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💚 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

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

🪓 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

💚 The European Emission Trading System (EU ETS) might well be the most effective decarbonisation policy humanity has ever created: it has lowered emissions of industrial facilities in the EU by around 50% in 20 years and saving an estimated 2Gt already! 🇪🇺 And we are just getting started! But the whole premise of the ETS is that the cost of emitting a ton of CO2 will keep increasing, as free allowances and the so-called cap decrease. 💶 The ETS is also currently generating

📊 [POLL] EU CRCF: what’s next? How will CRCF units be used? 📊 🇪🇺 Last week, my feed filled up with news of the EU adopting the first three methodologies to certify permanent removals (DACCS, BECCS, BCR). 👏 This is a huge milestone which should be celebrated. 🤔 However, the biggest question of all still remains: what will CRCF units actually be used for first/primarily? 🤷‍♂️ The central critique of the CRCF from day 1 has always been the lack of clear use cases. Without

🤩 Later today, policymakers, researchers, founders, industry leaders, and NGOs are gathering to unpack what it will really take to scale carbon removal in Germany at the launch of  Carbon Gap ’s Germany's Carbon Removal Readiness Assessment Report.  🎙️ At the  CDR Policy Scoop , we are excited to release our very first country special on Germany to answer the big question: Will Germany turn ambition into deployment fast enough? 🔐 Tune in for a clear look at Germany’s progr

🌍 Literally - through its holistic approach to building CO2 infrastructure we need to get scale CDR and CCS to achieve net-zero.  🏗️ Check out our latest conversation with  Sophie Wenger , Senior Policy Advisor at the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment, on  CDR Policy Scoop , “How is Switzerland using CO₂ infrastructure to meet its climate targets?” 👀 Catch up to find out about the unsexy but crucial plumbing behind net zero:  ▶️ Youtube:  https://lnkd.in/dH-GeTKn 🎧

📥 Just a few minutes ago, the EU Parliament voted (379 Yes, 248 No, 10 abstentions) to adopt its position on the EU 2040 Target. 🎯Despite attempts by the right to water down the target to 83% – which was thankfully voted down and averted – it’s almost identical to the Council’s position from last week: 90% overall target, 5% international credits, up to 5% additional international credits at member state level, and a review clause every two years. 🌍 A notable difference, h

🇩🇪 Today is the big day: a long time in the making, the German Bundestag finally amended its 2012 law which effectively banned the storage of CO2 (KSpG) with a new law allowing storage, but also transport of CO2 (KSpTG). 🚛 This is huge news, as it creates the foundation for Germany’s ambitious plans to become a leader in carbon management - CCS, CCU, and CDR - and also a key CO2 transit country in Europe. 🏗️ It also attached “overriding public interest” to the constructio

🚌 60 passionate individuals, 2 days, 300 kilometres, 5 CDR projects, 1 bus. What a blast! 😍 Hands down my favourite CDR event ever. See it to believe it. 👀 To be repeated by Deutscher Verband für negative Emissionen e.V. (DVNE) in 2026!

🔄 No surprises here: I’ve been a passionate advocate for the inclusion of carbon removals into the EU’s Emission Trading System (and other ETSs around the world). 🤝 There is another way, though. One which I have personally barely covered and which could prove to be much more effective in scaling this much-needed CDR industry: a removal compliance system. 📑 Carbon Gap is unveiling its new report next week, examining a different path to drive long-term demand for permanent c

⭐ Few countries have understood CDR as well as Switzerland. And some of its brightest civil servants have spent years designing cutting-edge CDR policy. 😍 Alongside my colleagues at @carbonfuture, we went deep into the topic and distilled everything you need to know into a beautiful, shareable policy brief.  🏆 Switzerland has created what most countries still lack: a clear, funded, and internationally connected framework for carbon removal. 👀 Check out the carousel for som

🤩 We’re taking CDR Policy Scoop’s epic SHOWDOWN debates to new heights in this industry-first hybrid format on stage and streamed live....

🤔 There seems to be broad optimism for CDR in the 2030s: compliance markets (e.g. EU ETS) will kick in and take the industry to the next...

😮 Today, the government officially finalised its ministerial set-up. Big news for carbon removal: for the first time, CDR will get a...

💶 Momentum has been building for months in Europe's biggest economy. Today, another major breakthrough: money on the table! The details:...

🇪🇺 A stable and healthy land carbon sink is crucial for the EU to meet its climate mitigation obligations. It currently compensates...

🤓 The next Carbon Removal and Carbon Farming (hashtag#CRCF) Expert Group meeting is taking place on Thursday, 10th of July from 10:30 -...

🤷‍♂️ When you think you’ve seen it all, there comes another curveball. 🇪🇺 The European Commission is considering introducing...

Have you been following the latest developments in Europe’s biggest economy? Here my top highlights: 💶 CDR will soon have its own line...