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Erin Burns

Executive Director, Carbon180

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As the first dedicated CDR nonprofit in the US, Carbon180 is a new breed of climate NGO on a mission to reverse two centuries of carbon emissions. As executive director, Erin is shaping the organization’s strategic direction while growing the organization’s influence in both policy and the carbon removal field. Previously, she worked in the Senate alongside Manchin, handling energy, environment, labor, and agricultural issues, including staffing for the Energy and Natural Resources Committee and the Public Lands Subcommittee. She also worked at Third Way, a DC-based think tank, managing carbon capture and removal, innovation, and clean energy. A native of West Virginia, she has worked on the coal community transition. Erin sits on the board of Good Energy Collective, serves as an advisor to University of Michigan’s Global CO2 Initiative, and has been published in The Hill. She holds a bachelor’s degree in cultural anthropology from Carnegie Mellon University.