Defining Carbon Removal: Issue Brief

The Carbon Business Council has published an issue brief about Defining Carbon Removal. As the brief highlights, carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is an essential pillar of climate action, along with strong prioritization of steep emissions reductions and adaptation to our already rapidly changing climate. The issue brief explains how defining CDR inclusively can accelerate removals policy. It specifically calls for a clear and consistent definition of CDR for policy that is method-neutral, criteria-based, and IPCC-aligned to support the portfolio of CDR approaches that the world will need to meet our climate goals. Stay tuned for our next brief about Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification, which will be published soon.

Thank you to our members for their input and creative ideas in making this brief a reality, along with a variety of stakeholders who provided invaluable feedback. Toby Bryce served as lead author. Ben Rubin and Isabella Corpora of the Carbon Business Council are co-authors. Working group members include: Anna Lehner, Carbonfuture; Diana Maranga, Octavia Carbon; Garrett Boudinot, Vycarb; Josiah Hunt, Pacific Biochar; Lisa Braune, Neustark; Matt Isaacs, Counteract; Morten Heick, Stiesdal; Michael Baba, Modern Electron; Pete Chargin, Planetary; Sebastian Manhart, Carbonfuture; Philip Moss, South Pole; Robert Kovach, Pyreg; Radhika Moolgavkar, Nori; Sean Lowrie, Arca; Simon Brandler, Brimstone; Stacy Yee, Carbonfuture; Tara Bojdak, Captura; Will Marquis II, Pyreg; Zander Sebenius, Carbon Streaming. Thank you to our partners for their helpful review, including Haley Leslie-Bole and Danielle Riedl of the World Resources Institute and the team at Carbon180.

Questions or comments? Let us know at info@carbonbusinesscouncil.org.