS
(Canadian Biomass Magazine/Verdane) Even if the world succeeds in dramatically cutting its collective CO2 emissions, there is an urgent need to
January 19, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to Mote
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Mote makes uniquely integrated gasification plants to produce hydrogen and CO2 from wood waste, in
January 18, 2023 Read Full Article
EU Commission Proposes Carbon Removal Certifications
by Daniela Castim (World Bio Market Insights) A EU Commission has submitted a proposal for regulation to significantly improve the EU’s capacity to
January 11, 2023 Read Full Article
Inside the DOE: Understanding the Role of the US Department of Energy in the Energy Transition
(Climate Now) “We’ve built an entire industrial economy around a set of energy sources, and we’re now thinking about diversifying
January 10, 2023 Read Full Article
MRV in Land-based Biomass Carbon Removal --- January 11, 2023 --- ONLINE
We landed on MRV for terrestrial biomass, with an outstanding panel of speakers: Maddie Hall, CEO, Living Carbon Priya Bhullar and Freddie Catlow, Co-Founders, Planboo
January 03, 2023 Read Full Article
British Airways Offers Customers the Option of Carbon Removals to Address Their Travel Footprint
by Christopher Surgenor (GreenAir Online) Following the recent launch of British Airways’ CO2llaborate online platform that enables customers to address
December 26, 2022 Read Full Article
How the $1.7T Omnibus Affects Energy, from CCS to Hydrogen
by Carlos Anchondo, Miranda Willson, David Iaconangelo, Niina H. Farah (E&E News) ... The omnibus bill — which would fund the
December 22, 2022 Read Full Article
UK Offers Funding for Hydrogen from BECCS Projects
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) The U.K. government on Dec. 13 announced £25 million in funding to support technologies that can
December 21, 2022 Read Full Article
Department of Energy Releases 2023 Technology Commercialization Fund Solicitation on Carbon Dioxide Removal Measurement, Reporting, and Verification
(U.S. Department of Energy) The Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Technology Transitions (OTT), in partnership with the Office of
December 20, 2022 Read Full Article
U.S. Energy Department to Spend $3.7 Billion on Carbon Removal
by Liz Hampton (Reuters) The U.S. Department of Energy on Tuesday agreed to commit $3.7 billion to finance projects to remove
December 14, 2022 Read Full Article
Podcasts: 20 Minutes with Leon & ...
(BEES) 20 Minutes with Leon is THE Rendez-vous with the experts on bioenergy, bioeconomy and carbon removal. Each week from
November 28, 2022 Read Full Article
Notice of Intent for Carbon Dioxide Removal Measurement, Reporting, and Verification Lab Call
(U.S. Department of Energy) The Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Technology Transitions (OTT), in partnership with the Office of
November 23, 2022 Read Full Article
Carbon Engineering Receives Millions in Investment from Airbus and Air Canada to Help Accelerate Scalable, Affordable Decarbonization Solutions
(Carbon Engineering) Climate solutions company, Carbon Engineering (CE), has received millions in investments from Aviation industry leaders Airbus and Air Canada.
November 23, 2022 Read Full Article
Carbon Dioxide Removal: Carbon Capture and Storage, Part I
(Climate Now) What if we could remove the carbon we have emitted into the atmosphere? Can we capture our CO2 emissions
November 22, 2022 Read Full Article
What Is the Future of Carbon Capture Technology?
(Climate Now) Since its founding in 1952, the mission of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has been to meet urgent national security
November 22, 2022 Read Full Article
2022 Scoping Plan for Achieving Carbon Neutrality
(California Air Resources Board) This Scoping Plan lays out the sector-by-sector roadmap for California, the world’s fifth1 largest economy, to
November 18, 2022 Read Full Article
Congress Is Divided. Here’s Where It May Not Be.
by Arianna Skibel (Politico's Power Switch) ... But POLITICO’s E&E News reporter Jeremy Dillion says when it comes to energy and climate policy,
November 18, 2022 Read Full Article
Will Ailing Firms Deliver on Carbon Removal?
