Invitation to CTBO event at New York Climate Week

[Wil Burns]

In early 2026, the Institute, in conjunction with our collaborators, Carbon Balance Initiative and Professor Stephanie Arcusa at Arizona State, will launch a project to advance the idea of carbon takeback obligations (CTBOs) to help scale carbon dioxide removal to requisite scales during this century, and to ensure producer accountability for carbon dioxide emissions. A CTBO, at its core, is a policy mandate that would require fossil fuel extractors and importers to store, or pay for the storage of, a progressively increasing fraction of the carbon dioxide generated by their products. The goal is for this obligation to reach 100% by a target net-zero year, such as 2050.

On September 23, the Institute and its partners will convene a meeting in New York to present a case for CTBOs. The session will bring together representatives from CDR startup companies, environmental NGOs, academia, and government to discuss the potential benefits, challenges and risks associated with this approach, as well as the potential architecture for operationalizing this policy.

The event will take place at Fordham Law School, which is located in mid-Manhattan, from 8:30 to 11:50 a.m. There will also be an online option, but we hope many of you can join us in person. If you're interested in attending the event, please contact me at wbu...@american.edu as soon as possible. Thanks. I hope to see many members of the list there! wil

 

Wil Burns 

Co-Director, Institute for Responsible Carbon Removal, American University 

Mobile: 312.550.3079

Email: wbu...@american.edu 

https://www.american.edu/sis/centers/carbon-removal  

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