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๐๏ธ What a year! Time to reflect on what 2025 really delivered for carbon removal policy.
๐๏ธ 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. ๐ 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. ๐ช๐บ At the same time, leadership didnโt disappear, it just shifted. Europe stepped into the spotlight with: 1๏ธโฃ Carb
Dec 22, 2025


โ ๏ธ Is DACCS dead? โ ๏ธ
โNo, and especially not in Germany according to ๐ฑ๐ Florian Hildebrand, CEO of Greenlyte Carbon Technologies. ๐ I had a the great pleasure of getting a sneak preview of their newest facility in Essen, Germany, a prime example of what DAC 3.0 looks like. ๐ Much has been written about the end of direct air capture. The reality is more complex: yes, there are probably too many DAC companies (almost 200...). And many of them are using technology that will likely not prevail. ๏ฟฝ
Oct 30, 2025


๐ค What is really happening to Direct Air Capture?
๐ Lots has been written about this topic lately. Personally, I like to look at the dataโnot the gossip. Thatโs why I was so excited when I saw @cdr.fyiโs incredibly timely โDirect Air Capture Market Snapshot H1 2025โ come out yesterday. ๐ฌ On the surface, it doesnโt look good: of 167 DAC companies (as per @grant faberโs latest list - see comments), only 31 have made a sale, and only 2 (!) have delivered any CDR. ๐ค Almost 2.5Mt of DAC credits have been sold to date - of whic
Oct 15, 2025


๐ณ Conversion factors for CDR in the EU ETS? ๐ณ
๐คทโโ๏ธ When you think youโve seen it all, there comes another curveball. ๐ช๐บ The European Commission is considering introducing...
Jul 9, 2025
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๐ฅ [BREAKING] Germany shows what climate ambition looks like ๐ฅ
๐ฉ๐ช The German government just published its FINAL Coalition Treaty. In a world of decreasing climate ambition, this is a breath of...
Apr 8, 2025


๐ฎโ๐จ The gloves are off.
๐คฉ I am still buzzing from yesterdayโs epic CDR Policy Scoop Showdown Special: Biochar vs DAC. ๐ Votes aside, I think we can all agree...
Apr 6, 2025


๐ค Should we support DAC more than biochar this decade? ๐ค
๐๏ธ TODAY is the day. ๐ฅ The gloves are on. Iโm hydrated and ready to go head-to-head with Martin Freimรผller from Octavia Carbon on CDR...
Apr 3, 2025


๐ฅ Letโs get ready to ruuuuuumble ๐ฅ
๐คซ No secret here: I love biochar. And I waste no opportunity to show the world just what an incredible, circular, holistic solution...
Mar 13, 2025
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๐ [Poll] Which carbon removal method will deliver the *most volume* in 2030? ๐
๐ By 2030, we will have to reach multi-megaton scale. But what technologies can actually achieve this? ๐ฆ As a reminder - according to...
Feb 7, 2025


๐ What is your go-to Christmas film? ๐
๐ฌ How about Legion 44, the world's first documentary on carbon dioxide removal (hashtag#CDR), which is now available fore rental during...
Dec 16, 2024


๐ Direct air capture (hashtag#DAC) is the fastest growing carbon dioxide removal (hashtag#CDR) sector ๐
๐ The data is clear: over the past 6 months, DAC has accounted for over a third of all jobs created in CDR with over 700 open roles...
Nov 2, 2024


๐ช๐บ โฌ15M EU DACCS and BECCS Funding Opportunity ๐ช๐บ
๐ถ The hashtag#EU has launched a new Innovative Action Grant under the Horizon Europe Programme for Direct Air Carbon Capture and Storage...
Oct 7, 2024


๐บ๐ฒ US DoE announces $52,000,000 for direct air capture (hashtag#DAC) pilots ๐บ๐ฒ
๐ฅ Happy Monday! In case you were Out-Of-Office on Friday (like I was) and missed it: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of...
Aug 11, 2024


๐ Poll: How do we scale Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) to 100Mt in the next 3-5 years? ๐
๐ฒ After last week's purchases, Microsoft now accounts for 73% of all durable CDR purchased to date, or 8.2Mt out of 11.1Mt according to...
Jul 14, 2024


๐ฅ Paebbl just crossed an important milestone with their first ton of CO2 mineralised! ๐ฅ
๐ฆ Today, I feature Paebbl, a Dutch-Scandinavian carbon dioxide removal (hashtag#CDR) company permanently storing captured CO2 in...
May 29, 2024


๐บ๐ธ ๐ต BREAKING: U.S. announces $500,000,000 for CO2 transport infrastructure ๐ต ๐บ๐ธ
๐ Safe and reliable CO2 transport infrastructure is central to our ability to scale carbon dioxide removal (#CDR). According to the US...
May 2, 2024


๐บ๏ธ New tool for up-to-date overview of global DAC projects ๐บ๏ธ
๐ Today, the Direct Air Capture Coalition in collaboration with AlliedOffsets released its Global DAC Deployments Map which represents a...
Mar 13, 2024


๐ฏ New study sheds light on the cost of Direct Air Carbon Capture and Storage (#DACCS) at scale ๐ฏ
๐ The future cost of DACCS is a widely debated topic, with companies making claims they can get below $200/t, some even talking of...
Mar 5, 2024


๐ธ๐ฆ This weekโs carbon dioxide removal (#CDR) supplier spotlight: Octavia Carbon ๐ธ๐ฆ
๐ฐ๐ช Today, we are featuring Octavia Carbon in #Kenya and the first Direct Air Capture (#DAC) company in the Global South. They aim to...
Jan 24, 2024


๐ I just bought durable carbon dioxide removal (#cdr) from a brand-new platform ๐
๐ Zeru.Earth officially launched today. They are a platform aiming to get individuals like you and me to buy durable carbon removal...
Dec 12, 2023
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