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๐ฉ๐ช A Big day for CDR in Germany
๐คฉ 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 โs Germany's Carbon Removal Readiness Assessment Report. ๐๏ธ 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? ๐ Tune in for a clear look at Germanyโs progr
Feb 4


๐ฉ๐ฐ What happened to the โฌ4bn Danish CCS subsidy?
๐คจ I recently found out that 9 out of 10 pre-qualified entities withdrew their applications from this much praised fund, leaving a single contender for what is supposed to be a competitive, landmark fund. ๐ So I dug deeper, and what I found provides really useful lessons for how we need to structure government funding for fairly novel technologies like CCS and CDR. ๐ฐ Back to the start: the Danish government created a 28.7bn Danish Krona fund (โฌ3.9bn) with the objective of c
Jan 29


๐ค How much is 5% international credits really? ๐ค
๐ฏ I am seeing a lot of confusion regarding the amount of international credits to be used by the European Union to achieve its 2040 target. ๐ Yesterday, I was finally able to look at the compromise text which came out of the successful trilogue negotiations last week. Here is what it comes down to: ๐ The 5% take a 1990 baseline. In that year, emissions were 4.736Gt, meaning we are looking at 237Mt. Beyond this, the text is still surprisingly vague, which leaves room for in
Dec 18, 2025


๐จ๐ช๐บ BREAKING: EU Parliament backs 2040 Climate Target ๐ช๐บ๐จ
๐ฅ Just a few minutes ago, the EU Parliament voted (379 Yes, 248 No, 10 abstentions) to adopt its position on the EU 2040 Target. ๐ฏDespite attempts by the right to water down the target to 83% โ which was thankfully voted down and averted โ itโs almost identical to the Councilโs 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. ๐ A notable difference, h
Nov 14, 2025
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