Newsletter: September-2024
In this Issue
● Growth, Milestones, Trends
● Newsroom: Industry Updates & Opportunities
● Shape the Future of CarbonDew Community Activities!
● AmeriFlux-NEON-CarbonDew Workshop
● CarbonDew Library Initiative
● Exciting Opportunity: Publish with CarbonDew in Peer-Reviewed Journals!
● CarbonDew in the News: Green Success & Malaysian News Stories
● Invitation to Visit our AGU-2024 Session in December in Washington DC
● Invitation to Co-organize EGU Session in April 2025 in Vienna
● Invitation to Connect with our Members at LI-COR Connect 2025 Meeting
● All Upcoming and Past Activities & Events
Growth, Milestones, Trends
It has been almost another year, and our community has grown significantly, now involving carbon experts from over 200 organizations, representing a very broad range of climate and carbon sectors, from Directors of major Government Agencies to Executives of major international companies.
We exceeded 1,500 followers on LinkedIn, a modest but significant step to projecting positive influence on the global professional climate and carbon community.
We organized 8 Conference sessions, participated in 12 conferences and 3 workshops, published 2 technical and 14 conference publications, met with over 100 climate and carbon startups, investor groups, and regulators, and presented several dozens of presentations explaining the value and importance of direct flux measurements for establishing modern Measurement, Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MMRV) system, and developing equitable, just, and working carbon market, effective in reducing greenhouse gasses (GHGs).
We also noticed a definite shift in policies, public outreach, and marketing positioning by various stakeholders, moving from modeling and approximation in the carbon market and natural climate solutions to incorporating more direct measurements.
These range from seminal publications (example 1, example 2, example 3, example 4), to government guidelines and projects (example 1, example 2, example 3), and corporate adoptions (example 1, example 2, example 3). And many of you have been integral to these efforts!
We thank all of you very much for helping with all of our activities as well, dedicating your precious time and valuable expertise, and for the many interesting and useful discussions on the mailing list, especially in private.
There is definitely a way to resolve climate and carbon issues by working together across domains, sectors, and isles, and it seems to start working, slowly but surely!
Thank you!
Stefan and George, CarbonDew Founders.
Newsroom: Industry Updates & Opportunities
1. Carbon Direct & Microsoft Release 2024 Criteria for High-Quality Carbon Dioxide Removal
In collaboration with Microsoft, Carbon Direct has released the 2024 edition of the Criteria for High-Quality Carbon Dioxide Removal. This updated framework reflects the latest advancements in carbon removal technologies, including forestation, direct air capture, and biomass-based pathways. Developed by industry experts, the new criteria draw on field experience, project evaluations, and cutting-edge research. Learn more
2. SBTi Reports on Corporate Net-Zero Standards
The Science-based Targets Initiative (SBTi) has released new reports reviewing the Corporate Net-Zero Standard, focusing on Scope 3 discussions, Environmental Attribute Certificates, and an independent review of carbon credits' effectiveness in corporate climate targets. Read more
3. NIST-Led Carbon Dioxide Removal Consortium
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has launched the Carbon Dioxide Removal Consortium, a new initiative aimed at developing standards for carbon dioxide removal. The consortium focuses on measurement and verification for methods like direct air capture and forest-based removal. Interested parties can submit letters of interest for participation. More details
4. USDA Greenhouse Gas Advisory Council Openings
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking qualified individuals to serve on the Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider and Third-Party Verifier Program Advisory Council. A total of 32 seats are open for representatives from agriculture, forestry, environmental credit markets, and research institutions. The deadline for applications is October 15, 2024. Apply here
5. EPA RFI on Emerging Technologies for Methane Emissions Reporting
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) regarding the use of advanced and emerging technologies to quantify annual methane emissions under the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP). The RFI seeks public feedback on the potential to expand methane measurement technologies beyond current applications in petroleum, natural gas systems, and landfills. Learn more
Shape Future CarbonDew Community Activities!
