CARBON REMOVAL WEEKLY SUMMARY (19 MAY - 25 MAY 2025)—WEEK#21
Links to recent scientific papers, web posts, upcoming events, job opportunities, podcasts, and event recordings, etc. on Carbon Dioxide Removal Technology
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. This Week’s Top CDR Highlights
2. Commercial News
3. Research Papers
4. Web Posts
5. Theses
6. Reports
7. Upcoming Events
8. Job Opportunities
9. Podcasts
10. YouTube Videos
11. Deadlines
Note: Click on the headings listed in the table of contents above to easily navigate to the sections you're interested in.
THIS WEEK’S TOP CDR HIGHLIGHTS
EU CDR PURCHASING PROGRAM: Ecologic Institute and DG CLIMA held a workshop (recording available) on a potential purchasing programme for CRCF Permanent Carbon Removal Credits. The event aimed to inform the design and early rollout of such a programme to help grow Europe’s carbon removal market. Read the key takeaways from the event here. Sebastian Manhart and Eve Tamme will further discuss this on 27 May.
ANALYSIS: A new Fastmarkets analysis shows durable CDRs like DAC remain costly today, limiting buyers. But by 2050, falling emissions, rising profits, and lower costs could make CDRs affordable to many more. Firms able to afford a Microsoft-style portfolio may rise from 1 in 90 today to 1 in 8 by 2050. DACS-only affordability could grow from 1 in 2000 today to 1 in 40 by 2050.
CALL FOR CONSULTATION: The UK government has launched an independent review into carbon removal technologies, including BECCS and DACCS, to assess their role in achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. Respond by 20 June
THESIS: Ádám Füzi published a thesis that compared eight Carbon Dioxide Removal technologies using literature review and SWOT analysis. Factors like readiness, cost, storage, mitigation potential, and social acceptance were evaluated to identify the most impactful CDR options for meeting the Paris goal of limiting warming below 2 °C.
BIGGEST BIOCHAR DEAL: Exomad Green signed a 10-year deal with Microsoft to remove 1.24M tons of CO₂ using biochar. Carbonfuture's MRV+ will track and verify each tonne removed. It’s the biggest biochar deal and one of the largest carbon removal agreements ever.
PODCAST: The latest episode of Reviewer 2 does geoengineering featured Fabien Bardinet, co-founder of CIRCEO, a company developing semi-autonomous sailing drones. These drones generate electricity from wind to power onboard electrochemical systems that remove carbon from seawater.
Read on to unpack more updates:
COMMERCIAL NEWS
Alt Carbon raised $12M seed funding to scale enhanced rock weathering in South Asia (Alt Carbon)
JPMorgan signed a 13-year, $200/ton CDR deal with CO280 to remove 450,000 tons of biogenic CO₂ (ESG Today)
Exomad Green signed a 10-year, 1.24M-ton biochar CDR deal with Microsoft (Carbonfuture)
Emissions Reduction Alberta launched a $50M fund to support emissions-cutting tech, including BECCS and CDR (Eralberta)
Terraset launched a revolving fund to recycle donor capital and scale early-stage carbon removal (Terraset)
EcoVadis moved from offsets to investing in biochar—supporting a Spain-based olive waste-to-carbon project via Supercritical (Biochar Today)
CO2 Lock & EmitIQ teamed up to sell 33% of credits from a BC mineralization project—targeting 300,000 verified CDR credits/year (Newsfile Corp)
Radisson Hotel Group launched Net Zero hotels in Manchester and Oslo using emissions cuts and Agreena-backed offsets (Travel Trends Today)
Positive Polar converted a cruise ship into a floating lab for marine CDR research (Carbon Herald)
Syntopa won an NSF SBIR grant to develop microbes that boost ERW, soil health, and farm yields (EIN Presswire)
Carbonity, Canada’s first industrial biochar plant, launched with 10,000 t/year capacity—set to triple by 2026 (Newswire)
Aircela debuted the first U.S. fridge-sized DAC-to-gasoline machine in NYC (Global Newswire)
Cool Effect added its first DAC project—Project Juniper by Clairity Technology—to its carbon removal portfolio (Business Wire)
