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๐จ Breaking: Germany finally legalises CO2 transport and storage ๐จ
๐ฉ๐ช Today is the big day: a long time in the making, the German Bundestag finally amended its 2012 law which effectively banned the storage of CO2 (KSpG) with a new law allowing storage, but also transport of CO2 (KSpTG). ๐ This is huge news, as it creates the foundation for Germanyโs ambitious plans to become a leader in carbon management - CCS, CCU, and CDR - and also a key CO2 transit country in Europe. ๐๏ธ It also attached โoverriding public interestโ to the constructio
Nov 5
โ It's a wrap - the world's first CDR Experience Tour โ
๐ 60 passionate individuals, 2 days, 300 kilometres, 5 CDR projects, 1 bus. What a blast! ๐ Hands down my favourite CDR event ever. See it to believe it. ๐ To be repeated by Deutscher Verband fรผr negative Emissionen e.V. (DVNE) in 2026!
Oct 30
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 29
๐ฎ See it to believe it! ๐ฎ
๐ Carbon dioxide removal is not a future phantasy. It is here today. There are hundreds of companies all around the world removing CO2 from the atmosphere day in, day out. ๐ฉ๐ช This Thursday and Friday, I will be joining 60+ German politicians, corporate leaders, entrepreneurs, and scientists as part of Deutscher Verband fรผr negative Emissionen e.V. (DVNE)'s CDR Experience Tour 2025. ๐ Travelling together by bus through the West of Germany, we will be visiting CDR projects
Oct 26
๐ฅ 20 incredible women I follow on CDR - and you should too
๐ Follow these trailblazing women if you want to stay informed on all the things CDR: from market insights, to the science behind CDR, to policy, and much, much more. Eve Tamme Alexia Kelly Gabrielle Walker Nan Ransohoff Marta Krupinska Anu Khan Dr. Maria-Elena Vorrath Olga Gassan-zade Giana Amador Leila Conners Helen Bray Elisabeth Harding Michelle Li Nadine Saken-Walsh Anna Lerner Nesbitt Leila Toplic Eilรญs OโKeefe Julie GOSALVEZ Bilha Ndirangu Jennifer Wilcox ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ Who
Oct 1
๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ช BREAKING: German government sets up dedicated CDR Department ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฅ
๐ฎ Today, the government officially finalised its ministerial set-up. Big news for carbon removal: for the first time, CDR will get a...
Jul 31
๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ช BREAKING: German government earmarks almost half a billion euros for carbon removals ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฅ
๐ถ Momentum has been building for months in Europe's biggest economy. Today, another major breakthrough: money on the table! The details:...
Jul 30
๐ Danke ๐
๐ฉ๐ช As many of you know, carbon removal in Germany is a passion project of mine. I fundamentally believe that Europeโs biggest economy -...
Jul 20
๐จ๐ฉ๐ช BREAKING: German Parliament enshrines 2045 net-zero in constitution ๐ฉ๐ช๐จ
๐ Just the boost of optimism and hope we needed! Passing the necessary two thirds majority (513 in favour, 207 against, no abstentions),...
Mar 17
๐ Think Negative! ๐
๐ฉ๐ช Germany is about to approve โฌ100,000,000,000 (yes, you counted those zeros right) to be spent on climate and energy over 12 years....
Mar 16
๐ Meet the team driving carbon dioxide removal (#CDR)ย inย #Germany
๐ช Just one year ago,ย Oscar Schily,ย Chris Sherwood, and I met up to discuss the need for national CDR advocacy in Germany. One year on,...
Apr 17, 2024
๐ฉ๐ช Looking back at 2023: how far Germany has come on carbon removal ๐ฉ๐ช
๐ฐ I clearly remember reading about the news from #Germany around a year ago: Green Minister Robert Habeck going against his party line...
Dec 19, 2023
๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐ช Featured in the Handelsblatt: Advancing the CDR Agenda in one of Germany's most influential publications ๐ฉ๐ช ๐ฃ
A major milestone for Carbon Dioxide Removal (#CDR) in Germany. Today, an article in the Handelsblatt - prepared as input to the party...
Nov 23, 2023
๐ฉ๐ชThe German Bundestag dives into carbon dioxide removal (#CDR)๐ฉ๐ช
๐๏ธIn my capacity of Chair of the Board of the Deutscher Verband fรผr negative Emissionen e.V. (DVNE) it was my pleasure to host and...
Oct 11, 2023
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