THERE IS AN URGENT NEED TO DEVELOP AND BUILD CARBON MANAGEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE IN REGIONS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES IN ORDER TO MEET OUR NET-ZERO GOALS. HOWEVER, THESE PROJECTS EITHER WILL NOT HAPPEN, OR WILL NOT HAPPEN AT THE REQUIRED SPEED, IF COMMUNITIES WHERE THE PROJECTS COULD BE MOST EFFECTIVELY SITED DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT CARBON MANAGEMENT IS, AND HOW IT FITS INTO THE LARGER ENERGY TRANSITION AND SOCIETY’S CLIMATE MITIGATION OBJECTIVES. THEREFORE, THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROJECT ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1) TO DEVELOP TOOLS AND RESOURCES THAT CAN A) EXPLAIN THE ENERGY TRANSITION; B) EXPLAIN WHAT IS MEANT BY CARBON MANAGEMENT; C) EXPLAIN THE IMPACTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND ON HUMAN HEALTH THAT VARIOUS CARBON MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES AND PRACTICES MAY HAVE; AND D) EXPLAIN THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK THAT EXISTS TO ENSURE CARBON MANAGEMENT PROJECTS ARE PROPERLY DESIGNED AND DEPLOYED. 2) TO PLAN, ORGANIZE, AND PRODUCE ONE LARGE (300-500 PERSON) CARBON MANAGEMENT COMMUNITY SUMMIT IN HOUSTON, TX, AND 5-7 SMALLER WORKSHOPS AROUND THE COUNTRY. THE PURPOSE OF THESE EVENTS IS TO START TWO- WAY DIALOGUE ABOUT WHAT CARBON MANAGEMENT DEPLOYMENT COULD LOOK LIKE IN THE REGIONS WHERE THE EVENTS ARE HELD, AND TO PRODUCTIVELY SOCIALIZE THE ASSOCIATED OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES AMONG KEY COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS.