IRCR News and Events
Here you can find recent media relevant to CDR and the Institute, recent and past events
IRCR in the Media
Here you can find recent articles from staff or pieces that include the Institute's Resources, quote our staff & fellows.
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"The Hijack and Reclamation of Direct Air Capture," Atmos, December 2023
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"Major carbon pipeline is canceled as opposition grows and regulations remain elusive," Oil and Gas Watch, October 2023
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"Scuttled CO2 pipeline renews debate about state hurdles," E&E News, October 2023
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"Sea change: Can we alter the chemistry of the ocean to save the climate?" Solve for X Podcast, October 2023
- "The Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Treaty and its Implications for marine-based carbon dioxide removal," Illuminem, August 2023
- "Improving community engagement on carbon removal: initial reflections and recommendations," Illuminem, May 2023
- "Carbon dioxide removal: the tech that is polarising climate science," The Guardian, April 2023
- "Why this new plant is capturing carbon dioxide just to let it back out again," The Verge, April 2023
- "How carbon dioxide removal is polarizing climate science," Al Mayadeen English, April 2023
- "Why this new plant is capturing carbon dioxide just to let it back out again," The Verge, April 2023
- "Carbon dioxide removal: the tech that is polarising climate science," The Guardian, April 2023
- "Residual emissions must be addressed to reach net zero," Earth.com, April 2023
- "SMUD wants to be carbon-free by 2030. Should it capture carbon and store it underground," The Sacramento Bee, April 2023
- "Carbon Removal Projects Leap Forward With New Offset Deal. Will They Actually Help the Climate?" Inside Climate News, April 2023
- "Could Carbon Removal Be California's Next Big Boom Industry," KQED, March 2023
- "TOP 10 Most Read Thought Leaders in Climate Change," Iluminem, February 2023
- “December's CDR Headlines w/Ben Rubin,” Carbon Removal Newsroom, December 2022
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“Ocean Carbon Removal w/ Wil Burns,” Carbon Removal Newsroom, March 2022
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“Ocean-Based Carbon Removal with Northwestern University’s Dr. Wil Burns,” Path to Zero, March 15th, 2022
- “Climate Bill Boosts Investments in Carbon Capture,” WBUR Here and Now, September 2022
- “This Week in Carbon Dioxide Removal: Three Take-Aways,” Medium.com, August 2022
- “CDR Law - Dr. Wil Burns,” February 2022
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“December’s CDR Headlines with w/ Ben Rubin,” Carbon Removal Newsroom, December 2022
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“Carbon Removal: 2022 Progress and Predictions for the Year Ahead,” Patch, December 2022
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"Is Sucking Carbon Out of the Air the Solution to Our Climate Crisis?" Mother Jones, November + December Issue 2021
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“How the largest direct air capture plant will suck CO2 out of the atmosphere,” The Verge, September 2021
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“The World’s Biggest Plant to Suck Carbon Dioxide From the Sky Is Up and Running,” Gizmodo, September 2021
- “Activists Call It A ‘False Solution.’ But UN Scientists Say We Need To Suck Up CO2.” Huffington Post, August 2021
- "Oil companies are gambling the climate on a future that hasn’t yet been invented” NewStatesmen. August 2021
- "Controversial geoengineering scheme will dump iron in the sea," New Scientist, June 2021
Recent Speaking Engagements & Events
Here you can find recent appearances from IRCR staff to speak on varying issues pertaining to CDR and the work being done at the Institute
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Wil Burns was featured as a guest lecturer at a number of institutions in recent months:
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Environmental Politics course, Manhattan College, New York, NY, "Solar Radiation Modification to Combat Climate Change: Promise and Perils," September 2023
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Sustainable Systems - Social Science Perspectives, Loyola University, Chicago, IL, "Overview of CDR Options," September 2023
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School of Earth, Ocean and Environment, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, "The Promise and Perils of Ocean-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal," October 2023
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Wil Burns was recently a featured speaker at the Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, and Subsurface Resources Research Cluster, Dedman College Interdisciplinary Institute's "Subsurface Resources Colloquium." Wil spoke on the potential role of marine-based carbon dioxide removal and considerations for governance.
Recent and Upcoming Webinars
Here you can find links to the most recent webinars in our ongoing series "Scrubbing the Skies: The Role of Carbon Dioxide in Combating Climate Change."
Recent Webinars:
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“Carbon Dioxide Removal Developments at COP28” - December 2023
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"The Role of Insurance Mechanisms in the Carbon Dioxide Removal Sector" - December 2023
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"Upscaling Biochar as a Soil Amendment and Waste Management Technology: Lessons from Agricultural History" - December 2023
- "Potential Role of BBNJ Treaty in Ocean-Based CDR" - November 2023
- "Quantifying Biochar Carbon Removal's Global and Country-Level Impact" - November 2023
- "Coccolithophores and diatoms resilient to ocean alkalinity enhancement: A glimpse of hope?" - September 2023
- "Taming the Wild West of Climate: Bringing Standards and Quality to the VCM" - September 2023
- "Direct Air Capture in the Global South: Octavia Carbon" - August 2023
- "Nori’s Carbon Removal Blended Tonne Whitepaper" - June 2023
- "The Prospects for CDR in West Virginia" - May 2023