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🚢 Is climate multi-laterlism a sinking ship?
😩 Like many of you, I’ve been really taken aback by the IMO’s decision last Friday to suspend the adoption of its planned maritime carbon price by a year. 🌐 Details are starting to emerge on what happened, as shocked negotiators are taking stock of what this means for the IMO, and climate multilateralism in general. 🇺🇲 The tactics employed - especially by the U.S. - were completely unprecedented and caught supporters of this particular regulation off-guard. 🤷 So where do
Oct 20, 2025


⏪ Throwback Thursday: DAC vs Biochar
🥊 Remember that time when I went head-to-head with Martin Freimüller - aka DACman - in the CDR Policy Scoop’s inaugural SHOWDOWN debate: Biochar vs DAC? ⭐ It was such a personal highlight for me to engage with something I feel particularly passionate about - in a new, exciting format. Check it out: https://lnkd.in/dG8Wkph9 😍 Sure, this debate ruffled some feathers at first. But, it clearly resonated with a lot of people too. We had over 1,000 registrations to the Linkedin l
Oct 8, 2025


🤔 Did I get it all wrong?
🔄 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
Sep 30, 2025


🏙️ You in New York City for Climate Week?
📗 Then you don’t want to miss this book launch of The Carbon Paradox, authored by the one-and-only Renat Heuberger on Monday, September 22nd from 5-8PM at Quick Eternity in Lower Manhattan. 🌍 Grab yourself a copy and join the characters on a climate fight journey covering the entire controversy from carbon credits to climate finance (link in comments). 🎙️ Eve Tamme and I will be delving into some of our favourite paradoxes from this “fiction-based on-facts” novel next mont
Sep 29, 2025


🎉 Today, The CDR Policy Scoop has crossed 10,000 downloads!
💬 A year ago, Eve Tamme and I thought it would be fun to jump on a livestream and nerd out about the latest developments in CDR. We had no idea that those casual conversations would turn into something that thousands of people now tune into regularly. What started as two policy wonks catching up has turned into a platform with: 🎧 38 episodes published 🧑 24 fantastic guests 🥊 2 Epic Showdown debates 🧑🏫 2 Scoop Schools for deep dives 🔔 And a community of 1000 subscriber
Sep 25, 2025


😮💨 Struggling to keep track of all the new hashtag#CDR policies popping up around the world?
🧭 The Carbon Removal Standards Initiative (CRSI) just made it a whole lot easier. CRSI launched just over a year ago, and they’ve certainly been busy ever since. They’ve made their already awesome Policy Landscape Tool even better and it's now: 🔍 Searchable by jurisdiction, pathway, and more 🗺️ Fully navigable through an interactive map 🧰 The Policy Landscape Tool is a fantastic tool for your CDR Policy Toolbox, along with their recently launched Sectoral Integrations Map
Sep 23, 2025


🥊 Let’s get ready to ruuuuumble - Live on stage at Carbon Unbound Europe! 🥊
🤩 We’re taking CDR Policy Scoop’s epic SHOWDOWN debates to new heights in this industry-first hybrid format on stage and streamed live....
Sep 18, 2025


🤔 How many international credits will the EU need?
🇪🇺 You might be following the intense debates in Europe over using international credits to achieve its 2040 climate target. But it’s...
Sep 14, 2025


📈 How can Europe scale up CDR over the next 5 years?
🤔 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...
Sep 3, 2025


🇬🇧 The UK means business.
😱 Earlier this summer, the UK government sent shockwaves through the CDR-sphere, announcing it would integrate GGR (aka CDR) into the UK...
Aug 18, 2025


🤝 Are carbon ratings a key step towards a compliance market?
🛡️ Ratings agencies have played a pivotal role in building trust and attract financing across countless industries. They are testament...
Aug 13, 2025


⏲️ Can I cover global CDR policy in under 30 mins?
😅 It won't be easy. So much good–and bad–to cover in half an hour. 🧐 CDR Policy Scoop’s Scoop School is back later today to discuss the...
Aug 13, 2025


🇪🇺 The EU’s CRCF: blessing or empty promise?
🧐 I’ve been following the Carbon Removal and Carbon Farming (hashtag#CRCF) Regulation from its inception, covering it in depth here on...
Nov 28, 2024


🍦 CDR Policy Scoop Flavour of the week is: US Election 🍦
🇺🇲 Eve Tamme and I had our inaugural CDR Policy Scoop Livestream on COP29 last week and we had a blast. Over 100 of you tuned in live...
Nov 21, 2024
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