by Corbin Hiar (Politico's Power Switch)Big tech's nearly $1 billion commitment to carbon dioxide removal over the next decade is
November 04, 2022 Read Full Article
British Airways, LanzaJet and Nova Pangaea Technologies Move One Step Closer to Large Scale Production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel in the UK
(British Airways) • British Airways, LanzaJet and Nova Pangaea Technologies have signed an agreement that will accelerate Project Speedbird, an
November 03, 2022 Read Full Article
White Paper: A Guide to Certifying Carbon Removal
(Carbon Gap) Carbon Gap welcomes the European Commission’s forthcoming proposal to launch a Carbon Removal Certification Mechanism (CRC-M) for Europe,
November 01, 2022 Read Full Article
A Buyer’s Guide to High-Accountability MRV
by Anu Khan and Peter Minor (Carbon 180) Introducing our early thinking and a tool to help -- ... Trust underpins
November 01, 2022 Read Full Article
Why Scientists Want to Help Plants Capture More Carbon Dioxide
by Casey Crownhart (MIT Technology Review) Genetic tools that have helped create resilient crops could boost carbon removal, too. --
October 25, 2022 Read Full Article
The Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) Academy --- Various Dates October - December 2022 --- ONLINE
Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) is a hot topic right now – there have been a flurry of various activities recently1.
October 25, 2022 Read Full Article
Nori Partners with Bayer’s ForGround Platform to Scale Its Carbon Marketplace through Verified Carbon Removals
(Nori Partners/Business Wire) Blockchain-backed carbon removal marketplace expands its carbon assets by collaborating with one of the world’s largest agricultural
October 25, 2022 Read Full Article
Where Should We Permanently Store Carbon Dioxide Removed from the Atmosphere?
(Heirloom Carbon) ... There is only one location big enough to permanently store the 6–10 billion tons of CO2 the world
October 18, 2022 Read Full Article
Applications Open for the 2023 OpenAir Carbon Removal Challenge: A Student Innovation Challenge for Carbon Removal Technologies
(Open Air Collective) The 2023 OpenAir Carbon Removal Challenge is a worldwide contest for students to gain hands-on experience with new
October 18, 2022 Read Full Article
On a High Note: London Stock Exchange Boosts Carbon Credits
by Elizabeth Love (World War Zero) The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has become the first trading center in the world to
October 18, 2022 Read Full Article
Integrating Equity into the XPRIZE Carbon: Removal Helping Startups Center Environmental Justice from Day One
by Alayna Chuney (Carbon 180) ... It’s been demonstrated across industries that sidelining equity and justice considerations leads to worse outcomes for
October 04, 2022 Read Full Article
GAO Spotlights Ethanol Production as Prime Carbon Capture Opportunity
by Ann Lewis (Renewable Fuels Association) Late last week, the U.S. Government Accountability Office published a technology assessment on carbon capture, utilization,
October 04, 2022 Read Full Article
Carbon America to Launch Nebraska’s First Commercial Carbon Capture and Sequestration Project
(Carbon America) The carbon capture and sequestration facility will capture 95 percent of emissions from a Nebraska ethanol production facility
October 04, 2022 Read Full Article
Carbon Capture Magazine Podcast: Panel Preview: Comparative Study of Carbon Capture Technologies
(Carbon Capture Magazine) Listen to the latest Carbon Capture Magazine podcast featuring Jerrel Branson with CarbonCap Holdings and panelist at
September 22, 2022 Read Full Article
SAF: We Should, We Could, and We’ll Need the Wood: the Alder Fuels, Enviva Partnership Story
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) We’ll keep warning the industries of the bioeconomy until we get the message through so clearly
September 15, 2022 Read Full Article
Who Certifies Carbon Dioxide Removal? An Evolving Map of the Carbon Dioxide Removal Certification and Standards Ecosystem
(Arizona State University) Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) will be necessary to fulfill the hundreds of pledges to reach carbon neutrality
September 12, 2022 Read Full Article
Podcast: The Landmark Inflation Reduction Act: What’s in it for Carbon Capture?
(Carbon Capture Magazine) Produced by Carbon Capture Magazine, the podcast features Jessie Stolark, Public Policy & Member Relations Manager and
September 08, 2022 Read Full Article
AirMiners Batch 6 Applications Open DEADLINE September 30, 2022
(Air Miners) These are exciting times for the carbon removal industry as AirMiners Launchpad is opening applications for teams to enter our sixth
September 01, 2022 Read Full Article
As Carbon Removal Grows, So Do Methods of Certification
(Carbon 180) ... Last week, we shared this paper on the rapidly evolving carbon removal certification ecosystem, but we think it merits
August 30, 2022 Read Full Article
LCFC Recommends the California Air Resources Board to Recognize Relevance of Climate Smart Agriculture
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In California, the Low Carbon Fuels Coalition sent a letter to the California Air Resources Board
August 15, 2022 Read Full Article
Next Level Transparency in Carbon Removal
by Peter Reinhardt (Charm) Today (August 2, 2022) we’re announcing the release of the prototype protocol for bio-oil sequestration authored by
August 10, 2022 Read Full Article
MRV (Monitoring, Reporting, Verification) in Carbon Removal --- August 17, 2022 --- ONLINE
Thanks to our AirMiners community, we are concentrating in our next event on Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) in carbon
August 03, 2022 Read Full Article
Airbus, Airlines to Explore Carbon Capture Technology
by David Shepardson (Reuters) European airplane manufacturer Airbus (AIR.PA) and more than a half dozen airlines said on Monday (July 18, 2022)
July 30, 2022 Read Full Article
Carbon Removal Is Moving Full Steam Ahead. So Is Climate Change.
