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📊 Just like for a business or government, we all have to take responsibility and minimise our impact on the planet. The first step is awareness and data. Only then can we act on it. I have to admit, 2025 is the first year I ran the numbers for my whole family - and they are higher than I’d like, particularly in a year where we: ➡️ Moved into a flat with a heat pump and renewable energy ➡️ Reduced air travel considerably ➡️ Switched all investments to be ESG aligned ➡️ Mainta

✅ The green transition represents a huge opportunity for countries to promote economic growth. Those who succeed will reap the rewards for decades to come. Those who ignore it, are likely to fall behind. 🏛️ Markets alone will not be sufficient: strong, coordinated industrial policy is needed to create and promote these new sectors. 📗 Amir Lebdioui is the author of this compelling book and also the Director of TIDE Centre, University of Oxford . He personally advises gove

🧐 However, one could argue that the money is not being allocated efficiently. Here’s why: 🏭 Technological concentration: 61% of all investment to date went to DACCS. While BiCRS follows with just 15% (of which Biochar Carbon Removal accounts for 5%). These numbers stand in stark contrast with deliveries, where BiCRS accounts for >95% while DACCS <0.1%. 🌎 Geographical concentration: the U.S. and Switzerland account for 77% of all investment. The Global South for just 2%. A

✊ Last month, CDR’s very own Noah McQueen joined the Founding Advisory Council of Out in Climate , which is building a climate movement that truly reflects the world we’re all working to protect. ⚠️ This is why representation matters. Climate change hits marginalised communities first and hardest, including LGBTQ+ people, but their voices are still missing from too many decision-making spaces. Better climate solutions start with who’s IN the room. 🤓 Diversity isn’t optio

🧑‍💻 LinkedIn is FLOODED with AI slop nowadays. And climate influencers are no exception. Many of us are increasingly delegating our most time consuming task - content generation - to LLMs. 🤯 What I find particularly shocking, is that many of these blatantly 100% LLM written posts go viral and gather a ton of engagement. 🧓 Call me old-school, but I think this is a loss. I value authenticity, creative insight, and analysis above all. If we continue on this path, this platfo

😱 The Joe Rogan Show is the world’s most listened to podcast. On average, each episode reaches 10-20 million people. 🔬 While we are busy infighting within the climate bubble, arguing whether CCS or CDR is a scam or a much needed climate solution, the world outside is destroying the very foundation our work is built on: science. 🔨 Over the break, I spent hours listening to hugely popular podcasts way outside of my bubble. Over and over again, I encountered a diminishing i

I expect this year to mark a step-change for CDR in at least three ways: 1️⃣ Formal recognition in compliance markets 2️⃣ Explicit government endorsement (certification + direct procurement) 3️⃣ Entry into the climate mainstream 👀 In case you missed it, make sure to tune into the 2025 review and 2026 forecast Eve Tamme and I released over the break (link in comments) where we dive into the above and much more in the usual, punchy format. 😶‍🌫️ Today, I want to share somet

What makes me so confident? Here a few highlights I expect: 🏛️ First-ever government purchase of durable CDR 📈 EU ETS integration 🧾 First EU CRCF-certified credits could be a real milestone 🌍 Rise of international credits Tune into the latest CDR Policy Scoop for the deep dive, as well as Eve Tamme ’s list. 🎧 Listen here: https://lnkd.in/d4sEDUdb ▶️ Watch on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/d9W7sSCW ❓What do you think will move the needle most next year?

🗓️ To wrap up the year, Eve Tamme and I recorded a CDR Policy Scoop episode reflecting on the biggest CDR policy developments of 2025 - from very different angles. 📉 From my side, the biggest low point was the US retreat from climate leadership: withdrawal from Paris, attacks on climate science, and frozen DAC funding all had real impacts on carbon removal. 🇪🇺 At the same time, leadership didn’t disappear, it just shifted. Europe stepped into the spotlight with: 1️⃣ Carb