AspiraDAC and Great Carbon Valley to build a solar-powered DAC project in Kenya, targeting 5,000 tCO₂/year (LinkedIn)
Microsoft to buy up to 700,000 nature-based credits from Climate Asset Management's Washington forestry project (ESG News)
Riverse and Klimate.co partnered to expand access to vetted CDR credits and improve transparency (LinkedIn)
DWF and Climate Impact Partners launched the “DWF Forest” in Scotland to support their net-zero goals (Climate Impact)
ClimeFi partnered with CrystalTrade to enhance CDR dMRV through digital monitoring tools (Climefi)
Verde Resources and C-Twelve signed a 10-year deal to roll out low-carbon asphalt across the U.S (Finance!Yahoo)
CUR8 launched a new offtake financing product to help overcome major CDR industry barriers (CUR8)
RESEARCH PAPERS
No compromise in efficiency from the co-application of a marine and a terrestrial CDR method
Authors: Yiannis Moustakis, Hao-Wei Wey, Tobias Nützel, Andreas Oschlies & Julia Pongratz
Synopsis: Using 42 simulations with two Earth System Models, this study assessed large-scale Afforestation/Reforestation and Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement over the 21st century. Results show global carbon fluxes scale linearly with CDR deployment, regardless of method type or amount. This suggests that combining land- and ocean-based CDR doesn't reduce overall efficiency, supporting mixed CDR portfolios as a viable path to meet Paris Agreement goals while managing sustainability risks.
Direct air capture-assisted sustainable fuel solution in maritime sector: a carbon footprint perspective
Authors: Shuangjun Li, Zhenyu Du, Junyao Wang, Hao Wang, Xiangkun Elvis Cao, et al.
Synopsis: In this study, electro-methanol (e-methanol) is explored as a renewable maritime fuel, produced using CO₂ from direct air capture and green H₂ via electrolysis. A carbon footprint analysis assesses its sustainability. Results show that, if scaled, this system could cut maritime sector emissions by 50% by 2050.
Diminished biophysical cooling benefits of global forestation under rising atmospheric CO2
Authors: Fei Kan, Hao Xu, Shuchang Tang, Josep Peñuelas, Xu Lian, Caspar T. J. Roebroek, Nazhakaiti Anniwaer, Kai Wang & Shilong Piao
Synopsis: Global forestation can cool near-surface air temperature (Ta) by 0.062 °C under current conditions, aiding climate mitigation. However, this cooling effect weakens as CO2 levels rise. Elevated CO2 alters local evaporative cooling and rainfall patterns, but the main reduction comes from changes in non-local temperature advection, especially in the Northern Hemisphere. Dynamic forest management is essential to maintain forestation’s mitigation potential amid climate change.
Activation methods for enhancing CO2 mineralization via mine tailings—A critical review
Authors: Milad Norouzpour, Rafael M. Santos, Yi Wai Chiang
Synopsis: This review highlights mineral carbonation of mine tailings as a scalable CCS strategy, converting CO₂ into stable carbonates while repurposing waste. Tailings from various mines offer reactive Mg- and Ca-rich minerals, but activation methods must be tailored. Four approaches—mechanical, chemical, thermal, and engineered activation—are assessed for reactivity, cost, and scalability. Despite challenges, mine tailings offer strong potential for CO₂ sequestration and circular economy integration.
Applying multi-criteria decision analysis in the assessment of carbon dioxide removal technologies for Saudi Arabia
Authors: Naser Odeh, Julian David Hunt, Mohamad Hejazi, Yoshihide Wada
Synopsis: This study evaluates CDR strategies for Saudi Arabia using multi-criteria decision analysis, considering performance, costs, environmental impact, and policy readiness. Five priority CDR groups are identified: energy-from-waste with carbon capture, direct air capture, biomass pyrolysis to biochar, nature-based solutions, and enhanced weathering. It recommends policies to shift waste to energy-with-CCUS and use industrial waste heat for direct air capture, guiding CDR advancement in the Kingdom.
