Authors Alayna Chuney, Esq.

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 Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act funding opportunity announcements and…

Alayna Chuney, Esq. and Vanessa Suarez

Regranting for just carbon removal, one year later

In order to build a just carbon removal field, we need environmental justice (EJ) groups not only at the table but driving conversations about CDR in their communities. However, funding for these organizations, especially those that are BIPOC-led, has…

Alayna Chuney, Esq.

What today’s carbon removal startups need to know about environmental justice

In the past, companies around the world and across different industries have sidelined communities, leaving them without a voice in key decisions about a project’s siting and overall direction. In the case of disadvantaged communities, including Black, Indigenous, and…

Alayna Chuney, Esq.

Integrating equity into the XPRIZE Carbon Removal

By now, you’ve likely caught wind of the XPRIZE Carbon Removal, the $100M competition to supercharge the CDR field. Over the last year, we’ve been working closely with XPRIZE to help applicants design their solutions…

Alayna Chuney, Esq.

Funding for environmental justice organizations is essential for carbon removal

Since the announcement of our Environmental Justice Initiative in 2020, we published a landmark report on equity and justice in carbon removal and have been working closely with EJ advocates and our advisory council to…

Alayna Chuney, Esq. and Ugbaad Kosar