A coordinated, interagency push? Sounds like a plan. — “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. …

The team’s history — and vision for the future of EJ in carbon removal — by Ugbaad Kosar, director of environmental justice Change seems to be one of the only constants in carbon removal, but throughout it all, our efforts at Carbon180 have remained in service of the same vision — one where legacy emissions are removed and we can all thrive. In 2020, we…

As big money flows to projects, the government’s leadership on building a high-accountability field is essential — by Sasha Stashwick, director of policy The federal government sent us all into this weekend with big news about the Carbon Negative Shot, the Department of Energy’s (DOE) initiative aiming to bring carbon removal solutions to gigaton scale. The agency announced the first round of awards for the Regional Direct…

Understanding the challenges of soil sampling — by Dr. Gretchen Kroh, managing policy advisor At the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) Farming Systems Project in Maryland, researchers drive ATVs through harvested fields, stopping in various spots to push instruments underground and collect a soil sample. A few plots over, scientists are monitoring rows of crops to inform…

Carbon180 is participating in a DAC hubs application — by Vanessa Suarez, managing environmental justice advisor Update: We’re excited to say that this project was selected to receive funding from DOE. We will continue to share updates and insights from this work as it evolves. This summer, the Department of Energy (DOE) will award its first tranche of funding…

The ARACI Act will tackle hurdles to scaling land-based carbon removal — by Cristel Zoebisch, deputy director of policy It is a big day for land-based carbon removal policy. Today, Senators Smith (D-MN) and Young (R-IN) introduced the Advancing Research on Agricultural Climate Impacts Act (ARACI), a critical roadmap to scaling monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) of soil carbon outcomes in agriculture.

Exploring the legacy of injustice in US agriculture — and key considerations for future soil carbon policy — by Vanessa Suarez, managing environmental justice advisor This blog is part one of a two-part series on integrating equity and justice into the scale-up of soil carbon across US farms and ranches. This installment explores where current inequities and injustices lie within US agriculture — particularly as they relate to…

We asked the experts — by Cristel Zoebisch, deputy director of policy Before we can pay farmers for sequestering carbon in their soils, we need to measure it in a cost-efficient and scalable way, so for this issue, I sat down with three different experts in soil carbon monitoring. Our conversation spanned the private sector…

The breakdown of Carbon180’s appropriations requests across pathways — by Alyson Lee, managing government affairs advisor The federal government’s annual appropriations process is central to our efforts to fund carbon dioxide removal (CDR). Each year, Carbon180 submits requests to various congressional offices to help guide where next year’s dollars will flow. Below is a breakdown of (most of) the…