by Vanessa Montalbano (Washington Post) ... The Energy Department is also set on boosting approaches that would remove gigatons of
July 26, 2022 Read Full Article
Barriers to Scaling the Long-Duration Carbon Dioxide Removal Industry
(Carbon Plan) ... Awareness is growing around the need for long-duration carbon dioxide removal (CDR) — a suite of largely nascent
July 26, 2022 Read Full Article
Quantifying Baseline Costs and Cataloging Potential Optimization Strategies for Kelp Aquaculture Carbon Dioxide Removal
by Struan Coleman , Tobias Dewhurst, David W. Fredriksson, Adam T. St. Gelais, Kelly L. Cole, Michael MacNicoll, Eric Laufer,
July 26, 2022 Read Full Article
Coastal Effect: Comparable to California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard, Pro-Biofuel Policies in Oregon, Washington and British Columbia Offer a Vast Region of Opportunity for Reduced-CI Ethanol on the Pacific Coast.
by Melissa Anderson (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Eleven years ago, California led the way with the implementation of its Low Carbon
July 25, 2022 Read Full Article
Sky’s the Limit as UK Sets out Strategy to Reach Net Zero Aviation and Deliver Guilt-Free Flying
(U.K. Department for Transport, Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, The Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP, and The Rt
July 20, 2022 Read Full Article
Aviation Faces Hurdles to Hit Goals for Cutting Emissions
by David Koenig and Kelvin Chan (Associated Press/Chicago Tribune) ... Airbus and Boeing, the world’s two biggest aircraft makers, both
July 20, 2022 Read Full Article
1 Big Thing: The CO2 Removal Frenzy and the Caveats in Tow
by Mickey Meece (Axios) There's fresh info on something we explored in April — growing support for tech that sucks CO2 from the atmosphere
July 19, 2022 Read Full Article
Carbon Matchmaker
(U.S. Department of Energy) The Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management is focused on advancing carbon management technologies to
July 19, 2022 Read Full Article
Airbus, Air Canada, Air France-KLM, easyJet, International Airlines Group, LATAM Airlines Group, Lufthansa Group and Virgin Atlantic Sign Letters of Intent to Explore Carbon Removal Solutions for Aviation
Airbus and a number of major airlines – Air Canada, Air France-KLM, easyJet, International Airlines Group, LATAM Airlines Group, Lufthansa
July 18, 2022 Read Full Article
Carbon Negative Shot Summit --- July 20, 2022 --- ONLINE
To advance the development of the emerging and necessary carbon dioxide removal industry, the Department of Energy launched Carbon Negative Shot,
July 14, 2022 Read Full Article
Clean Energy Systems Enters into an Agreement to Acquire the Madera Biomass Power Plant: Plans for conversion to a Biomass Carbon Removal and Storage (BiCRS) Project
(Clean EnergybSystems/PR Newswire) Clean Energy Systems, Inc. (CES) announced today that it entered into an agreement to acquire the idled Madera
July 14, 2022 Read Full Article
Podcast: Carbon Capture Is Poised for Fast Growth
(ASME) Battelle’s Neeraj Gupta talks about the state of carbon capture and sequestration. -- The abundance of greenhouse gases in
July 12, 2022 Read Full Article
Collins, Cantwell Introduce Carbon Removal Bill
by Manuel Quiñones (E&E News/Politico Pro) "Our bipartisan bill would spur research and development for carbon removal technologies, as well
June 20, 2022 Read Full Article
Miller-Meeks, Hinson, Ernst Support New Industry Producing Carbon-Negative Cellulosic Biofuels
(Ripon Advance News Service) U.S. Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) and Ashley Hinson (R-IA) joined U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and their
June 17, 2022 Read Full Article
Biochar Teams Sweep 4 of 15 XPRIZE $1 Million Climate Innovation Awards
(U.S. Biochar Initiative/EIN Presswire) “It [Biochar] is being newly embraced as a true carbon removal solution at scale.”--Microsoft -- On
June 17, 2022 Read Full Article
Kuster, Gonzalez Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Bolster Innovation, Groundbreaking Carbon-Capture Technology
(Office of Ann McLane Kuster (D-NH 2nd)) Today, Reps. Annie Kuster (D-NH) and Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH) introduced the REMOVE Act, legislation
June 16, 2022 Read Full Article
Inside Charm Industrial’s Big Bet on Corn Stalks for Carbon Removal
by James Temple (MIT Technology Review) The startup used plant matter and bio-oil to sequester thousands of tons of carbon.