As part of our ongoing efforts to strengthen the CarbonDew Community of Practice, we are excited to introduce a new member-driven activity! Here are two ideas that can help foster more interaction and collaboration, but we need your vote to decide which one to prioritize.
Option 1: CarbonDew Quarterly Talk Series
A series of quarterly talks, sourced from our members, where companies can also showcase their innovations, commitments, and challenges. This structured series will create a platform for knowledge sharing and networking within the community.
Option 2: CarbonDew Monthly Drop-in Hour
A monthly open mic-style event where members can casually join to discuss any topics of interest. This free-form session will provide space for open dialogue, without heavy moderation or coordination.
Have your say!
Please take a minute to cast your vote by filling out this quick survey here. We also invite you to share any additional ideas or feedback and indicate if you'd like to help coordinate these events.
Survey Deadline: October 15, 2024.
Together, we can build a more engaged and collaborative CarbonDew community. Your input matters!
AmeriFlux-NEON-CarbonDew Workshop “Remote Sensing & Fluxes for Real-world Impact”
The AmeriFlux Management Project (AMP), National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON), and the CarbonDew Community of Practice (CarbonDew) recently hosted a milestone workshop, “Remote Sensing & Fluxes Upscaling for Real-world Impact”, held at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab from July 9-10, 2024. This workshop marked a vital step forward in environmental monitoring, bringing together over 200 registrants, including 100 experts each day in fields ranging from eddy covariance to remote sensing, all with a common goal: to transform cutting-edge research into societal benefits.
Upscaling flux measurements is essential in the broad field of environmental sciences and ecology because these measurements are typically collected at small, localized scales (e.g., an individual ecosystem or flux tower site), but many of the processes they represent—such as carbon, water, and energy exchanges between the land and atmosphere—operate on much larger scales, from regional to global.
Building on discussions from the AGU Fall Meeting 2023 and the AmeriFlux Annual Meeting 2023, the workshop focused on bridging the gap between flux data and remote sensing integration. Participants explored challenges and opportunities related to flux upscaling techniques, data integration methods, and practical applications for real-world impact. A primary goal was to foster collaboration between research and industry sectors, paving the way for advancements in climate solutions, carbon monitoring, and water resource management.
Key outcomes included the development of two upscaling approaches—straight shot and explicit nesting—to address the complexities of scaling data across local, regional, and global scales (Figure 1). These methods will enhance the integration of remote sensing and flux data, enabling the creation of more reliable climate models, emission verification systems, and precision agriculture tools. Participants also identified critical pathways to standardizing methods and improving the accessibility of high-resolution data, ultimately driving greater accountability in net-zero pledges and climate action efforts.
This workshop set a collaborative tone for future activities within the Remote Sensing for Flux Scaling Working Group. Attendees emphasized the importance of continued interdisciplinary engagement, particularly in supporting scalable, actionable science for policy and management decisions.
A workflow for upscaling fluxes via two approaches: straight shot and explicit nesting, and their societal relevance.
CarbonDew Library Initiative
We are excited to announce the launch of our new “Library” initiative!
We are now at 70 publications ranging widely in applications of direct flux measurements, from helping design urban vegetation cover in Singapore to oil and gas leak detection in the deserts of Saudi Arabia: https://www.carbondew.org/library.
The project aims to gather all available literature references where direct flux measurements using the eddy covariance technique have been applied for immediate societal benefits.
If you come across any such publications, conference presentations, white papers, websites, etc., we would greatly appreciate it if you could share them with us at founders@carbondew.org.
We kindly ask you to refrain from sending articles that are only hypothetically or philosophically connected to our cause (such as climate modeling, in general, being useful for society, remote sensing ground truthing, in general, being useful for society, knowledge of forest function, in general, being useful for society). We aim to have concrete examples in the “Library” rather than general insights.
While we may expand the accepted methodology to other methods (such as soil chambers and gradient) in the future, for now, we would like to focus on the eddy covariance method.
Thank you so much for your time and contribution to this initiative!
