Eli is focused on policy development, with a special interest in demand-side policy. He is passionate about creating a robust market for durable carbon removal and hopes to see a net-negative world in his lifetime. He comes to Carbon Removal Alliance from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, where he led a $115 million carbon removal funding portfolio. His portfolio included the $35 million Carbon Dioxide Removal Purchase Pilot Prize and the $52.5 million Direct Air Capture Pilot Prize. Through the Purchase Pilot Prize, Eli helped design and implement the first government program ever to purchase carbon removal credits directly from the private sector. He has advised states and international governments on their carbon removal purchasing initiatives and sits on various industry advisory groups. Eli holds a B.A. in Political Science from Haverford College, and is based in Denver, Colorado.
Eli Cain
Senior Policy Manager at the Carbon Removal Alliance