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May 6, 2022

2022 Commentary on the Voluntary Registry Offsets Database (VROD)

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Nov 23, 2021

Driving Transportation Decarbonization: Shopify and Carbon Direct White Paper

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Christian Braneon, PhD

Head of Climate Justice

Environmental Science & Policy + Geospatial Analysis + Climate Justice

Dr. Christian Braneon is Head of Climate Justice at Carbon Direct.

Dr. Braneon leads the integration of climate justice into Carbon Direct’s culture, operations, and services across the carbon management industry.

Background & Bio

Dr. Braneon brings a broad range of experience in climate science and civil engineering as well as environmental and climate justice to Carbon Direct. He co-leads the Environmental Justice and Climate Just Cities Network at Columbia University’s Earth Institute, serves as Co-Chair of the New York City Panel on Climate Change, and sits on the newly formed Center for Climate Solutions’ Advisory Committee, which was established to further New York City’s efforts to respond to the climate crisis.

Prior to joining Carbon Direct, Dr. Braneon served as a climate scientist in the Climate Impacts Group of NASA GISS and as Co-Director of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s inaugural Environmental Justice Academy for community leaders.

Education

PhD, Civil Engineering

Georgia Institute of Technology

MS, Civil Engineering

Georgia Institute of Technology

BS, Civil Engineering

Georgia Institute of Technology

BS, Applied Physics

Morehouse College

Awards

Quantification of Historic and Future Changes in Atlantic Coastal Marshes and Implications for Global Modeling

NASA

Robert H. Goddard Award

AXA Award for Climate Science

Climate Action Plan Award

White House

Publications and Features

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Oct 25, 2022

Climate Justice at Carbon Direct: Embedding Equity Into Our Company’s End-to-End Carbon Management Solutions

Jonathan Goldberg

Christian Braneon, PhD

Environmental Science & Policy

Zara Ahmed, PhD

Senior Policy & Strategy Manager

Environmental Science & Policy

Dr. Zara Ahmed is a Science Policy and Strategy Manager at Carbon Direct, responsible for policy analysis.

Dr. Ahmed's primary focus is strategic planning, program development, and U.S. policy analysis.

Background & Bio

Prior to working at Carbon Direct, Dr. Ahmed was the Government Affairs and PolicyLead for the COVID-19 Response at the CDC. She rejoined CDC in August 2021 after two years at the Guttmacher Institute as the Associate Director for Federal Issues. Before her time at the Guttmacher Institute, Dr. Ahmed spent 10 years with CDC, including seven years based overseas in Rwanda, Namibia and Haiti as a senior technical advisor, and three years as the Associate Division Director for Policy and Communications in the Division of Global Health Protection at CDC headquarters in Atlanta.

Prior to her time with CDC, Dr. Ahmed worked as a sexual health counselor at an alternative high school in Michigan and as a consultant in Bangladesh on the labor rights of migrant women. Dr. Ahmed has also conducted field research on sex worker rights in Cambodia, health financing in rural Cameroon, and donor coordination of malaria programs in Senegal. She holds a BA in political science from Brown University, MPP and MPH degrees from the University of Michigan, and a DrPH from the University of North Carolina, where she is also an adjunct instructor.

Awards

PhD, Health Leadership and Management

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

MPP, MPH

University of Michigan

BA, Political Science

Brown University

Certificate of Appreciation for Extraordinary Effort and Impact

US Embassy, Port-au-Prince (2016)

Center for Global Health Director’s Award for Partnership

CDC (2015)

Certificate of Appreciation for Exceptional Technical Support

US Embassy, Port-au-Prince (2015)

Publications and Features

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Dec 22, 2022

Congress is Poised to Make 10 Key Investments in Decarbonization Tech

Sarah Braverman

Environmental Science & Policy

Zara Ahmed, PhD

Environmental Science & Policy

Tim Bushman

Senior Science Analyst

Environmental Science & Policy

Tim works with clients to advise them on carbon reduction strategies and high-quality carbon removal projects.

Background & Bio

Tim’s background and expertise is in climate science and policy. His professional experience spans over 10 years in research and analysis roles where he acquired extensive knowledge of the full spectrum of the research process.

