Hi,

When I read the UN Emissions Gap report a couple weeks ago (it called for 320 billion tons of carbon dioxide removal by 2100), I started thinking it's time for a global organization focused on carbon dioxide removal. (Video here on YouTube and LinkedIn)

What kinds of things would this global organization do?

• Interface with the IPCC and with the United Nations. To folks who are on the chairs of these different programs within the United Nations, folks that are writing these reports and figuring out what to negotiate. This organization could take the lead on that, both to the IPCC and UN more broadly
• This group could do reporting, do analysis, guidance for investors, for entire governments on the scale of carbon dioxide removal that's needed.
• Run the pavilion for carbon dioxide removal at the UN Conference of Parties. This year it's run by the terrific Think Negative group. A global organization could lead and take to new levels with funding and support.
• Represent the incredible regional groups that we have in the United States, in Europe, in Japan, there's even a regional carbon dioxide removal group starting in Turkey this year. Being the hub for all those regional groups and representing them at the global stage
• Lead communication about carbon dioxide removal at that global level. How do people at the highest level of policy at the UN beyond think about carbon dioxide removal as a portfolio in the climate solution space?

Look, when I read one of these reports from the United Nations and I see the executive summary, the hope at the back of my mind is that for every number in that report, every key number has at least one person on the planet responsible for making it happen. And currently for carbon dioxide removal, there isn't one person or one organization that's really holding on to just that global view. And that is what this organization could do for all of us.

When this report dropped, I booked a ticket to go to COP31 in Turkey to pull together a discussion around what this global org might look like -- "The time has come for a global carbon dioxide removal organization", with Injy Johnstone (State of CDR), Chris Neidl, Cara Maesano (CDR30) Cara Maesano, and even Niklas Hagelberg from the United Nations Emissions Program.

Do you want to hear more about this? Do you want to contribute something to this? Injy is leading a research project to consult with folks about what they see would be valuable...more on how the session went in my next email!

See you at COP! (Another first, the IPCC is hosting a session at the Think Negative Pavilion!)

Tito

P.S. given the big election in the USA, let's send another letter to DOE to get that $1M EPIC DAC Prize unlocked! Comment here to add your name, or hit reply and say "add me" to get your name added to the letter.