Carbon Business Council

What Carbon Business Council does

The Carbon Business Council (also known as CO2BC) is a global nonprofit trade association and coalition of more than 100 carbon management organizations representing over $16.5 billion in combined assets, operating across six continents. Founded in July 2022 by Executive Director Ben Rubin and headquartered in Washington D.C., the organization is structured as an initiative of the Carbon Business Development Council, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit entity. Its core function is coalition-building and policy engagement rather than product development, with a technology-neutral stance that spans carbon removal pathways including direct air capture, biochar, biomass carbon removal and storage, marine CDR, enhanced weathering, soil carbon sequestration, afforestation/reforestation, and enhanced mineralization.

The council's product surface is programmatic rather than software-based. Core offerings include the global coalition membership itself, the CDR Responsible Deployment Training (CDR RDT) — an eight-module interactive online course on community engagement and environmental justice that has been mandated by XPRIZE Carbon Removal — and several pathway-specific sub-brands: the Enhanced Weathering Alliance, mCDR Coalition, Direct Storage of Biomass Coalition, Canada Working Group, Latin America Working Group, and the Asia-Pacific Carbon Dioxide Removal (APACdr) initiative. It also publishes policy primers, formal submissions to government consultations (US DOE, EPA, CFTC, European Commission), the biweekly Carbon Fix newsletter, and the "Ethical Oath to Restore the Earth" professional standard.

Revenue is generated through two streams: membership dues from carbon removal companies and organizations, and tax-deductible donations and grants. The organization has disclosed a $100,000 grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative in November 2022, with additional grant support from the Grantham Foundation. Membership pricing is not publicly disclosed, and the go-to-market is community-led — a direct membership application process supplemented by working groups, in-person convenings, virtual events, and policy advocacy. Customer segments span carbon removal companies, policymakers/government officials, and investors/financial institutions seeking market intelligence on the sector.

Name

Carbon Business Council

Legal name

Carbon Business Development Council, Inc.

Website

https://carbonbusinesscouncil.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Carbon Business Council is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit global coalition of more than 100 carbon management organizations that builds policy and market foundations for carbon removal deployment through working groups, policy advocacy, and responsible deployment training.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Carbon Removal Industry Coalition and Advocacy Services

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Professional Organizations (81392)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Carbon Removal Project Development, Financing & Offtake (Developers, Aggregators, Buyers Clubs) (EUABAFAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Carbon Claims, Labeling & Communications Advisory (VCMI/ICVCM Guidance, Claim Substantiation) (EUABADAI), Carbon Neutrality/Claims Strategy & Communications (claims substantiation, greenwashing risk) (EUABAKAK)

Keywords

• Carbon removal coalition
• Climate policy advocacy
• Carbon management industry
• Responsible deployment training
• Nonprofit trade association

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Membership fees from carbon removal companies and organizations joining the coalition. The organization is an initiative of the Carbon Business Development Council (CBDC), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Membership is open to companies actively developing or deploying carbon removal solutions.
2. Donations and Grants: Tax-deductible donations supporting policy engagement, research, and sector-wide collaboration. The organization received a $100,000 grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) to advance responsible deployment of carbon removal.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Carbon Business Council operates a global coalition of more than 100 carbon management organizations, providing members with policy advocacy, working groups, in-person and virtual convenings, and market development resources. It also offers the CDR Responsible Deployment Training (CDR RDT) online course, policy submissions, research publications, and the Carbon Fix newsletter to support responsible scaling of carbon dioxide removal.

Product overview

Carbon Business Council is a global coalition/membership organization (not a software technology company) focused on building the economic and policy foundations for carbon removal deployment. The organization does not offer a unified software platform with modules; rather, it provides a suite of programs and initiatives including the core coalition membership, CDR Responsible Deployment Training (an online educational course), various carbon removal pathway working groups (Enhanced Weathering Alliance, mCDR Coalition, DSB Coalition, Canada Working Group, Latin America Working Group), policy resources (responses, primers, reports), and the Carbon Fix Newsletter. These offerings are membership services, educational resources, and advocacy tools rather than commercial technology products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Enhanced Weathering Alliance (EWA): A coalition bringing together leading organizations in the pursuit of advancing enhanced weathering for carbon removal.
• mCDR Coalition
• CDR Responsible Deployment Training (CDR RDT)
• APACdr
• Carbon Fix Newsletter

Products and services

• Carbon Business Council Coalition Membership A global coalition membership offering for carbon management organizations actively developing or deploying carbon removal solutions. Members receive a unified industry voice, participation in working groups, access to convenings, policy engagement opportunities, and market development resources.
• CDR Responsible Deployment Training (CDR RDT)

Quantifiable outcome

• 100+ durable carbon removal deliveries milestone reached in 2025

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.