Carbonate/Hydroxide Separation Boosts CO2 Absorption Rate and Electrochemical Release Efficiency
Authors: Simon Rufer, Tal Joseph, Zara Aamer, Kripa K. Varanasi
Synopsis: This study addresses performance challenges in electrochemical CO₂ capture using hydroxide solutions by introducing a carbonate/hydroxide separation step via nanofiltration. This separation enhances electrochemical current efficiency up to six-fold without reducing CO₂ absorption rates. Applied to Direct Air Capture, the method lowers costs by 20-30% and improves system flexibility. The approach also has potential for point source capture and integrated CO₂ capture-conversion systems.
Limited long-term cooling effects of Pangaean flood basalt weathering
Authors: Jack Longman, Benjamin J. W. Mills & Andrew S. Merdith
Synopsis: In this study, the SCION climate-biogeochemical model is used to assess how large igneous provinces (LIPs) affect long-term climate. Only the Central Atlantic Magmatic Province (CAMP) shows minor long-term cooling (1–2 °C) and a clear Sr isotope signal, due to its tropical location. Other LIPs have limited climate impact, suggesting that most do not drive significant global cooling over multimillion-year timescales.
Nanocellulose - metal-organic framework (MOF) composites for efficient carbon dioxide capture and sequestration: a review
Authors: S. Mallya Sivamanjari, K. Jesitha, M.S. Sreekala, Sabu Thomas
Synopsis: Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) offer tunable structures ideal for CO2 capture but are fragile. Integrating MOFs with nanocellulose—a renewable, strong, flexible, and low-cost bio-material—enhances stability and performance. This review covers NC-MOF synthesis, CO2 adsorption mechanisms, efficiency, limitations, and future potential, highlighting their promise in mitigating carbon emissions and combating air pollution.
Hydrate Distribution and Its Effects on CO2 Sequestration in Oceanic Muddy-Silt-Type Reservoirs
Authors: Xinru Wang, Lei Zhang, Bingbing Chen, Tao Yu, Mingjun Yang, Qiang Fu, Weixin Pang, Yongchen Song
Synopsis: This study examines how injection strategy affects CO₂ hydrate formation in deep-sea sediments using marine soil from the South China Sea. Water injection creates more heterogeneous hydrate layers and achieves twice the CO₂-to-hydrate conversion of CO₂ injection. Hydrate forms uniformly in CO₂ injection but starts near the port in water injection. A multi-stage CO₂ injection approach boosts storage 28-fold, offering valuable insights for safe, long-term deep-sea CO₂ sequestration.
Developing a preliminary site selection method for direct air capture and CO2 storage technology with a case study in the North Germany
Authors: Yifan Xu, Mrityunjay Singh, Cornelia Schmidt-Hattenberger, Márton Pál Farkas, Wolfgang Weinzierl, Tomas Fernandez-Steeger
Synopsis: This study presents a novel multicriteria site selection method for CO₂ storage to support Direct Air Capture and Carbon Storage (DACCS). Combining the Analytical Hierarchy Process with decision-making, it prioritizes sites based on capacity, injectivity, trapping, containment, and cost. Applied to the North German Basin, the approach identifies promising storage sites and offers a transparent, scalable framework for global DACCS site selection, incorporating expert-weighted criteria and uncertainty analysis.
State-led climate action can cut emissions at near-federal costs but favors different technologies
Authors: Gavin Mouat, Christopher Galik, Aranya Venkatesh, Katherine Jordan, Aditya Sinha, Paulina Jaramillo & Jeremiah X. Johnson
Synopsis: In the absence of federal climate policy, 23 U.S. states pursuing net-zero targets could cut emissions by 46% by 2050, though this falls short of global climate goals. State-led action increases system costs by 0.7% and shifts more emissions to the power sector via greater electrification. Regional strategies vary, with solar, wind, storage, and direct air capture playing key roles. Results highlight how state and federal pathways differ in technology use despite achieving similar emissions cuts.