Exciting Opportunity: Publish with CarbonDew in Peer-Reviewed Journals!
We are thrilled to announce that CarbonDew has been invited to publish a peer-reviewed journal article for free in two prestigious journals: Patterns (Impact Factor: 6.5) and Atmosphere (Impact Factor: 2.3).
This is an incredible opportunity for anyone in the CarbonDew community to lead or co-lead a publication project that could significantly contribute to professional career development. The CarbonDew Founders and Community are ready to provide support, guidance, and contributions along the way.
We are considering crowdsourcing contributions from across our community, with the lead or co-leads serving as moderators and article editors. One idea is to draft an opinion piece, and if you’re looking for a starting point, we are happy to provide the outline of a piece titled: “The Power of Simplicity: Three Fresh Paradigms for Net-Zero Accountability.”
If you have fresh ideas or are eager to take part in this initiative, we would love to hear from you!
Interested in leading or co-leading this initiative? Please email us at founders@carbondew.org.
Green Success & Malaysian News Stories
In April, CarbonDew was spotlighted in a feature by Green Success Stories. It's an honor to be recognized for our community efforts in sustainability and innovation. Discover more about CarbonDew's impact by reading the article here. Huge thanks to all individual members and partner organizations of the CarbonDew Community!
Then in June, we organized two sessions on "Direct Flux Measurements for Immediate Societal Benefits" at the Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS), which serves as an Asian counterpart to the American Geophysical Union (AGU), European Geosciences Union (EGU), etc. During these sessions, we had great talks, ranging from water savings for potato farmers in Wisconsin to peat carbon management in Borneo, and were featured in various news outlets:
● Local Dayak Community News
Thank you very much to all organizers, speakers, and participants of these sessions!
Invitation to Visit our AGU-2024 Session in December in Washington DC
Week of December 9, 2024, Washington, DC
We invite you to join us at two sessions titled “Surface-Atmosphere Interaction: Eddy Covariance and Remote Sensing Flux Measurements for Real-World Impact” at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, virtually or in person. The session is organized by CarbonDew, University of Minnesota, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture, University of California, AtmoFacts, Hydrosat, and LI-COR, and focuses on how we can utilize direct flux measurements and remote sensing for tangible societal benefits.
Please join us to discuss how we can together develop a global paradigm for maximum integrity, low-latency, and economically sound earth stewardship, anchored in direct flux measurements!
Photos from a similar session at AGU-2023
Invitation to Connect with our Members at LI-COR Connect Meeting in February in Tucson
Week of February 24, 2025, Tucson, Arizona
We invite you to join us at the second LI-COR Connect 2025 Conference, organized by LI-COR Biosciences, a member of CarbonDew. Abstract submissions are also accepted!
The meeting will cover various aspects of environmental research, climate change mitigation, soil and crop health, and the latest in the direct monitoring of carbon sequestration and water use.
This is the second conference in this series, and it also aims to demonstrate and discuss how the latest science and technology available to academia can be utilized beyond academic circles for immediate societal benefits.
Please see this link for the updated agenda, list of workshops, and invited speakers: https://www.licor.com/env/conference/connect-2025.
Invitation to Co-Organize EGU Session in April 2025 in Vienna
For next year’s EGU General Assembly, we would like to continue our annual session on Fluxes for Immediate Societal Benefits. Here is a draft of the session proposal, and we welcome your comments, edits, and suggestions. Although the deadline for submission has passed, we should be able to make the changes.
We also want to provide a venue for anonymous feedback on the session proposal or Carbon Dew in general. Please always feel free to reach out to founders@carbondew.org with any comments or questions.
Thank you!