• Emerald ClimatecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 February 2025Launched APACdr (Asia-Pacific Carbon Dioxide Removal) initiative to accelerate responsible scale-up of CDR across Asia-Pacific region.
• XPRIZE Carbon RemovalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 October 2023XPRIZE Carbon Removal mandates completion of CDR RDT online training for companies applying to the $100 million competition. This partnership validates the training program and reaches thousands of carbon removal innovators competing for prize funding.
• Institute for Carbon Removal Law and Policy at American UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on CDR RDT training development and co-convened symposium on responsible deployment of carbon removal. Partnership brings academic expertise to industry training programs.
• Climate CollectivecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-published white paper on Digital Infrastructure for Carbon Removal. Climate Collective provided generous support for the publication.
• Carbon180minorOthersEnvironmental justice organization providing expertise on responsible deployment and community engagement in carbon removal.
• Global Ocean Health - Partnerships for Tribal Carbon SolutionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint initiative Supporting Tribal Sovereignty in Carbon Removal, providing expertise and resources for Tribes to explore options in carbon removal.
• Indigenous Greenhouse Gas Removal Commission (IGGRC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Supporting Tribal Sovereignty in Carbon Removal initiative to support Tribal decision-making in carbon removal.
• Institute for Responsible Carbon Removal at American UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Supporting Tribal Sovereignty in Carbon Removal initiative providing policy expertise.
• World Ocean CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSteering committee member of mCDR Coalition alongside Carbon Business Council. Provides platform for knowledge-sharing and collaboration on marine carbon dioxide removal.
• Morgan, Lewis, and BockiusminorOthersLaw firm providing pro bono legal review for the Voluntary Carbon Markets white paper.
• Carbon Removal CanadamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommissioned national survey on Canadian public support for carbon removal. Joint initiative on Canada working group activities.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Carbon180: U.S.-focused carbon removal advocacy nonprofit that partners with CBC on community engagement and responsible deployment. Highly comparable mission (carbon removal policy and deployment) with a similar coalition/advocacy model and overlapping funder base.
• Emerald Climate: Climate technology advisory and procurement firm that co-launched the APACdr initiative with CBC. Comparable as an adjacent coalition-builder and CDR market-developer working in tandem with CBC on regional expansion.
• Climate Collective: Climate ecosystem coalition that co-authored digital infrastructure white papers with CBC. Comparable as a coalition-building organization with overlapping member base and shared policy/market-development focus.
• Carbon Removal Canada: Canadian CDR coalition that commissioned national surveys alongside CBC and co-runs the Canada Working Group. Directly comparable as a national-level carbon removal coalition built on a similar advocacy and working-group model.

Emerging players

• Carbon Engineering (now part of Occidental / 1PointFive): Major direct air capture developer and CBC coalition member. Comparable as a leading CDR operator whose commercial progress directly shapes the coalition's relevance and whose policy positions are coordinated through CBC working groups.
• Carbon Leadership Forum: Industry coalition focused on reducing embodied carbon in the built environment. Comparable as a similarly structured sector-specific coalition using working groups, member companies, and policy engagement to drive adoption.

Broad incumbents

• Clean Air Task Force: Established climate advocacy nonprofit with active CDR policy work across multiple pathways. Operates in overlapping policy-advocacy territory as a larger incumbent with deeper technical and lobbying capacity.
• RMI (Rocky Mountain Institute): Major clean energy and climate think tank with growing CDR focus. Comparable as a broader climate/energy policy and analysis organization whose work increasingly overlaps with carbon removal market and policy.
• World Resources Institute: Global research organization with extensive work on carbon removal accounting, policy, and corporate climate action. Comparable as a larger, well-funded climate research and policy advocacy body operating across CDR topics.

Others

• Bipartisan Policy Center: U.S. policy think tank that engages on energy and climate legislation. Comparable as a policy-engagement counterpart where CBC submits to Congress-adjacent consultations and BPC shapes related CDR and energy policy discussions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CO2Council
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• Facebookfacebook.com/CarbonBusinessCouncil

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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