Tim has spent the last seven years working in the climate and energy space. Most recently he worked as a Senior Analyst at the Energy Futures Initiative where he conducted research on large-scale carbon management and mitigation strategies for the difficult-to-abate sectors, including carbon dioxide removal from the atmosphere and oceans.

Tim is committed to applying his passion, knowledge, and skills toward the advancement of innovative climate and clean energy solutions.

Education

MA, Climate and Society

Columbia University

MS, Clinical Exercise Physiology

University of Wisconsin, La Crosse

BS, Kinesiology

University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire

Publications and Features

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Mar 2, 2021

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Tim Bushman

Environmental Science & Policy

Colin McCormick, PhD

Direct Air Capture (DAC)

Wilfried Maas, PhD

Chief Carbon Technology Strategist

Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) + Environmental Science & Policy + Biomass Carbon Removal and Storage (BiCRS) + Hydrogen

Dr. Wilfried Maas supports clients with strategic advice and due diligence on their clean energy transition.

Dr. Wilfried Maas leads Carbon Direct's engagements with the EU Carbon Dioxide Removal initiatives and certifications. He also leads the workgroup on carbon markets.

Background & Bio

Dr. Maas brings expertise to inform investment decisions and provide strategic advisory services to clients. He brings experience from his 32-year energy career at Shell and from his Joint Industry Collaborations on CCS and Climate (IEAGHG, OGCI, ZEP, IOGP, TCM). He has developed decarbonization pathways for “Net Zero Carbon” production and products for different industrial supply chains based on CCS, electrification, and (blue or green) hydrogen and biomass.

Prior to that, Dr. Maas coordinated the technical development of the global portfolio of commercial scale CCS demonstration projects and the organizational CCS capability. He also contributed to external collaborations for the new business development of CCS as one of the decarbonization solutions for a climate-constrained future. In other roles, he led consultancy teams that developed corporate-wide GHG and energy management governance at capital projects; and he was a front-end development manager for CCS projects.

Dr. Maas is the Director of the CCS Knowledge Centre. He holds a PhD in Physical Organic Chemistry from the University of Amsterdam. He is a Chartered Project Professional (ChPP), a Chartered Engineer (CEng) and an IChemE Fellow (FIChemE).

Education

PhD, Physical Organic Chemistry

University of Amsterdam

MSc, Public Administration (Environment)

University of Amsterdam

Publications and Features

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Apr 1, 2022

The Sustainable Carbon Cycles Conference: A Retrospective on the Role of Industrial Carbon Removal Solutions in the EU

Wilfried Maas, PhD

Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS)

Bodie Cabiyo, PhD

Senior Science Analyst

Environmental Science & Policy + Forest Management

Dr. Bodie Cabiyo works with clients on strategy and procurement to find and vet high-quality carbon offsets projects.

He also leads multiple internal efforts focused on principles and guidance to push the market towards high-quality carbon projects.

Background & Bio

Dr. Cabiyo uses interdisciplinary approaches to investigate nature-based solutions to climate change. He has recently completed his PhD in the Energy and Resources Group at UC Berkeley, where he studied how policy and innovative technology can enable carbon-beneficial forest management. This work bridges industrial ecology, forest economics, and forest ecology.

Dr. Cabiyo's modeling work has focused on the role of innovative wood use in reducing carbon emissions, both in California and East Africa. His applied policy work focuses on improving forest carbon offset protocols. The intent of this work is to promote the more credible translation of carbon dioxide removals to a market context.

Education

PhD, Energy and Resources Group

UC Berkeley

MS, Energy and Resources Group

UC Berkeley

BS

Western Washington University

Awards

Achievement Award

Secretary of Energy

NSF Graduate Research Fellow

Graduate Research Fellowship Program

Presidential Scholar

Huxley School of the Environment

Publications and Features

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Feb 28, 2022

Accounting for Short-Term Durability in Carbon Offsetting

Bodie Cabiyo, PhD

Environmental Science & Policy

Alex Dolginow

Alex Dolginow

Forest Management

Alex Dolginow

Alex Dolginow

Senior Science Analyst

Forest Management

Alex works with clients to advise them on high-quality carbon reduction and removal solutions.

Background & Bio

Alex is an environmental professional with a background in climate change, land use, environmental markets, and modeling. His experience spans science-based research, project management, and strategy.

Prior to joining Carbon Direct, Alex ran his own independent consulting group, Dolginow Consulting, where he advised clients on environmental issues. His projects have included helping to create a greenhouse gas emissions model and advising on philanthropic grantmaking to slow deforestation.

Education

MS, Energy and Resources Group

UC Berkeley

BA

Harvard University

Publications and Features

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Feb 28, 2022

Accounting for Short-Term Durability in Carbon Offsetting

Bodie Cabiyo, PhD

Environmental Science & Policy

Alex Dolginow

Alex Dolginow

Forest Management

Micah Macfarlane

Micah Macfarlane

Head of Commercialization

Micah Macfarlane leads Carbon Direct’s commercial teams, scaling high quality solutions for carbon management.

Specifically, Micah helps clients engage in the carbon market to secure, grow and integrate the highest quality carbon management solutions into their climate plans and businesses.

Background & Bio

Over the course of his career, Micah has structured and negotiated >$2B in deals for supply creation and built supply deals and rollouts in over 90 countries. Prior to joining Carbon Direct, Micah worked as Vice President in Energy Private Equity with the SUN Group leading renewables, EV and alternative fuel investments.

Before that, Micah spent a decade developing Advance Market Commitments, public/private partnerships, and investment structures for vaccines and other medical products – leading programs with the Gates Foundation Strategic Investment Fund, the Asian Development Bank, and the Clinton Health Access Initiative.

Education

BA

Middlebury

MBA

Harvard Business School

Awards

Horace W. Goldsmith Fellow

John H. McArthur Fellow

Publications and Features

Aerial view of top of green trees changing colors

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May 6, 2022

Assessing the State of the Voluntary Carbon Market in 2022

Micah Macfarlane

Micah Macfarlane

Elisse Roche

Head of Brand Marketing & PR

Elisse leads brand marketing and PR at Carbon Direct.

Elisse works in partnership with the Science, Product, Design, and Sales teams to build the Carbon Direct brand story. Elisse also manages the PR function at Carbon Direct.

Background & Bio

Elisse brings 10+ years of experience in marketing and communications. As a once-upon-a-time English major, Elisse firmly believes in the power of a good story to change minds, perceptions, and even behaviors. Her personal mission is to build a better, more equal, and more sustainable future for all -- a future in which both people and planet thrive, together.

Prior to working at Carbon Direct, Elisse was a Marketing Manager at Google on their Brand, YouTube Social Media, and Google Cloud teams. It was in the latter position that she founded their inaugural Data for Good program to enable nonprofits and social entrepreneurs to apply big data solutions to real-world challenges. During that time, Elisse recognized the importance of driving clarity in the climate sector in order to drive action -- and so decided to pursue additional graduate study to develop her knowledge of environmental science as well as core management skills.

At the Yale School of Management and Yale School of the Environment, Elisse is a joint-degree MBA/ MEM candidate specializing in Climate Justice and Carbon Management. Her research is focused on indigenous carbon management and nature-based carbon sequestration.

Elisse is a passionate DEI advocate and is dedicated to advancing the representation of diverse perspectives. She is a Consortium Fellow, Forté Fellow, and member of Carbon Direct's Climate Justice Committee.

Education

MBA '23

Yale School of Management

MEM '23

Yale School of the Environment

BA, English Literature & Hispanic Studies

Columbia University

Awards

Consortium Fellow

Consortium for Graduate Study in Management

Forté Fellow

Forté Foundation

Publications and Features

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Jun 16, 2022

The First Movers Coalition and the Future of Carbon Management

Elisse Roche

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May 25, 2022

Carbon Direct Joins First Movers Coalition to Support Carbon Removal

Elisse Roche

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Feb 7, 2022

How We Negated the Carbon Footprint of Our Offsite

Elisse Roche

Jacob Bukoski, PhD

Science Advisor

Forest Management

Dr. Jacob Bukoski is a Science Advisor at Carbon Direct for forest management.

Background & Bio

Dr. Bukoski's research broadly focuses on the conservation, management, and restoration of forests globally. Through his research, he has been fortunate enough to work in forests across the globe - including Thailand, Vietnam, Vanuatu, Brazil, California, and New England.

Dr. Bukoski completed his Ph.D. at the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management at the University of California, Berkeley, and his M.Sc. in Forest Science at Yale University’s School of Forestry. He also holds a B.A. in Environmental Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Bukoski is also currently an Associate Editor at the Journal of Sustainable Forestry.

