So much of what I know about CDR came from working with @GianaAmador. She's always had a clear vision for whats needed next, and how to push towards that goal with gusto. I'm grateful that Giana joined us for a short conversation on her vision for the future. Take a look!

🇨🇦 Carbon Unbound is returning to the West Coast in January, but this time in beautiful Vancouver! CU excels at bringing the right climate leaders and innovators together to discuss how to move CDR forward. Hope to see you there! 👉 Learn more here: https://t.co/PEU7qIjBuf

Too many carbon credits are built on hope, not proof. A new piece from @CanaryMediaInc exposes deep flaws in how many carbon offset projects are designed and verified. The report highlights a familiar problem across the voluntary carbon market: shaky baselines, inconsistent

Want to tip my cap to @absclimate's Grant Faber for making this, the "Carbon Dioxide Removal Company List" it's got everyone, and is a throwback to the ambitious-kids-embark-on-a-science-adventure energy that make early 2021 climatetech a cool place. https://t.co/X79Hm1SNFH

✨New white paper✨ on short-lived climate pollutants (SCLPs) from Carbon180's Noah McQueen and @absclimate's @PeterMinor. https://t.co/hDaFHzwOw9

🧵 the ABCs of SLCPs and why CDR should care

Here's a link to the full white paper: https://t.co/YXmVowoc4a Take a look and let us know what you think!

Our hope is that this paper can help set the budding SLCP mitigation industry on the right path, and ensure that project claims match atmospheric impacts.

🔬 𝗘𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗕𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: Encourage innovation in mitigation and accounting bounded by safeguards that protect climate integrity and transparency.

⏳ 𝗘𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗔𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀: SLCP mitigation for offsetting CO₂ should address the full climate liability. Timescales should match the life of CO₂, and ensure obligations extend beyond the lifetime of any actor.

⚖️ 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺: Climate benefits must be matched in both magnitude and duration. Radiative forcing reductions must be aligned to the warming impact of the CO₂ emissions they are offsetting.

🔀 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗟𝗖𝗣𝘀 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗖𝗢₂: Short- and long-lived greenhouse gases must be tracked and managed distinctly. Interchangeability is not justification for aggregation.

Using those learnings, we’ve created a framework that describes responsible accounting practices if the two types of greenhouse gases are compared in a crediting and offsetting context. We introduce 5 core principles that should be present in all high-accountability approaches:

Our white paper lays out the opportunities, risks, and considerations that go along with such a proposal. As veterans of the carbon removal industry, our experiences have been shaped by lessons from CO₂ accounting, where we have seen both progress and pitfalls.

❓But there’s a big lingering question: Should these projects should be used to compensate for CO₂ emissions? The considerations are surprisingly complex, with more open questions than answers. 🤔

What are SLCPs? They're gases + particles that remain in the atmosphere for much shorter periods than CO₂ – typically years or less – but cause much more potent warming. Projects that reduce/remove them can yield rapid climate benefits, and meaningfully reduce harm.

💨 You’re about to hear a lot about short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) 💨 Mitigating them brings strong climate benefits. But should these projects be used to compensate for CO₂? It's complicated. @NoahMcQueen13 and I have co-authored a white paper that digs into why👇

Here's the announcement article:

We’re here to build the most accountable, transparent, and scientifically rigorous standards in the world. That’s just become a lot easier with Grant on the team!

As Absolute Climate’s Standards Lead, Grant will be in charge of continuing to develop the Absolute Carbon Standard. He’ll also be pioneering new certification capabilities that will be FOAK for our field, that we expect will be transformational.