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🙈 We had a technical glitch last time around that shall not be named, so we're switching platforms. Come find us on our Youtube channel - and subscribe while you're at it! 🤔 Corresponding Adjustments: Necessary or Overkill? 🔥 This one has been sitting at the top of my list for a while. It sits right at the fault line between carbon market integrity and real-world finance. 🌐 In the “Necessary” Corner: Olga Gassan-zade, former chair of the Paris Agreement’s Article 6.4 Supe

👨‍🍼 I have had a lot of “firsts” this year as a new parent. First laugh. First Christmas. First meal. Each new milestone presents an opportunity to take stock and reflect. 😥 Let’s be honest. It’s been a ROUGH year. For the climate, for the world, and certainly for me personally. 🏔️ One solace I have is retreating back to nature. And in these last 9 months, I have spent a lot of time in nature with my daughter - basically daily - sharing my love for the mountains and the s

🇦🇺 Australia's biochar potential is bigger than most people realise. 📊 When Andrew Lenton at CSIRO - Australia’s science agency - ran the numbers for the first national CDR roadmap, biochar came out stronger than expected. 🔥 In Australia, over 50 million tonnes of biomass residues are currently burned, landfilled, or wasted every year. Post-cyclone timber in the north. Invasive mesquite spreading across Western Australia. Bushfire-damaged wood across the country. 🪨 Unsur

👂 I keep hearing this. And - on the surface - it makes sense. Every ton we do not reduce will have to be removed. 📈 However, the simple economics of abatement and removals tell a different story: The less we reduce, the more unlikely we will remove. To understand this argument, we need to look at two cost curves: 🔴 Carbon dioxide removals (CDR): this one is straight-forward. Using a blended ton of durable removal, we are averaging $310/t today and predictions see us gettin

😍 On Tuesday, the Rete Italiana Rimozione Carbonio (RIRC) was launched amidst the beautiful 600 years old frescoes of the Scuole della Carita in Padova. 🙋🏻 If you follow me, you know I love a CDR association. So much so, that I’ve personally founded my fair share in the CDR space and currently sit on numerous boards spanning geographies and technologies. 🤔 So do we really need another one? Is this leading to association overload and fragmentation for an already small s

📖 No, this is not another post on Microsoft. Instead, a suggestion: How about turning the page and focusing on what matters most now - ensuring continued purchases of and finance for CDR. 💸 One thing is obvious: we need to ensure that capital continues to flow into the CDR space. 🤔 If we were only able to gather them all in one place sometime soon… 🇨🇭 Welcome to Zurich, one of the world's great financial hubs, which decided to host its first ever Climate Week from the

🌲 Are you working on mangroves, reforestation, or agroforestry projects? Then make sure to check out Symbiosis Coalition 's latest request for proposals. 😮 If you are unfamiliar with Symbiosis: it is a 20Mt advance market commitment (AMC), bringing together the who's who of corporate carbon credit buyers with the aim to lay the foundation for the next generation of nature-based carbon removal projects. 💪 It's great to see mangroves included for this round, given they stor

🇮🇹 If you live or happen to be in Italy next week, make sure to join us in Padova for the launch event of the Rete Italiana Rimozione Carbonio (RIRC) . 📅 Tuesday 14th of April, 3-6pm - you can sign up here: https://luma.com/oc2kvtaf 💪 It's the first time the Italian CDR community will gather. Hopefully the start of a movement akin to what we have seen in Germany and France. 🍝 And, Italy being Italy, there will be plenty of socialising over delicious food and wine. 👋 C

🙅 Growing up, any mention of nuclear at the dinner table would lead to prolonged tirades and to this day I avoid talking about it in family circles. 📗 The Greenpeace Magazine - which I reliably read cover to cover every month for 15 years - would provide story after story of how nuclear energy was contaminating the earth for generations. 🍄 Even when collecting mushrooms in the pristine forests of my Alpine hometown, I would be reminded to avoid certain delicious mushrooms

👩‍💻 And, no, this is not an April's fools joke. Stripe is actually looking for an EU Market Development Lead to grow long-term demand for CDR in Europe. 😍 Why I got so excited when I saw this? Stripe - a catalytic buyer in its own right - is also the driving force behind Frontier , the world's leading CDR buyers club, which has been playing a central role in the growth of this industry. You'd be at the heart of where the action is currently at. ⭐ I also know almost ever

⭐ In fact, when it comes to CDR in carbon pricing systems, quality > size every time. 📊 Having analysed the 17 most high potential compliance markets, I recently argued that CDR eligibility alone tells us little about actual market potential - see comments. 👉 Today, I want to draw attention to another factor: size. 🏭 Let’s take two extremes to illustrate the point: China’s emissions trading system (ETS) is - by far - the biggest in the world, covering almost 8Gt or 15% of

📍 Guess where I was - win 1 ton of carbon removal 🌍 Where was this picture taken? Hint: it might involve what I like to call 'black gold'. 🎥 I’ve been busy last week, shooting some incredible material with Carbonfuture and one of our partners. 👇 Put your guess in the comments. Whoever gets closest to the exact location (not just country 😉) receives one ton of carbon dioxide removal from the CDR company we were shooting with. ⌛ Guesses close Tuesday midday CEST. 👀 And