Education

PhD, Environmental Science, Policy, and Management

University of California, Berkeley

MSc, Forest Science

Yale School of the Environment

BA, Environmental Studies

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Publications and Features

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Aug 11, 2022

Modeling carbon storage in single-species forests

Matthew D. Potts

Matthew D. Potts, PhD

Forest Management

Jacob Bukoski, PhD

Forest Management

Nili Gilbert

Vice Chairwoman

Nili Gilbert, CFA, CAIA, is the Vice Chairwoman of Carbon Direct.

Background & Bio

Nili is the Chair of the US$130+ Trillion Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero’s (GFANZ) Advisory Panel of technical experts, as well as a member of its CEO Principals Group. Nili also sits as the Chair of US Policy for the UN-Convened Asset Owner Alliance. In addition to serving as a board member and Chairwoman of the Investment Committees of both the David Rockefeller Fund and the Synergos Institute, she is a Senior Advisor at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and a member of the Social Mission Board of Seventh Generation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Unilever.

Previously, she was Co-Founder and Portfolio Manager of Matarin Capital, which became one of the larger women-owned asset managers in the US. She has previously served as a member of the State of California’s Climate-Related Financial Risk Advisory Group.

Education

BA

Harvard University

MBA

Columbia Business School

Awards

Young Global Leader

World Economic Forum

TopVoice in Finance

LinkedIn

Entrepreneur of the Year

National Association of Securities Professionals

“One to Watch”

Bloomberg BusinessWeek

Member

Council on Foreign Relations

Member

Economic Club of New York

Publications and Features

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Jan 26, 2023

5 Key Takeaways From Davos 2023

Nili Gilbert

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Nov 8, 2022

Carbon Direct at COP27

Nili Gilbert

Julio Friedmann

Julio Friedmann, PhD

Direct Air Capture (DAC)

Matthew D. Potts

Matthew D. Potts, PhD

Chief Science Officer

Forest Management + Biodiversity

Dr. Matthew Potts leads Carbon Direct’s international science team in their work on decarbonizing the global economy.

Specifically, Dr. Potts helps clients assess high quality carbon removal from managed landscapes and works to ensure climate actions are just and equitable. He also works closely with Carbon Direct’s technology team to integrate science, software and product.

Background & Bio

Dr. Potts draws on his interdisciplinary background with formal training in mathematics, ecology, and economics to inform his work in nature and community based climate solutions.

Dr. Potts has over two decades of experience in resource management issues in low- and middle-income countries. Though currently on leave from UC Berkeley, this expertise supports his work as the S.J. Hall Professor in Forest Economics at the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, & Management and as the Associate Director for Sustainable Development, Blum Center for Developing Economies, where he leads an interdisciplinary lab that focuses on the co-production by human and natural systems of ecosystem services and natural pathways for carbon sequestration.

Dr. Potts recently served as a coordinating lead author on the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Land Degradation and Restoration Assessment.

Education

Ph.D. Applied Mathematics 2001

Harvard University

A.M. Applied Mathematics 1999

Harvard University

B.S. Mathematics 1996

University of Michigan

Awards

NRT-AI: Digital Transformation of Development (DToD), $3,000,000 (2021-2026)

US National Science Foundation

INCLUDES Alliance: Broadening Career Pathways in Food, Energy, and Water Systems with and within Native American Communities (Native FEWS Alliance), $7,071,915 (2021-2026)

US National Science Foundation

Coordinating Lead Author, Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, Land Degradation and Restoration Assessment (2015-2018)

Publications and Features

High-quality carbon offsets preserve tropical rainforests.

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Jan 19, 2023

Guardian reporting details significant risks with avoided deforestation offsets

Matthew D. Potts

Matthew D. Potts, PhD

Forest Management

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Nov 14, 2022

Potts’ Picks - recently published academic papers curated by Carbon Direct's Chief Science Officer, Dr. Matthew Potts

Matthew D. Potts

Matthew D. Potts, PhD

Forest Management

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Aug 11, 2022

Modeling carbon storage in single-species forests

Matthew D. Potts

Matthew D. Potts, PhD

Forest Management

Jacob Bukoski, PhD

Forest Management

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May 16, 2022

Carbon Direct and Microsoft Release 2022 Update to the Criteria for High-Quality Carbon Dioxide Removal

Matthew D. Potts

Matthew D. Potts, PhD

Forest Management

Pete Smith, PhD

Science Advisor

Soil Carbon

Dr. Pete Smith is a Science Advisor for soil carbon.

