Hi Twitter! We're CarbonPlan, a new non-profit working on the science and data of carbon removal. We aim to help improve the transparency and scientific integrity of carbon removal and climate solutions. Super excited to share some of our first work. 1/9
First, some background: alongside critical reductions in emissions, we believe carbon removal can play a key role in helping address the climate crisis, and we want to help engender a culture of openness, transparency, and accountability. 2/9 carbonplan.org/about
Our main areas of work will be: collaborating with researchers to build open source tools and data for carbon removal, and engaging with decision makers in the public and private sector to help analyze climate programs. 3/9
One of our first projects was to analyze carbon removal project proposals submitted to @stripe for the first round of its Negative Emissions program. 4/9
stripe.com/blog/first-neg…
stripe.com/blog/first-neg…
We’re grateful to Stripe for encouraging so much transparency, and to all the projects that agreed to share their applications. 5/9
Public materials allowed us to start building our project reports database, where we try to organize, harmonize, and validate metrics across a wide range of projects. 6/9
carbonplan.org/reports
carbonplan.org/reports
We’ve summarized the results — and our insights from the process — in an article. 7/9 carbonplan.org/research/strip…
This is just the start! We’ll be growing our project database over time, and have some exciting scientific collaborations underway. We’ll be releasing open source models and datasets, along with interactive articles and deep dives into key aspects of carbon removal. 8/9
This is a nascent field. There’s so much we don’t know, and so much to do! Thanks to all our advisors and collaborators thus far. We’re super open to feedback. Reach out on GitHub at github.com/carbonplan, email us at hello@carbonplan.org, or follow us here for updates! 9/9
