Resource Organizations

Prepared by Wil Burns, Co-Director, Institute for Carbon Removal Law & Policy, American University, School of International Service.

OpenAir is a distributed, entirely volunteer-led network that aims to creatively capitalize on these opportunities to advance, accelerate and co-invent carbon dioxide removal (CDR) in the real world through collaborative advocacy, and research & development missions.

The National Congress of American Indians, founded in 1944, is the oldest, largest and most representative American Indian and Alaska Native organization serving the broad interests of tribal governments and communities.

NICC’s mission is to preserve tribal land ownership and reduce the effects of climate change by conserving the natural resources of tribal lands in order to minimize human-caused greenhouse gas emissions

CZI was founded in 2015 to help solve some of society’s toughest challenges — from eradicating disease and improving education, to addressing the needs of our communities. Through collaboration, providing resources and building technology, our mission is to help build a more inclusive, just and healthy future for everyone.

The Institute for Carbon Removal Law and Policy is a research center in the School of International Service at American University, Washington DC. We are dedicated to the assessment and promotion of sustainable carbon removal.

Carbon180 designs and champions science-based, equitable policies that can remove carbon from the atmosphere — at the gigaton scale.

The Nature Conservancy is a global environmental nonprofit working to create a world where people and nature can thrive.

ATNI is a nonprofit organization representing 57 Northwest tribal governments from Oregon, Idaho, Washington, southeast Alaska, Northern California and Western Montana. ATNI is an organization whose foundation is composed of the people it is meant to serve.

The NW Energy Coalition leads the Northwest’s broadest alliance of energy interests in designing, promoting, and implementing clean, affordable, and equitable energy policy grounded in analytical expertise.

Our mission is to achieve a durable, just transition away from polluting fossil fuels in the United States by advancing climate policy at the state level.

ITEP strengthens tribal capacity and sovereignty in environmental and natural resource management through culturally relevant education, research, partnerships and policy-based services.

We strive to maintain and secure titles to Native lands in conservation trusts to strengthen our inherent rights of sovereignty, subsistence and spirituality.

Additional Ventures is a purpose-driven organization leveraging evidence-based research and deep subject matter expertise to make an outsized impact.

At ClimateWorks, we envision a planet that is a thriving home for all living beings for generations to come. We’re on a mission to end the climate crisis by amplifying the power of philanthropy.

The Hakai Institute is a scientific research institution that advances long-term research at remote locations on the coastal margin of British Columbia,

The Ocean Visions Network links science and engineering resources from the research community with other key expertise to develop applied solutions that can ameliorate and reverse dangerous threats to the ocean.

NOAA’s Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) is a federal laboratory that makes critical observations and conducts groundbreaking research to advance our knowledge of the global ocean and its interactions with the earth, atmosphere, ecosystems, and climate.

OUR MISSION: Build the collective power of Indigenous Peoples, communities, and Nations to exercise our inherent right to self-determination, while fostering a world that is built on a foundation of justice and equity for all people and the planet.

WHOI scientists and engineers travel the globe from land and the coasts to the deepest depths to tackle questions ranging from climate change to oil spills to ocean acidification.

Tribal Carbon has been a leader in creating and monetizing carbon offsets and is the only American Indian owned and operated company in this field.

Carbon Matchmaker from the The Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management is an online information resource to connect users across the carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) and carbon dioxide removal (CDR) supply chains.

Article written by Professor Wil Burns, Environmental Policy & Climate Program, Northwestern University

The Carbon Business Council is a member-driven nonprofit coalition of companies unified to restore the climate. We are the preeminent industry voice for carbon management innovators.

Prime Coalition is a nonprofit organization that works with philanthropists and other mission-driven organizations and individuals to support sustainable, effective, and scalable solutions to climate change.

Tribal Business News is a digital publication delivering in-depth stories, analysis and business intelligence on all aspects of Native business and economic development activities. It’s a comprehensive 24/7 tool for tribes, tribal entities, policymakers and anyone doing business in Indian Country.

Governor’s Office of Indian Affairs

EPA's Region 10 office serves 271 federally recognized tribes in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. Information about EPA's national tribal program can be found at Environmental Protection in Indian Country. To find EPA staff who serve tribes in Region 10, visit our contacts page.

The Carbon Curve is a newsletter and podcast featuring insights on scaling up carbon dioxide removal (CDR), a suite of technologies used to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere - a critical tool in combating climate change. It’s also the official newsletter of Carbon Curve, a company dedicated to helping non-profits, companies, and investors develop strategies for accelerating the growth of carbon removal technologies.

nuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) Alaska is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that works on behalf of the Inupiat of the North Slope, Northwest and Bering Straits Regions; St. Lawrence Island Yupik; and the Central Yup’ik and Cup’ik of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Region in Southwest Alaska. Inuit Circumpolar Council Alaska is a national member of ICC International.

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