June 09, 2022 Read Full Article
Biden Administration Launches $3.5 Billion Program to Capture Carbon Pollution from the Air
(U.S. Department of Energy) DOE Announces Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Effort to Establish Regional Direct Air Capture Hubs for Large-Scale CO2
May 19, 2022 Read Full Article
Summit Carbon Solutions Equity Campaign for 5-state Carbon Capture Project Reaches $1 Billion in Commitments
(Forum News Service/Dickinson Press) Summit Carbon Solutions is proposing to build the world's largest carbon capture and sequestration project. Ethanol
May 13, 2022 Read Full Article
The Dawn of Greater Energy Independence – Why Europe Also Needs to Count on Sustainable Bioenergy
by Paul Bennett, Chair (IEA Bioenergy/Biofuels Digest) ... Little attention is paid to the global potential of bioenergy from sustainably sourced
May 11, 2022 Read Full Article
Give Communities Control of Carbon Removal -- To Keep Polluters from Profiting from the Technology, We Need Public Ownership.
by Andrew Bergman, Holly Buck, Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, Toly Rinberg (The New Republic) ... So the question should be: How
May 09, 2022 Read Full Article
CO2 Pipelines Are Coming. A Pipeline Safety Expert Says We’re Not Ready.
by Emily Pontecorvo (Grist) Companies want to build pipelines to capture and store carbon, but a new report warns that
May 06, 2022 Read Full Article
Carbon Negative Shot Summit --- July 20-21, 2022 --- TBD
To advance the development of the emerging and necessary carbon dioxide removal (CDR) industry, DOE launched Carbon Negative Shot at
May 06, 2022 Read Full Article
Ottawa Unveils $2.6B Carbon Capture Tax Credit for Energy Sector
by Amanda Stephenson (The Canadian Press/Carbon Capture Magazine) Ottawa is urging oil and gas companies to move quickly to take advantage
May 06, 2022 Read Full Article
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $2.3 Billion Investment to Cut U.S. Carbon Pollution
(U.S. Department of Energy) DOE Launches $2.25B Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Effort to Increase CO2 Storage Sites, Provides Additional $91M to
May 06, 2022 Read Full Article
Key Questions on DAC Hubs Implementation --- May 11, 2022 --- ONLINE
The federal government is betting on direct air capture (DAC) — to the tune of $3.5B. Last November, the Infrastructure
May 04, 2022 Read Full Article
Top 5: Transport Energy & the GHG Marginal Cost Abatement Curve
by Tammy Klein (Transport Energy Strategies) • Marginal Cost Abatement: EVs and fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) are no surprise,
May 02, 2022 Read Full Article
Boeing Announces Multi-Year Commitment to Yale Center for Natural Carbon Capture
(Boeing) - Company to support the Center’s work to conduct groundbreaking research with a five-year, $10 million contribution; - Boeing
April 29, 2022 Read Full Article
ISU Team Receives XPRIZE Carbon Removal Milestone Award for Innovative Vision to Remove Carbon from the Atmosphere
(Iowa State University) An Iowa State University research team that helped develop a demonstration-scale pyrolyzer capable of sequestering thousands of
April 26, 2022 Read Full Article
Carbon Capture Coalition Comments on CEQ’s CCUS Guidance Document
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A public comment period on the White House Council on Environmental Quality’s interim guidance on
April 20, 2022 Read Full Article
REQUEST FOR SPEAKERS: National Carbon Capture Conference & Expo --- November 8-9, 2022 --- Des Moines, IA DEADLINE: July 15, 2022
The National Carbon Capture Conference & Expo is a two-day event designed specifically for companies and organizations advancing technologies and policy
