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😍 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

📣 No surprises here: I believe the EU holds the key to scaling carbon removal policy. As such, I am thrilled to join the Board of  Negative Emissions Platform  (NEP), Europe’s most established industry voice for CDR. 🙋🏻 Formally, I took over the  Carbonfuture  seat a month ago from  Leila Toplic  and hold it until the next election this June. Then hopefully beyond that. 🌍 I look forward to joining  Sacha Corby, PhD ,  Dirk Paessler ,  Rafael Broze  (Microsoft),  Johan Bör

💬 Barely a week passes in which I don't hear something along the lines of "CDR is about to take off, country X already integrated it". ❎ As I am sure you know, I also believe that compliance markets are the future for CDR. But I also think that looking at ELIGIBILITY is not sufficient. 💰 Eligibility is just the first gate. Whether any meaningful market for CDR will actually emerge depends on a second, arguably more important factor: PRICE. 👇 Here is what I did: below you c

🎓 Despite all the hype around AI workforce automation, the carbon removals industry is still very much recruiting early stage career professionals. 📊 A new analysis from  CDRjobs  shows that, in 2025, almost 70% of all new job openings (N = 2,566) were for entry level (26%) or early career (43%) professionals. 😍 I loved this stat when I saw it! It runs counter to the really depressing message young people seem to be getting: AI is taking over, there are no more opportuniti

💡 If not, you should! It is dishing out incredible insights. 💚 It is CDR’s first public AI agent, created by  Dirk Paessler  with the objective to support the scale up of the sector through public assets and news.  📚 For example, its CDR Company Directory gives you a beautiful and searchable overview of all CDR companies, including their “aliveness” status and hiring trends. 🤯 On its blog, Captain Drawdown has published the ultimate CDR pitch deck and analysed how many pe

🪨 To figure out how, we at the  CDR Policy Scoop  spoke to  Maureen Walsh , Executive Director of the  US Biochar Coalition (USBC) . 💡 Tune into our latest episode to find out how biochar has managed to navigate this administration, what bills are currently in the pipeline, what other CDR approaches can learn from this, and so much more. 🎧 Listen here: https://lnkd.in/eThC8SCp ▶️ Watch on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/eD7s7SBd 💚 This was a bit of a homecoming for me. I was one

📑 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

💡 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.

😮 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

🤔 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!

👀 Did you watch U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s address at the Munich Security Conference?  🤷‍♂️ So apparently we are all part of a cult - I had no idea. 🔦 As a reminder, a cult is a social group organized around a particular leader, belief system, or ideology that is often considered unconventional, highly controlling, or outside mainstream norms. 🤦‍♀️ Really? Climate?  😂 Anyway, I’ve been a member since 2022 - and you?

💚 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

🏠 Like many of you, I work from home. I love being able to live in different countries (Italy, Portugal, and Brazil) and being there to see my daughter grow up.  💻 It does, however, come with clear downsides: I only get to see my colleagues on a tiled screen and there is rarely time for non-work chatter. 🌲 That is why I am always super excited about the yearly (now biyearly) Carbonfuture Team Days hosted in the picturesque and beautiful Freiburg in the Black Forest. 🏃 Thi