In this episode, we speak with Erin Burns (Executive Director) and Giana Amador (Co-Founder and Policy Director) of Carbon180, a new breed of climate-focused NGO on a mission to fundamentally rethink carbon. Chad and Gil talked to Erin and Giana about how their early years in rural West Virginia and the Central Valley of California drove their passionate interest in climate policy. We also discussed how Carbon180 has pivoted as an organization over the last six years, the most promising carbon removal technologies (including direct air capture, soil sequestration, and carbon tech), and the essential role of policy in driving solutions in the future. Finally, Erin and Giana give their takes on the most overused energy jargon we should retire and share what "climate positive" means to each of them.
In this episode, we speak with Erin Burns (Executive Director) and Giana Amador (Co-Founder and Policy Director) of Carbon180, a new breed of climate-focused NGO on a mission to fundamentally rethink carbon. Chad and Gil talked to Erin and Giana about how their early years in rural West Virginia and the Central Valley of California drove their passionate interest in climate policy. We also discussed how Carbon180 has pivoted as an organization over the last six years, the most promising carbon removal technologies (including direct air capture, soil sequestration, and carbon tech), and the essential role of policy in driving solutions in the future. Finally, Erin and Giana give their takes on the most overused energy jargon we should retire and share what "climate positive" means to each of them.
Links:
Official Bios
https://carbon180.org/team
Twitter
@erinmburns, @GianaAmador, and @carbon_180
Carbon180 Newsletter
https://carbon180.org/subscribe
Direct Air Capture Fact Sheet
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b9362d89d5abb8c51d474f8/t/60022bcabbe04a3784a73d25/1610755025490/Carbon180+FactSheet+DirectAirCapture+2021.pdf
Soil Carbon Storage Fact Sheet
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b9362d89d5abb8c51d474f8/t/5e55a0e096f3913deb5e31ca/1582670065496/Carbon180+FactSheet+SoilCarbon+R3.pdf
Enhancing and expanding the 45Q tax credit for direct air capture: How 45Q can catalyze equitable DAC development and deployment
https://carbon180.medium.com/enhancing-and-expanding-the-45q-tax-credit-for-direct-air-capture-85f0f00c98c
Paving the Way for Low-Carbon Concrete: Recommendations for a Federal Procurement Strategy
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b9362d89d5abb8c51d474f8/t/5fd95907de113c3cc0f144af/1608079634052/Paving+the+Way+for+Low-Carbon+Concrete
The Atlantic: Why Celebrities Are Agog Over This Tiny Climate Think Tank
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2021/03/the-deluge-of-nft-money-is-going-to-a-tiny-think-tank-climate/618380/
Episode recorded April 21, 2021.