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We are at the dawn of a new carbon economy

We are at the dawn of a new carbon economy

We are at the dawn of a new carbon economy

New Carbon Economy Consortium

The New Carbon Economy Consortium is an alliance of universities, national labs, and NGOs working in partnership with industry leaders to build a carbon-conscious world.

We believe human ingenuity and innovation can enable a prosperous, growing economy that captures and stores more carbon than it emits.



The New Carbon Economy Consortium (NCEC) evolved from the premise that rapid development, assessment and deployment of carbon capture technologies and practices requires a new way for universities, national laboratories and NGO’s to work together. Through a robust network, the NCEC continues to build the intellectual basis for engineered, biological and social solutions, and – most importantly – their implications for society.

An Innovative Plan

By convening researchers from across institutions and disciplines to pose new research questions, share resources and develop pathways towards the widespread deployment of carbon removal solutions, we have set forth an innovation agenda for a new carbon economy. In this report, you can expect to find a technical review of solutions, the identification of research gaps, and recommendations for the Consortium’s future work.

Full Report

Consortium Collaborators

The NCEC is comprised of member institutions that are home to highly accomplished scholars and research center leaders. It is organized by a Secretariat at the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory at Arizona State University under the direction of Peter Schlosser, and co-convened with Carbon180. Representatives of the Consortium include the following:

  • Arizona State University
  • Carbon180
  • Colorado State University
  • Conservation International
  • Cornell University
  • Global CO2 Initiative
  • Howard University
  • Imperial College London
  • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  • National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  • Pennsylvania State University
  • Purdue University
  • University at Buffalo
  • University of British Columbia
  • University of California, Berkeley
  • University of Exeter
  • University of Oklahoma
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • University of Wyoming