His main areas of expertise are in modeling greenhouse gas / carbon mitigation, ecosystem service trade-offs, biological carbon sequestration, global food systems modeling, and greenhouse gas removal technologies.

Background & Bio

Dr. Smith is Professor of Soils & Global Change at the University of Aberdeen and Science Director of Scotland’s Centre of Expertise on Climate Change. After obtaining a PhD in 1991, Dr. Smith worked as a Higher- then Senior-Scientific Officer at the MAFF Central Science Laboratory until 1994. He then worked as a Band 6 and Band 5 Senior Research Scientist at Rothamsted Research before joining the University of Aberdeen as a Senior Lecturer in 2001.

Dr. Smith became a Reader in 2003, and Professor of Soils & Global Change in 2005. His main areas of expertise are in modeling greenhouse gas / carbon mitigation, bioenergy, biological carbon sequestration, global food systems modeling and greenhouse gas removal technologies.

Dr. Smith is co-leader with Prof Jo Smith of the Environmental Modelling Group (2 Academic staff, 2 Senior Research Fellows, 15 Post-docs, 12 PhDs). He is also Science Director of Scotland's Climate Change Centre of Expertise, and was Director of Food Systems of the Scottish Food Security Alliance-Crops, and Theme Leader of the University-wide theme, Environment and Food Security, until 2015. He is editor for Global Change Biology and Global Change Biology Bioenergy.

Education

PhD

Awards

Fellow

The Royal Society of Biology

Wolfson Research Merit Award

The Royal Society

Fellow

Institute of Soil Scientists

Fellow

Royal Society of Edinburgh

Publications and Features

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Jul 11, 2022

Nature-Based and Bioenergy Solutions: Why We Need Both to Achieve Our Climate Goals

Pete Smith, PhD

Soil Carbon

Colin McCormick, PhD

Chief Innovation Officer

Direct Air Capture (DAC) + Carbon Mineralization + Hydrogen

Dr. Colin McCormick provides science and technology expertise across a wide range of engineered carbon removal methods and industrial decarbonization sectors.

He also supports Carbon Direct’s work in remote sensing, life-cycle analysis, and carbon removal policy analysis.

Background & Bio

Dr. Colin McCormick previously served as the Senior Advisor for R&D at the US Department of Energy where he helped oversee the full applied energy research portfolio, and as a Professional Staff Member for the House Science & Technology Committee. Prior to this he conducted research in applied quantum optics and atomic physics at UC Berkeley and NIST. He is an Adjunct Professor in the Science, Technology and International Affairs program, Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.

Education

PhD, Physics

UC Berkeley

MA, Physics

UC Berkeley

MA, Astrophysics

Cambridge University

BA, English and Physics

Williams College

Awards

Secretary of Energy Achievement Award

Getting to Neutral report (2021)

Publications and Features

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Mar 2, 2021

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Tim Bushman

Environmental Science & Policy

Colin McCormick, PhD

Direct Air Capture (DAC)

Sarah Braverman

Policy Associate

Environmental Science & Policy

Sarah Braverman brings her passion for and knowledge of climate mitigation strategies to her role as Client Project Manager.

She worked for several years in the environmental nonprofit sector, both domestically and internationally, in a variety of capacities, including project management and external partnership development. During this time, she visited 40 US states and 26 countries.

Background & Bio

She recently completed a Master of Public Administration with a concentration in Environmental Science and Policy from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. While completing her graduate degree, she worked as a Student Research Officer for the Carbon Management Research Initiative at Columbia’s Center on Global Energy Policy. For her capstone with the Natural Resources Defense Council, she managed a team of graduate consultants in their endeavor to develop policy recommendations for managing HFC emissions.

