TODAY - Webinar: Carbon Dioxide Removal and Communities: Learning From the Past, Planning for the Future

Program

The world is navigating the necessary transition away from polluting fuels toward clean energy, but many scientists believe we must also work to remove climate pollution that has already been dumped into the atmosphere. That’s known as carbon dioxide removal (CDR).

The call for CDR is only growing stronger as new analyses find that we’re not on track to meet the Paris Agreement targets. At the same time, there are different viewpoints, especially about the engineered methods of removing carbon from the atmosphere. In this second webinar of a six-part series, experts will provide an overview of the primary ways to remove carbon from the atmosphere, both natural and engineered. These include direct air capture, soil carbon management, afforestation, biochar, ocean CDR, biomass carbon removal and storage, and enhanced rock weathering.

The discussion will explore:

• How much carbon each CDR method could potentially remove

• How permanently the removed carbon can be stored

• Scalability and cost of CDR

• How CDR will impact communities and local ecosystems

• The unknowns and questions about each of these methods

Featuring

• Asha Sharma - State Policy Manager at Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability

• Dr. Charlotte Levy - Managing Research Advisor at Carbon180

• Dr. Anya Waite - Chief Executive Officer and Scientific Director of the Ocean Frontier Institute

• Dr. Daniel L. Sanchez - Professor at UC Berkeley’s Department of Environmental Science, Policy, & Management and Principal Scientist at Carbon Direct

• Dr. Shaye Wolf -Climate Science Director for the Center for Biological Diversity’s Climate Law Institute

• Dr. Peter Psarras - Professor at UPenn and Senior Decarbonization Engineer at Carbon Direct

• Dr. Charles Harvey - Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at MIT

About the Webinar Series

This webinar series will explore the science, strategies, and policies of CDR. We will facilitate co-learning between stakeholders, address knowledge gaps, and emphasize the importance of engaging, protecting, and benefiting local communities with any proposed CDR projects. The series will run through February 2025, and is co-hosted by California Environmental Voters, The Climate Center, and Project 2030. By registering, you agree to receive related updates from The Climate Center, California Environmental Voters, and Project 2030.