MRV and Market Shaping


To Review before Meeting 10

Learn about how the new CDR market is being built, through more rigorous quantification of tons and through the emerging field of zoomed-out market shpaing. Plus, start thinking about what the big needs are and how you might plug in!

Meeting 10 Agenda


To use as a guide during your Learning Group meeting.

Ice Breaker

What is your go-to energy drink in the morning? Are you a coffee or tea person? And for those who don’t drink caffeine, what morning activity gets you amped for the workday?

Guiding Questions on Reading

  1. What is market shaping and how has it been used successfully in the past? What parallels do you see between carbon removal and these other industries?

  2. What is surprising or interesting to you about how Frontier is quantifying its carbon removals? How does discounting work?

  3. What is the difference between open system and closed system carbon removal? Why do open systems have some inherent advantages? How can we help support the growth of open system pathways despite their sources of messiness?

  4. What are some large knowledge gaps or needs in CDR right now, and how might you plug in going forward?

Fun Challenge (optional)

Make a meme about MRV or carbon removal broadly using this meme generator website and post it in #random! (optional)


Meme Credit:

Meme Credit: Asa Kamer