Erin Burns

Carbon removal in a year of upheaval

As Carbon180 marks its tenth year, 2025 tested the carbon removal field we’ve spent a decade building, and reminded us why this work matters more than ever. This year was defined by major shifts in policy, advances in pathway-specific technologies,…

Six defining moments for carbon removal in 2024

2024 has been an important year for carbon removal, where the policies and investments of recent years have begun to bear fruit. As the field continues to grow, this blog takes stock of the major accomplishments of the year and…

Carbon180 was on the Hill talking direct air capture

Last week, Carbon180 Executive Director Erin Burns brought her carbon removal expertise to the Hill and testified in front of the US Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on the opportunities and challenges related facing direct air capture…

Enhanced oil recovery has no place in the Regional DAC Hubs program

The Regional Direct Air Capture (DAC) Hubs program will be the first megaton scale deployment of carbon removal in the world, representing a 400x increase in DAC capacity. It is an immense opportunity to deploy DAC not only quickly…

The 10 carbon removal trends that defined 2022

We’re two years into the Biden presidency, with a host of new faces across federal agencies and more than $1 billion in public support for carbon removal in FY22. The field has come a long way in a short…

365 days of carbon removal

Carbon removal was buoyed by federal attention, Congressional support, and field-wide investments in 2021, more than any year prior. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal (BID) put an exclamation mark on the end of the year; between that and the …

DOE launches Earthshot for carbon removal

Last Friday at COP26, Secretary Granholm announced the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Carbon Negative Shot initiative, part of President Biden’s broader climate plan. This goal — the third official DOE Earthshot…