WEB POSTS
From “Impossible” to Inevitable: What History Teaches Us About Betting on Breakthrough Tech (DAC Coalition)
Cover crops may not be solution for both crop yield and carbon sequestration (Phys.org)
McKinsey reitrates goal to purchases 100% removal credits by 2030 (Carbon Pulse)
EU, UK to Work on Linking Carbon Markets (ESG Today)
The carbon dioxide removal affordability boom: economic drivers underpinning growing voluntary demand (Fast market)
Why governments should not hide behind forests to meet their emissions goals (Climate Home News)
Unlocking High-Integrity Restoration at Scale: Early Insights from Symbiosis Coalition’s First RFP (Symbiosis Coalition)
Tropical forests destroyed at fastest recorded rate last year (BBC)
Alex Petre Named As New Deep Sky CEO As Damien Steel Steps Down From His Post (Carbon Herald)
Climeworks Is Cutting 22% of Staff as US Climate Backlash Hits Carbon Removal (Bloomberg)
Rob Watson, “Father of LEED,” Joins Absolute Climate Advisory Board (Globe Newswire)
Carbon-negative fuels startup Aeon Blue finds welcoming home in Atlantic Canada (Sustainable Biz)
CDR has three jobs, only one needs permanence (Marginal Carbon)
Negative Emissions Geoengineering 2025–2030: Breakthroughs Set to Transform Carbon Removal (Macholevante)
“Integrating CDR In Wastewater Treatment Is A Low-Hanging Fruit” – Eli Cain, Senior Policy Manager, CRA (Carbon Herald)
Carbon Capture May Not Have Been Spared After All (Heatmap)
Building on BECCS – The Blueprint for a Gigaton-Scale CDR Future (Carbon Pulse)
Biochar Insetting in Cocoa: A Practical Guide for Traders, Brands, and Farmers (Carbon Pilot)
Europe’s Programme for Purchasing Permanent Carbon Removal (Milkywire)
World’s largest soil carbon project in trouble as credit prices crash (Carbon Pulse)
How biochar can help prevent wildfires (Illuminem)
The carbon dioxide removal affordability boom: economic drivers underpinning growing voluntary demand (Fastmarkets)
From direct air capture to biochar: 7 carbon removal technologies, explained (Edie)
Frequent large-scale wildfires are turning forests from carbon sinks into super‑emitters, warn scientists (Phys.org)
Opening the Carbon Removal Market: Nellie and the Detail of EU CDR Transformation (Nellie Technology)
What needs to change in the SBTi Net Zero Standard 2.0 to scale carbon removal (Illuminem)
Microsoft makes largest-ever biochar carbon removal deal as AI boom threatens climate ambitions (Geekwire)
Is carbon removal Africa's missing climate solution? (Daily Nation)
EU considers looser criteria to help countries meet climate goals (Financial Times)
Investors pile into rocks to absorb carbon emissions (Financial Times)
India Launches First Carbon Capture Test Sites For Cement Industry (Carbon Herald)
Carbon Dioxide Removals: Buyer challenges and opportunities (Calyx Global)
Skytree’s Stratus DAC Tech Will Participate In An Innovative Power-To-X Project (Carbon Herald)
Isometric certified the first protocol for carbon removal via River Alkalinity Enhancement (Isometric)
THESES
SWOT Analysis of Selected Carbon Dioxide Removal Technologies
Authors: Ádám Füzi
Synopsis: This thesis compares eight Carbon Dioxide Removal technologies—including DACCS, BECCS, biochar, enhanced weathering, ocean alkalinization, ocean fertilization, afforestation/reforestation, and soil carbon sequestration—using literature review and SWOT analysis. Factors like readiness, cost, storage, mitigation potential, and social acceptance are evaluated to identify the most impactful CDR options for meeting the Paris goal of limiting warming below 2 °C.
