Publications & Resources
Reports & White Papers
Utilities and Carbon Removal: A Gigaton Scale Opportunity (Sept ‘24)
Accelerating the Carbon Removal Market Through Responsible Corporate Leadership (Sept ‘23)
Unlocking Carbon Removal With Voluntary Carbon Markets (Sept ‘22)
Policy & Issue Briefs
Carbon Removal Policy Guide: FAQs and Resources for Policymakers (Nov ‘24)
Demand-Side Support for Scaling Carbon Removal Policy Primer (Sept ‘24)
Enhanced Weathering Policy Primer (Mar ‘24)
Marine Carbon Removal Issue Brief (Jan ‘24)
Farm Bill & Carbon Removal Policy Brief (May ‘23)
Defining Carbon Removal Issue Brief (May ‘23)
Monitoring, Reporting and Verification Issue Brief (May ‘23)
CDR Responsible Deployment Training
Achieving gigaton scale carbon removal requires unprecedented levels of community engagement to earn the social license to operate, maximize benefits, and minimize risks. CDR Responsible Deployment Training (RDT) offers a suite of resources and trainings on the responsible deployment of carbon removal. The introductory resources are developed by Carbon Business Council and our partners, with input from many experts.
Response Letters
US Department of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management - Comment on DOE Draft Carbon Management Strategy (December ‘24)
US Department of Energy, Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations - Co-authored Letter on the Request for Information regarding Opportunities for Additional Support for Commercial Direct Air Capture Demonstration Facilities (December ‘24)
US House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology - Comment on Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Research and Development Act of 2024 (September ‘24)
UK Government Department for Energy Security and Net Zero - Comment on Integrating Greenhouse Gas Removals in the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (August ‘24)
US Department of Agriculture - Comment on the Request for Information regarding Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider and Third-Party Verifier Program (June ‘24)
US Department of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management - Comment on the Notice of Intent regarding a Voluntary Carbon Dioxide Removal Purchasing Challenge (May ’24)
US Department of Energy, Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations - Co-authored Letter on the Request for Information regarding Opportunities to Support Mid-Scale Commercial Direct Air Capture Demonstration Facilities (April ’24)
White House Office of Science Technology and Policy, Fast Track Action Committee - Comment Letter on the Request for Information from the National Science Foundation request 89 FR 13755, on behalf of the White House National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Fast-Track Action Committee (MCDR–FTAC), on the Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Research Plan (April ’24)
Commodity Futures Trading Commission - Comment on Commission Guidance Regarding the Listing of Voluntary Carbon Credit Derivative Contracts (February ‘24)
US Forest Service - Comment on Proposed Rule Change to Land Uses: Special Uses; Carbon Capture and Storage Exemption (36 CFR Part 251) (January ‘24)
US Department of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management and National Renewable Energy Laboratory - Comment Letter on Draft CDR Purchase Pilot Prize Phase 2-3 Rules (October ‘23)
US Department of Energy - Request for Information for the Responsible Carbon Management Initiative (September ‘23)
European Commission - Call for Input on Industrial Removal Certification Methodologies (September ‘23)
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy - Comment on National Strategy for a Sustainable Ocean Economy (September ‘23)
New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation - Comment on Draft Ocean Acidification Task Force Report (September ‘23)
European Commission - Call for Evidence on Industrial Carbon Management (August ‘23)
US Department of Energy, Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations - Request for Information on Opportunities for Pilot-Scale Operational Validation of Clean Energy Technology, Components, and Subsystems (July ‘23)
Science Based Targets Initiative - Public Consultation on Beyond Value Chain Mitigation (July ‘23)
Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement - SB006 Annotated Agenda and Related Annexes (July ‘23)
US Department of State - Proposed Scope of the United States Ocean Acidification Action Plan (June ‘23)
Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement - Structured Public Consultation, Removal Activities (June ‘23)
Select Members of Congress - Letter to Support Innovation by Amending 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Changes to IRC 174 (June ‘23)
Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement - Open Letter re: SB005 Annotated Agenda and Related Annexes (May ‘23)
United States Senate Committee on Agriculture - Input Invitation for the 2023 Farm Bill (March ‘23)
European Commission -Feedback for the Commission Adoption for the EU Certification of Carbon Removals (March ‘23)
US Department of Energy, Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations - RFI on the DOE’s Use of Demand-Side Support for Clean Energy Technologies (February ‘23)
UK Government, Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy - Open Consultation for Greenhouse Gas Removals Business Models (September ‘22)
US Department of the Treasury and IRS - Request for Comments on the Credit for Carbon Oxide Sequestration (§45q) (December ‘22)
Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement - Call for Input, Activities Involving Removals Under the 6.4 Mechanism (Oct. ‘22)
Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market - Request for Comments on Core Carbon Principles Assessment Framework and Assessment Procedure (September ‘22)
US Commodity Futures Trading Commission - Request for Information, Climate-Related Financial Risk (October ‘22)