All Upcoming and Past Activities & Events
Upcoming Activities
Week of April 27, 2025: European Geophysical Union General Assembly
Session proposal is in progress
More information is coming soon
Week of February 24, 2025, Tucson, Arizona: LI-COR Connect
Explore new solutions for climate change mitigation
Meet numerous members of our community
Submit your posters by November 15, 2024
Week of December 9, 2024: American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
Session: “Surface-Atmosphere Interaction: Eddy Covariance and Remote Sensing Flux Measurements for Real-World Impact ”
41 presentations
Past Activities
Week of September 10, 2024: ICOS Science Conference 2024
Session “Leveraging Direct Flux Measurements Beyond Academia for Real-World Applications”
6 presentations
Week of July 8, 2024: AmeriFlux-NEON-CarbonDew Workshop
Workshop: “Remote Sensing & Fluxes for Real-world Impact”
Organized by AmeriFlux Management Project - AMP, National Ecological Observatory Network - NEON, and Carbon Dew CoP - CarbonDew
For details, and to register for in-person or virtual attendance, go HERE
Week of June 23, 2024: Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) Meeting
Session “BG16. Direct Flux Measurements for Immediate Societal Benefits”
9 presentations
Week of April 14, 2024: European Geophysical Union General Assembly
20 presentations
Week of January 28, 2024: American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting
Presentation “Direct Flux Measurements for Immediate Social Benefits: Clear Explanations, Automated Instruments, Peer-To-Peer Data Sharing, and Weather Station-Inspired Approach”
Week of December 11, 2023: American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
Session “Surface-Atmosphere Interactions: Flux Measurements for Real-World Impact”
Presentations:
o “Carbon Dew: Anchoring Equitable Climate Solutions in Directly Measured Greenhouse Gas Exchange”
October 17-18, 2023: National Academies for Science, Engineering and Medicine
Workshop "Atmospheric Methane Removal: Needs, Challenges, and Opportunities"
Week of October 2, 2023: World Meteorological Organization
Workshop “Observations within the Global Greenhouse Gas Watch”
Presentation “Carbon Dew: a New Community of Practice Leveraging Direct GHG Exchange Measurements for Equitable Climate Solutions”
Week of October 2, 2023: AmeriFlux Annual Meeting
Presentation “Carbon Dew: Anchoring Equitable Climate Solutions in Directly Measured Greenhouse Gas Exchange”
Breakout “AmeriFlux and NEON: Joining Remote Sensing and Fluxes for Real-world Impact”
August 11, 2023: Coordinated feedback on the Draft Federal Strategy to Advance Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measurement and Monitoring for the Agriculture and Forest Sectors
Carbon Dew facilitated a well-balanced, moderated, and professional group response and set of recommendations, with signatories from academia, observing networks, industry, and other stakeholders:
● The draft strategy: here
● The CarbonDew group response: here
Week of August 6, 2023: Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting
Presentation: “Carbon Dew: a New Community of Practice Leveraging Direct GHG Exchange Measurements for Equitable Climate Solutions”
Week of April 23, 2023: European Geophysical Union General Assembly
Presentations:
“Carbon Dew: Direct Greenhouse Gas Exchange Measurements Anchor Equitable Climate Solutions Worldwide”
April 19, 2023: Coordinated feedback on the draft Federal Strategy to Advance an Integrated U.S. Greenhouse Gas Monitoring and Information System
Carbon Dew facilitated a well-balanced, moderated, and professional group response and set of recommendations, with signatories from academia, observing networks, industry, and other stakeholders:
● The draft strategy: here
● The CarbonDew group response: here
Week of March 27, 2023: Battelle Conference "Innovations in Climate Resilience”
Presentation "Carbon Dew: Direct Greenhouse Gas Exchange Measurements for Equitable Worldwide Emissions Trading"
Presentation "Emission Observations and Data Analysis System: Towards Robust and Scalable Measurement, Reporting and Verification"
February 21-23, 2023: NACP/US Carbon Cycle Science Program
Workshop "Measuring, Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MMRV) for Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR)"
Week of January 30, 2023: iLEAPS-OzFlux Joint Conference
Presentation "Eddy Covariance Method for Immediate Societal Benefits: The Value of Simple Explanations, Data Cross-Sharing, and AWS-Like Approach"
