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How policymakers can turn up the heat on biochar
Biochar is a charcoal-like substance that can increase carbon storage in soils — and it’s gained fast-growing support on the carbon removal market. More and more, corporate purchasers want to …
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On the road to net negative, carbon removal can help speed decarbonization
Today, there is widespread agreement that we must not only immediately and aggressively decarbonize across the economy but build an accompanying carbon removal (CDR) sector to draw down CO2 from …
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Enhanced oil recovery has no place in the Regional DAC Hubs program
The Regional Direct Air Capture (DAC) Hubs program will be the first megaton scale deployment of carbon removal in the world, representing a 400x increase in DAC capacity. It is …
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All hands on DAC for open hardware
When we think of emerging carbon removal solutions, we often skew toward commercial facilities of direct air capture (DAC) machines, which vacuum CO₂ out of the sky. On the surface, …
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Anatomy of a community benefits plan
The Department of Energy’s (DOE) effort to deploy large-scale carbon removal includes important first steps toward a more equitable CDR industry. Community benefit plans (CBPs) are required for all Bipartisan …
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For FY25, appropriations should target foundational investments in infrastructure and MRV
After an unusually prolonged process, funding amounts and bill text for fiscal year 2024 (FY24) appropriations have been set — and now we’re moving right along to FY25. Each appropriations …
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With a new funding opportunity, DOE is offering $100M to CDR pilot projects
Last week, the Department of Energy (DOE) took another step towards realizing its ambitious Carbon Negative Shot initiative, the coordinated federal effort that aims to bring carbon removal solutions to …
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A new agriculture bill aims to fund locally-led climate action
While we wait for the full authorization of Farm Bill, the new year has ushered in yet another marker bill to bolster the carbon sinks in our soils. Introduced by …