Education

Master of Public Administration

Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs

Publications and Features

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Dec 22, 2022

Congress is Poised to Make 10 Key Investments in Decarbonization Tech

Sarah Braverman

Environmental Science & Policy

Zara Ahmed, PhD

Environmental Science & Policy

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Oct 11, 2022

Optimism and collaboration prevail at Climate Week NYC 2022 and the Global Clean Energy Action Forum

Sarah Braverman

Environmental Science & Policy

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Mar 24, 2022

U.S. Federal Support Increases for Carbon Removal

Sarah Braverman

Environmental Science & Policy

Jonathan Goldberg

CEO + Founder

Jon is the Founder and CEO of Carbon Direct, scaling carbon management into a global industry to combat climate change through science and software.

Background & Bio

Jon has over 15 years of experience in energy investing and project finance. Prior to launching Carbon Direct, he was the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of BBL Commodities, a commodity hedge fund. Jon started his career at J. Aron, the commodities division of Goldman Sachs where he managed a large proprietary trading book across global macro markets with an emphasis on commodities. Jon was then a partner at Glencore, managing the firm’s US derivative business prior to its IPO.

Jon's focus on climate change and negative emissions extends to his work at Columbia University where he sits on the board of the Center on Global Energy Policy. He has been a lecturer on energy issues at the university and helps steer the Carbon Dioxide Management program. He is also an advisor to Lawrence Livermore National Lab on negative emissions.

Education

BA, Economics

Yale University

Awards

Board Member

Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University

Publications and Features

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Oct 25, 2022

Climate Justice at Carbon Direct: Embedding Equity Into Our Company’s End-to-End Carbon Management Solutions

Jonathan Goldberg

Christian Braneon, PhD

Environmental Science & Policy

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Aug 24, 2022

Carbon Direct Raises $60MM to Expand End-to-End Carbon Management

Jonathan Goldberg

Julio Friedmann

Julio Friedmann, PhD

Chief Scientist

Direct Air Capture (DAC) + Hydrogen + Biofuel

Dr. Julio Friedmann is Chief Scientist at Carbon Direct.

He works directly with clients, the Science team, and the leadership of Carbon Direct to solve major technical challenges around carbon management and CO2 removal.

Background & Bio

Dr. Friedmann recently served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Fossil Energy at the Department of Energy where he was responsible for DOE’s R&D program in advanced fossil energy systems, carbon capture, and storage (CCS), CO2 utilization, and clean coal deployment. More recently, he was a Senior Research Scholar at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia. He has held positions at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, including Chief Energy Technologist.

Dr. Friedmann is one of the most widely known and authoritative experts in the U.S. on carbon removal (CO2 drawdown from the air and oceans), CO2 conversion and use (carbon-to-value), hydrogen, industrial decarbonization, and carbon capture and sequestration.

Education

Ph.D. in Geology

University of Southern California

MS, Geology

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

BS, Music

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Awards

Greenman award (Lifetime achievement in CCS)

International Energy Agency: IEA

Publications and Features

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Nov 8, 2022

Carbon Direct at COP27

Nili Gilbert

Julio Friedmann

Julio Friedmann, PhD

Direct Air Capture (DAC)

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Sep 15, 2022

Commentary on the Economics of Direct Air Carbon Capture

Julio Friedmann

Julio Friedmann, PhD

Direct Air Capture (DAC)

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Aug 2, 2022

A New Proto-Protocol for Bio-oil Sequestration

Julio Friedmann

Julio Friedmann, PhD

Direct Air Capture (DAC)

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Apr 5, 2022

On the IPCC AR6 WGIII Report: Why Carbon Removal is an Essential Part of Meeting Climate Goals

Julio Friedmann

Julio Friedmann, PhD

Direct Air Capture (DAC)

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Feb 22, 2022

Dr. Julio Friedmann Testifies Before the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Energy Subcommittee

Julio Friedmann

Julio Friedmann, PhD

Direct Air Capture (DAC)

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Nov 11, 2021

Carbon Direct COP26 Global Forum on Carbon Management Technologies

Julio Friedmann

Julio Friedmann, PhD

Direct Air Capture (DAC)

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Mar 7, 2021

Direct Air Capture is Ready for its Close-up

Julio Friedmann

Julio Friedmann, PhD

Direct Air Capture (DAC)

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Nov 18, 2020

The Seven Stages of Net-Zero Commitments

Julio Friedmann

Julio Friedmann, PhD

Direct Air Capture (DAC)

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Sep 8, 2020

Offsets, Onsets, and Insets: More is More

Julio Friedmann

Julio Friedmann, PhD

Direct Air Capture (DAC)

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