April 14, 2022 Read Full Article
The Case for Federal Procurement of Carbon Removal
by Erin Burns (Carbon 180) Our vision for legacy emissions involves the world’s largest customer --There is unprecedented action on
April 12, 2022 Read Full Article
Making Moves on CDR
by Matthew Choi (Politico's Morning Energy) Last week’s IPCC report called for a buildout of the world’s carbon dioxide removal
April 11, 2022 Read Full Article
The Race to Upcycle CO2 into Fuels, Concrete and More
by Mark Peplow (Nature) Companies are scrambling to turn the greenhouse gas into useful products — but will that slow
April 06, 2022 Read Full Article
UN Climate Report: Carbon Removal Is Now “Essential”
by James Temple andCasey Crownhart (MIT Technology Review) Removing the greenhouse gas from the air will likely be necessary, along
April 06, 2022 Read Full Article
Going All in to Get Carbon out: Shopify’s Commitment to Climate Entrepreneurs Reaches $32M
(Shopify) Shopify’s Sustainability Fund partners with 9 new entrepreneurial trailblazers: Picture this: the year is 2030 and companies are approaching net-zero commitment
March 31, 2022 Read Full Article
Direct Air Capture Facility Development in the United States --- February 15, 2022 --- ONLINE
Please join the Environmental Policy & Culture Program at Northwestern University and the Institute for Carbon Removal Law and Policy
February 14, 2022 Read Full Article
Carbon and Hydrogen Hubs Part 1: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to GPI’s Atlas
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) What are the major components of a carbon and hydrogen hub? What’s the latest on
February 14, 2022 Read Full Article
New PhD Course on the Politics of 'Net Zero' and Carbon Removal --- June 13-17, 2022 --- Copenhagen, Denmark DEADLINE: January 15, 2022
by Cecilia von Arnold (Lund University Center for Sustainability Studies) In June 2022, LUCSUS will co-organise a 5-day intensive PhD course
January 05, 2022 Read Full Article
DOE Risks Wasting ‘Significant Funds’ on CCS — Audit
by Carlos Anchondo and Jeremy Dillon (E&E News) The Department of Energy is at risk of wasting a significant amount of
December 28, 2021 Read Full Article
AirMiners Batch 3 Applications Open
(Air Miners) These are exciting times for the carbon removal industry as AirMiners are starting our third AirMiners Launchpad batch to support early-stage
December 14, 2021 Read Full Article
DOE's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management Makes Historic Shift to Center Work on Climate Change
(U.S. Department of Energy) ... Federal government involvement in the fossil fuel sector originated over a hundred years ago, and the
December 14, 2021 Read Full Article
CDR: Carbon Capture and Storage, Part I and Part II
(Carbon Now) What if we could remove the carbon we have emitted into the atmosphere? Can we capture our CO2 emissions
December 07, 2021 Read Full Article
DOE Seeks Information on Deployment-Ready Carbon Reduction and Removal Technologies DEADLINE: January 24, 2021
(U.S. Department of Energy) Request for Information Will Guide the Selection and Management of Critical Climate Investments of the Bipartisan
December 06, 2021 Read Full Article
Secretary Granholm Launches Carbon Negative Earthshots to Remove Gigatons of Carbon Pollution from the Air by 2050
(U.S. Department of Energy) New Target Aims to Dramatically Scale Up Responsible Carbon Dioxide Removal, Slash Costs of Critical Clean
November 19, 2021 Read Full Article
Energy Department Aims to Slash Cost of Removing Carbon From the Air
by Peter Dykstra (New York Times) Scientists say carbon removal may be needed to avert the worst effects of climate change.