A Method for the Integration of Low-Grade Waste Heat in Direct Air Capture Processes
Authors: Lindsey M Hamblin
Synopsis: This thesis explores integrating direct air capture systems with waste heat–producing industries to lower regeneration costs. A staged mechanism is proposed to amplify CO₂ concentration using vapor-liquid equilibria driven by thermal gradients. Simulations and bench-scale experiments confirm feasibility, with CO₂ amplification up to 30×. A data center case study and techno-economic analysis highlight potential for more efficient, cost-effective DAC deployment.
REPORTS
Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (Rainey Center)
Continuous Improvement Work Programs (CIWPs) on Permanence (ICVCM)
Ground Truth: Can Forest Carbon Protocols Ensure High-Quality Credits? (Forest Carbon Protocols)
UPCOMING EVENTS
(NEW) This is CDR: Avnos' Water-Positive, Hybrid Direct Air Capture with Will Kain by OpenAir Collective | 27 May 2025 | Online
A European CDR Purchasing Programme by CDR Policy Scoop | 27 May 2025 | Online
Unpacking Carbon Credits: The Power of Improved Forest Management by Cloverly | 28 May 2025 | Online
Carbon removals: What's real, what's hype and what's available by Calyx | 28 May 2025 | Online
(NEW) Making a market to save the planet: An extended computational case study of a one-billion-dollar fund to bootstrap carbon dioxide removal by University of Copenhagen | 30 May 2025 | Denmark
Carbon Removal Summit: Business Value in a Shifting Landscape by CUR8 Events | 03 June 2025 | London, England
Carbon Connect presents: Beyond Signatures — Mastering Carbon Credit Contracts for Corporate Buyers and Suppliers by Ceezer | 03 June 2025 | Online
Nordic Carbon Removal Association launch: a blueprint for action | 03 June 2025 | Copenhagen
(NEW) Biochar Unlocked: A buyer’s roadmap to high-integrity carbon removal credit by Climate Impact X | 03 June 2025 | Online
ERW25: Terrestrial and marine carbon dioxide removal by enhanced rock weathering by University of Antwerp | 3-5 June 2025 | Belgium
One Ocean Science Congress | 3-6 June 2025 | Nice, France
The Business Case and Quality Assessments for NbS by Terrraformation | 04 June 2025 | Online
(NEW) Revolutionizing Carbon Removal: The Power of Digital Monitoring Reporting and Verification Systems by EcoEngineers, Cowboy Clean Fuels, and Mangrove Systems | 05 June 2025 | Online
Progress, Potentials & Pathways of Biochar in Europe by Biochar Summit 2025 | 10-11 June 2025 | Brussels, Belgium
Negative Emissions Summit 2025 | 12 June 2025 | Brussels
A taxonomy of policies to support carbon dioxide removal by CO2RE hub | 18 June 2025 | Online
(NEW) The latest CDR insights your business can't miss by Sylvera | 23 June 2025 | London
(NEW) Scaling CDR Summit by Isometric | 24 June 2025 | London
Buy in, Stand out: Your climate action starts with carbon removal by Carbon Removal Canada | 24 June 2025 | Ontario
(NEW) Cloverly & BeZero Project Developer Happy Hour by Cloverly & BeZero Carbon | 24 June 2025 | London, England
(NEW) CDR in Fintech: Exclusive insights from a global Fintech carbon removal buyer | 24 June 2025 | London
(NEW) Carbon You Can Count On: Science-Backed Credits for Nature & People. A LCAW event by Revalue and Cloverly | 25 June 2025 | London, England
Carbon Clean-up Camp | 25 June 2025
CDR Leadership Forum—An evening of conversations that shape the future of carbon removal by Supercritical | 25 June 2025 | London
LAC Soil Carbon 2025 | 25-28 June 2025 | Reo de Janeiro (Brazil)
ERW + Biochar Fireside - London Climate Action Week by Lydia Chen | 26 June 2025
(NEW) Circle of CDR – Financial institutions in a trillion dollar carbon market by Phlair | 26 June 2025 | Ismaning, Bayern
2nd Advancing Marine CDR Summit | 08 July 2025 | Boston
5th Brazilian Congress of Remineralizers Conference | 8-11 July 2025 | Brazil
