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💡 The question is when, not if, China will become a - or the - global leader in carbon removals.  🤩 I remain puzzled how little is reported about the status quo and potential. As such, I was thrilled to see this study by Han et al (2026) which looks at the potential of retrofitting China’s existing biomass plants (N = 426) with pyrolysis units for residual biomass only. 📈 What did it find? Up to 30Mt of carbon removal per year through BCR could be done through retrofitting

👀 On International Women’s Day ( #IWD2026 ), let’s celebrate the amazing trail-blazers of our industry. 👩‍💻 CEOs Aurélie Gonzalez Bilha Ndirangu Marta Krupinska Marta Sjögren Mónica Larrazábal Álvarez-Guerra Laura Fritsch, PhD Maddi Erdall Mary Yap Vida Gabriel (Ph.D) Shilpika (Shilps) Gautam 👩‍💻 POLICY Eve Tamme Alexia Kelly Anu Khan Olga Gassan-zade Giana Amador Julie GOSALVEZ Nadine Saken-Walsh Rodica Avornic Erin Burns Ugbaad Kosar 👩‍🔬 SCIENCE Gabrielle Walker Dr.

💚 While several EU member states are taking stabs at dismantling the ETS, Spain is coming out in its defense: President Pedro Sánchez explicitly described the EU ETS as the “cornerstone” of EU climate policy and opposes proposals to weaken or suspend the system. 🤷 Why would Spain take such a different stance to Germany, Italy, and many others?  ⚡ Already today, Spain is generating 56% of its electricity and 42% of its energy consumption from renewables. As a result, Spain i

😮 Prime Minister Mark Carney published a letter in support of carbon removals to mark the occasion of Carbon Removal day in Canada. 💚 We at the  CDR Policy Scoop  had the honour of having Senator  Colin Deacon 🇨🇦🇺🇦  on, who is living proof for why everyone in CDR is so excited about Canada: it is rare to get a policy maker with this level of expertise, coupled with genuine enthusiasm, and clear communication. 😍 Enjoy this episode! 🎬 Watch it here:  https://lnkd.in/e9U

📈 Love it or hate it, but humanity is flying more and more. The sector is growing at 3-4% a year and it’s been estimated that 2 billion annual journeys today will become 10 billion by 2050, with emissions more than doubling to over 2Gt.  🎯 Thankfully, aviation has a collective, global net-zero target for 2050. According to IATA, the plan is to achieve this by primarily focusing on sustainable aviation fuel to do around 65% of the job. Technology innovation will reduce a fur

Europe’s flagship climate policy - the EU ETS - has come under heavy attack lately. Its cost on carbon is seen as unsustainable and unfair to European industry. ⚠️ As a result, member states are asking for changes, delays, and even suspension. 🤔 But could CDR be a solution here? 📈 First, let’s start with the status quo: the cost of carbon in the ETS is going to increase - by design: estimates put it at around €150/t in 2030, €200/t in 2035, €270/t in 2040 and >€600/t in 205

😅 For the past year, policy news coming out of the U.S. have been confusing at best. Whenever I tried to figure out what was going on, I ended up with more questions than answers. No more. 🤩 Over the last week, two podcasts were released with the same objective: clearing the air. First, the Carbon Curve featured  Giana Amador ,  Erin Burns , and  Peter Minor  for a round-table. Then - great minds think alike - we at the  CDR Policy Scoop  released an episode with Professor 

🪓 Are you following how Italy is trying to break Europe’s most successful climate policy? 🫣 As an Italian myself, this is not easy to write. But it is necessary. 🏭 Here is how: under Article 6 of the just passed €3b “Decreto Bollete”, the Italian government would reimburse gas-fired power plants for the exact costs linked to ETS compliance. 📉 Without touching the ETS itself, Italy's move, if approved or replicated, could become a template that structurally undermines the

🎬 Picture this:  Diego Justiniano  and I are shooting a scene in the Amazon: it is loud, it is noisy, it is hot, it is humid, and thousands of insects/mosquitos are hovering around us.  🪨 Yet there is no better place to tell the story of this black gold called biochar. 💚 In my wildest dreams I would never have imagined that this short-film would be seen by so many people. What makes me particularly happy? Over 45,000 of these views came through Youtube recommendations, so

🎙️ And this clip is not some fringe outlet:  The Diary Of A CEO  is one of the world’s leading podcasts, with over a billion downloads/views to date. 🌍 I was fairly shocked by this episode with  Konstantin Kisin . His discussion with host  Steven Bartlett  on global warming is yet another example of how we have moved from outright denying climate change to reframing it in misguided, binary outcomes: ❌ Net-zero means destroying our economy. ❌ Net-zero means killing pensioner

🤔 Clearly the current system is not working. But what needs fixing? And how exactly do we go about it? 👀 Check out our latest  CDR Policy Scoop  episode with  Robert Höglund  to find out more about his proposal for conditional net-zero targets:  ▶️ Watch on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/eh_fJQy5 🎧 Listen here: https://lnkd.in/eDWU7xG5

🐻 Since 2021, Senator Becker has been pushing CDR one bill at a time in California. 💚 At the  CDR Policy Scoop , we had the honour of hosting him for a fascinating conversation. 🎧 Listen here: https://lnkd.in/dbfPQgKH ▶️ Watch on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/dyMCsC79 Enjoy!