Carbon Gap ASBL
Budget
€3,398,926
EP Access
3
accredited persons
Staff
12
10.5 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
Carbon Gap is a climate not-for-profit focused on eliminating the carbon dioxide that’s already heating up the planet. We exist to drive essential climate action by making Europe a leader in carbon removal, working with governments, scientists, NGOs, and businesses to unlock policy support for the full spectrum of carbon removal techniques, storing carbon safely in trees, soils, oceans, rocks, and the built environment. We are independent - funded exclusively by climate philanthropy, inclusive - open to all safe methods for taking carbon from the air and storing it responsibly, and planet-first- advocating for the carbon removal that the planet needs to restore our atmosphere. Carbon Gap's exclusive aim is to address climate change by working with policymakers and other stakeholders to ensure that carbon removal can play a significant role in climate action.
EU Legislative Interests
Carbon Removal Certification Framework (CRC-F) EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry Regulation (LULUCF) Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR) Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism Climate Law Governance Regulation Common Agriculture Policy Sustainable Finance Taxonomy Horizon Europe Trans-European Networks Regulation (TEN-E) Connecting Europe Facility CCS Directive
Communication Activities
We expect to: - Organise events that include participants from the European institutions, including elected members of the European Parliament, that are related to the topic of carbon removal and European policy - Release publications with useful and relevant information on the state of carbon removal and climate policy in the EU, with recommendations for further policymaking - Participate in consultations and hearings - Produce other communications, including social and traditional media, aimed at informing policymakers about carbon removal and effective opportunities to support the sector
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
We are not members of any trade organisation, or other specific organisation.
Organisation Members
All affiliated members are located at the bottom of this web page, albeit it should be noted that all advisors and trustees are volunteers. https://carbongap.org/team/
Additional Information
We did engage with #SustainablePublicAffairs as an intermediary to assist with our outreach within the EU institutions, however they worked entirely on our behalf, and they did not represent any commercial interests on our behalf. The total cost for this work in FY23 was €70,000. Separately, we also rented office space from them which is not included in this figure. Their work was limited to helping with stakeholder mapping, introductions, and attending some meetings with us but a member of our staff was always present, they never worked independently directly with the EU on our behalf. All activities are for public benefit.
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.