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Carbon180
Formation2015
FounderNoah Deich and Giana Amador
Founded atBerkeley, California
Legal status501(c)(3) organization
HeadquartersWashington, D.C.
President
Noah Deich
Websitehttps://carbon180.org/

Carbon180 is a nonprofit environmental organization headquartered in Washington, D.C.[1] In 2015, Giana Amador and Noah Deich co-founded the organization at the University of California, Berkeley.[1][2] Carbon180 advocates for carbon dioxide removal solutions, including, but not limited to, direct air capture (DAC), forest carbon removal, and agricultural soil carbon.[3][4][5] Carbon180 engages with lawmakers, academic and science-based institutions, and businesses to fund and deploy carbon removal technologies and methods.[1][6]

History

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Launched in 2015 at the University of California, Berkeley, Carbon180 was formerly known as the Center for Carbon Removal until 2018.[1][7] In 2017, the Center created the New Carbon Economy Consortium with research universities and national labs to conduct research, share knowledge, and build out pathways to deploy and scale carbon removal solutions.[8][9][10] Also in 2017, the Center helped advocate for amendments to the Section 45Q tax credit, specifically to include projects that involve DAC.[11][12] The tax credit passed in the 2018 Bipartisan Budget Act.[13] In 2018, Carbon180 retained Cassidy and Associates for a short time and in 2020, retained the Coefficient Group to lobby and engage with congressional offices on climate legislation.[5]

Carbon180 has received the attention of celebrities as Grimes, Halsey, and Odesza have all pledged to donate a percentage of their NFT proceeds to the organization.[14][15] Grimes has pledged a portion of her proceeds from physical artwork as well.[14]

Activities

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Carbon180's main activities pertain to federal policy advocacy, the New Carbon Economy Consortium, and the Leading with Soil Initiative.[1] The organization also provides fact sheets and deep dives describing various approaches to carbon removal.[16][17]

Federal policy advocacy

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The nonprofit supports legislation related to carbon dioxide removal, such as H.R.7434 – Federal Carbon Dioxide Removal Leadership Act of 2022, and is advocating for carbon removal solutions (e.g., soil carbon) as the U.S. Congress considers the 2023 Farm Bill.[18][19][20][21] Carbon180 recently shared its outlook for DAC implementation with the U.S. Department of Energy as the agency moves forward with the Regional Direct Air Capture Hubs program.[22]

New Carbon Economy Consortium

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Launched in 2017, the Consortium includes representatives from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Arizona State University, University of Wyoming, Colorado State University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Howard University, Purdue University, University of British Columbia, University of California, Berkeley, University of Wyoming, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Global CO2 Initiative, and Carbon180.[23] The Consortium has hosted workshops to outline and develop a multi-disciplinary research agenda to understand the human, environmental, and economic implications of a new carbon economy.[8][24][10]

Leading with Soil Initiative

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Carbon180 views soil carbon sequestration as a viable climate solution and has published a report entitled, Soil Carbon Moonshot: Grounding Carbon Storage in Science, which proposes a $2.3 billion interagency effort to research and scale soil carbon practices.[20][25][26][27]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Carbon180". Carbon180. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "Can Carbon-Dioxide Removal Save the World?". The New Yorker. November 13, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  3. ^ "Deep Dives". Carbon180. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  4. ^ Meyer, Robinson (March 23, 2021). "Why Celebrities Are Agog Over This Tiny Climate Think Tank". The Atlantic. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  5. ^ a b Geman, Ben (July 7, 2020). "Nonprofit Carbon180 brings on The Coefficient Group for new carbon removal lobbying". Axios. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  6. ^ Schulz, Benjamin (January 27, 2022). "Interview With Carbon180 Co-Founder Noah Deich". CleanTechnica. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  7. ^ Harder, Amy (September 12, 2018). "Carbon removal group rebrands as tech gains steam". Axios. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  8. ^ a b "New Carbon Economy Consortium: Building research programs to support 21st Century economic opportunity". Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  9. ^ Lucci, Felicia R.; Deich, Noah; Aines, Roger D. (February 7, 2019). "New Carbon Economy Corporate Roundtable: Carbon Conversion to Valuable Products". Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI). doi:10.2172/1499966. OSTI 1499966. S2CID 169212834. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  10. ^ a b "New Carbon Economy Consortium". Carbon180. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  11. ^ "26 U.S. Code § 45Q – Credit for carbon oxide sequestration". LII / Legal Information Institute. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  12. ^ Center for Carbon Removal. "2017 Annual Report" (PDF). carbon180.org. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  13. ^ Larson, John B. (February 9, 2018). "Text – H.R.1892 – 115th Congress (2017–2018): Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018". www.congress.gov. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  14. ^ a b Meyer, Robinson (March 23, 2021). "Why Celebrities Are Agog Over This Tiny Climate Think Tank". The Atlantic. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  15. ^ Kastrenakes, Jacob (March 1, 2021). "Grimes sold $6 million worth of digital art as NFTs". The Verge. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  16. ^ "Resources". Carbon180. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  17. ^ "Carbon Removal Advocates Face Opportunity and Challenge: Public Support, if Not Understanding". Morning Consult. December 3, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  18. ^ Tonko, Paul (April 7, 2022). "Text – H.R.7434 – 117th Congress (2021–2022): Federal Carbon Dioxide Removal Leadership Act of 2022". www.congress.gov. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  19. ^ "Rep. Peters Answers Urgent Call Made by UN Climate Report, Introduces Carbon Dioxide Removal Legislation". Congressman Scott Peters. April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  20. ^ a b "Soil 'Moonshot' Boosters Target Farm Bill to Aid Climate Fight". Bloomberg Government. March 3, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  21. ^ "Federal Policy". Carbon180. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  22. ^ Freedman, Andrew (May 3, 2022). "Influential nonprofit works to shape federal funding for direct air capture hubs". Axios. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  23. ^ "New Carbon Economy Consortium". newcarboneconomy.org. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  24. ^ "D.C. workshop explores dimensions of new carbon economy". Cornell Chronicle. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  25. ^ "Carbon storage gets dirty: The movement to sequester CO2 in soils". Canary Media. April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  26. ^ Zoebisch, Cristel (March 2022). "Soil Carbon Moonshot: Grounding Carbon Storage in Science" (PDF). carbon180.org. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  27. ^ "Leading with Soil". Carbon180. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
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