NIST Forms Carbon Dioxide Removal Consortium to Support Standards Development; Now Accepting Letters of Interest to Participate

Learn more in September 12 virtual information session

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced that it is establishing the Carbon Dioxide Removal Consortium (Consortium) to support efforts to develop standards for carbon dioxide removal.

The Consortium will bring together stakeholders to identify and address measurement and standards needs related to carbon dioxide removal to reduce the overall atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration. These efforts are intended to support the development of widely-accepted standards to improve measurement confidence, measurement traceability, and comparability of carbon dioxide removal through nature-based, enhanced nature-based, and engineered pathways, with an initial focus on forests and direct air capture.

NIST and consortia partners will perform research together with the following four goals:

• Evaluate the suitability of current measurement approaches to quantify aspects of carbon dioxide removal
• Validate the repeatability and comparability of the current measurement methods
• Identify areas where measurements, models, and data should be expanded and enhanced to provide fit-for-purpose capabilities
• Use these measurements as a foundation for test method(s) that can be standardized through a consensus-based standards development organization

Participate in the Consortium: NIST is now accepting letters of interest to participate in the Consortium, whose activities will commence on September 1, 2024. Letters of interest will continue to be accepted on an ongoing basis. Instructions on how to submit letters of interest can be found in the Federal Register notice.

Learn more: NIST is hosting a virtual information session on September 12, from 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. ET. To register for the information session, email [email protected].