November 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Early Stage CDR Investment in Europe, Part II --- November 18, 2021 --- ONLINE
We had such an excellent time at our last Europe early-stage funding event, we decided to try another one, this
November 04, 2021 Read Full Article
New Research Checks the Math of Large-Scale Tree Planting
(Nori) In our first science-focused episode of Carbon Removal Newsroom, hosts Radhika Moolgavkar of Nori and Holly Jean Buck of the University at Buffalo are joined
October 13, 2021 Read Full Article
Microsoft’s Million-Tonne CO2-Removal Purchase — Lessons for Net Zero
by Lucas Joppa , Amy Luers , Elizabeth Willmott , S. Julio Friedmann , Steven P. Hamburg & Rafael Broze
October 06, 2021 Read Full Article
Your Letters: Carbon Removal Could, in Fact, Bring Great Benefits
by Robert C. Brown, Lisa Schulte Moore, and Tannon Daugaard (Iowa State University Bioeconomy Institute/Ames Tribune) The recent guest column by
October 04, 2021 Read Full Article
One Community at a Time: How to Gain Real GHG Benefits Quickly for Least Cost -- Experiences with the Frederick County and City Climate Emergency Mobilization Work Group
by Joanne Ivancic* (Advanced Biofuels USA) Over the past year I have had the opportunity and privilege to participate in
September 23, 2021 Read Full Article
Carbon Capture and Storage Gains Wide Industry Support in Houston
(PR Newswire) - Eleven companies support large-scale deployment of carbon capture and storage to help decarbonize industrial facilities; discussions ongoing with
September 17, 2021 Read Full Article
Moniz Wants to Turn More Focus to Clean Alternative Fuels, Negative Emissions
by Jasmin Melvin (S&P Global Platts) Biofuels, electrofuels and hydrogen touted as fuel options; Carbon dioxide removal seen as necessary decarbonization step
September 16, 2021 Read Full Article
The World’s Biggest Plant to Capture CO2 from the Air Just Opened in Iceland
by Michael Birnbaum (Washington Post) The Orca, an installation built by Climeworks, will capture 4,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide
September 09, 2021 Read Full Article
Swiss Re, Climeworks Sign World’s 1st & Largest 10-Year Carbon Removal Purchase Agreement
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) ... Swiss Re and Climeworks, a leading specialist in carbon dioxide air capture technology, are
September 06, 2021 Read Full Article
Decarbonizing Ag & Transportation: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to BETO
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office’s Nichole Fitzgerald, Program Manager, shared this short
September 01, 2021 Read Full Article
£4 Million Funding to Boost UK Biomass Production
(U.K. Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy and Lord Callanan) 24 projects receive government funding of up to £200,000
August 27, 2021 Read Full Article
Hydrogen Lobbyist Quits, Slams Oil Companies’ “False Claims” about Blue Hydrogen
by Tim De Chant (Ars Technica) Recent studies have questioned blue hydrogen’s low-carbon bona fides. -- The head of a hydrogen
August 26, 2021 Read Full Article
U.S. Department of Energy Announces $24 Million to Capture Carbon Emissions Directly From Air
(U.S. Department of Energy) Nine Research Projects Will Advance Cost-Effective Carbon Capture Technologies -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $24
August 23, 2021 Read Full Article
Carbon Removal in Canada: Developing a Dynamic Industry Ecosystem --- August 26, 2021 --- ONLINE
Home of some of the most cutting edge carbon removal companies, the country of Canada inhabits a special place in
August 20, 2021 Read Full Article
Study Aims to Find out if Carbon Storage Will Work in Eastern North Dakota
by Amy R. Sisk (Bismark Tribune) In ethanol producer wants to figure out if the geology is right in eastern
August 13, 2021 Read Full Article
The Infrastructure Deal Could Create Pipelines for Captured CO2
by Justine Calma (The Verge) The bipartisan infrastructure package gives billions to carbon capture and removal -- A new generation of
August 10, 2021 Read Full Article
Carbon Dioxide Removal with Roger Aines
(Climate Now) How do we reach global net-zero emissions by 2050, when there is almost no chance of completely ending our
August 10, 2021 Read Full Article
Carbon Sequestration with Julio Friedmann
(Climate Now) In order to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, we must (in addition to reducing emissions) capture carbon
August 06, 2021 Read Full Article
AirMiners Launchpad: Batch 2 Applications Open until August 31st
(AirMiners) These are exciting times for our community as we are starting our second AirMiners Launchpad batch to support early-stage carbon removal startups
August 03, 2021 Read Full Article
What's Wrong with Carbon Offsets? with Mark Trexler and Derik Broekhoff
(Climate Now) As the climate crisis worsens, more and more companies are committing to go "net-zero". Most of these commitments include
August 02, 2021 Read Full Article
Plotting CCUS: Clean Air Task Force Is Out with an Updated Map of Carbon Capture Projects
by Matthew Choi (Politico's Morning Energy) Clean Air Task Force is out with an updated map of carbon capture projects
July 29, 2021 Read Full Article
Zero, Then Negative --- July 29, 2021 --- ONLINE
Join us for a discussion on carbon removal that welcomes champions and skeptics alike to explore the entire portfolio of
July 28, 2021 Read Full Article
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