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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

😍 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

👩‍💻 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

📍 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

😍 Finalmente! The Italian CDR ecosystem is mobilising with two exciting events in April: 1️⃣ 14 APRIL IN PADOVA: The launch of the Rete Italiana Rimozione Carbonio (RIRC) , in collaboration with the Negative Emissions Platform . Science, policy, startups, and opportunity - all in one afternoon. After the event, there will also be a traditional aperitivo and dinner. 📍 Scuola della Carità from 15:00–18:00 🔗 Register: https://luma.com/oc2kvtaf 2️⃣ 20 APRIL IN ROME: The lau

🔥 The last few days have been heated in the CDR policy world: two objections were raised in the European Parliament - one from the far right and one from socialists + greens - requesting the outright rejection of the CRCF methodologies (both did not pass). 👁️ On top of this, some civil society actors - most notably Carbon Market Watch - have been rallying the troops against the CRCF for months. 🤔 It is thus not far-fetched to ask whether the CRCF is fit for purpose? Recent

🤔 Is European industry losing its competitiveness because of the EU ETS, as Italy and many other countries are arguing? Not according to Denmark! 💪 In fact, the relentless climate pioneer think the ETS is not going far enough. 🇩🇰 Denmark just introduced a national CO2 tax of €17/tCO₂e in 2026, increasing annually to roughly €48–50/tCO₂e from 2030 for ETS-covered installations. This means that facilities in Denmark will have to pay the ETS price PLUS the domestic tax. 🪜

📑 Today, Carbon Gap is releasing yet another gem: its Spain CDR Readiness Report. 💪 The one line takeaway: no other country in Europe can match the sheer potential of Spain when it comes to CDR, yet the country is far from realising this potential. First, let’s look at why Spain is so well placed: ⚡As fossil fuel prices soar, Spain’s bet is paying off: 55.5% of electricity renewables, with a target of 81% by 2030 building an industry expected to be worth €308b and 560,00

💚 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