2025 Carbon Removal Justice Fellows Program by The National Wildlife Federation (“NWF”) and the Institute for Responsible Carbon Removal (“the Institute”) at American University | 14-25 July 2025
Energy, Fuels & Decarbonisation Expo (EFD Expo) by NEC | 17-18 September 2025 | UK
The UK GGR Event by CO2RE Hub | 29 September - 01 October 2025 | United Kingdom
Climate Technology Show by Excel London | 01-02 October 2025 | UK
India's Carbon Removal Summit by Alt Carbon | 05 October 2025 | Bengaluru, India
CDR Summit by Carbon Unbound | 21 & 22 October 2025 | London
Enhanced weathering with agriculture for atmospheric carbon dioxide removal by The Royal Society | 17-18 November 2025 | Online
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JOB OPPPORTUNITIES
Technical Program Manager, Carbon Removal at Google | Cambridge, USA
"The Global Sustainability team enables Google to build a more sustainable future for everyone by driving strategy and solutions. We drive the development and implementation of Google’s global sustainability strategy to further empower action, ensure alignment and prioritization, identify leadership opportunities, and mitigate risks. We drive sustainability strategy and programs on carbon, circular economy, water, product integration, reporting, and employee engagement, while serving as a sustainability leadership advocate internally and externally."
Global Communications Manager at Carbon Business Council | Remote Based in Europe or Canada
"The Carbon Business Council (CO2BC) is a global coalition of over 100 companies focused on developing and scaling carbon removal solutions to address climate change and boost the economy."
Data Analyst at Carbonfuture | Freiburg or remote, EU
"Carbonfuture is the Trust Infrastructure for durable carbon removal. Today, the Trust Infrastructure consists of two products that seamlessly connect the entire carbon removal lifecycle: Carbonfuture MRV+, the most comprehensive MRV solution for durable CDR, and Carbonfuture Marketplace, the leading marketplace for durable CDR."
Leasing Coordinator at Chestnut Carbon | United States
"Chestnut Carbon, is a nature-based solutions company committed to developing high-quality voluntary carbon offset projects as well as supporting the long-term conservation of American forests and empowering stewardship among family forest owners."
Various open positions at Plantd
"Plantd is the quickest way to pull carbon from the atmosphere and transform it into useful, durable products. Starting with the homebuilding industry, we are leading a shift to carbon-negative building materials made from perennial grass and building the factory of the future to ensure carbon captured on the farm is locked away inside the walls, floors, and roofs of the places we live, work, and play."
Commercial Finance and Strategy Manager at UNDO | UK - Remote, United Kingdom
"UNDO is tackling the greatest challenge of our time: climate change. We are a fast-growing for-profit business that is already one of the biggest carbon removal companies in the world."
Lead Mechanical Design Engineer at Skytree | Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
"Skytree enables a transition to a world with cleaner Air for everyone. We do this by developing and deploying smart technology that captures atmospheric carbon dioxide, enabling its use or storage to combat climate change and aid society and businesses around the world."
Junior Electrochemist at Yama
"Yama is tackling the greatest challenge of our time: Climate Change. Our mission is to remove 1 billion tons of CO2 by 2050 through the development of the most energy-efficient and scalable Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology."
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PODCASTS
CIRCEO: On-Ship CDR - Bardinet | Reviewer 2 does geoengineering
"@geoengineering1 interviews Fabien Bardinet, co-founder of CIRCEO [linkedin.com/company/circeocc], a new company focused on marine-based carbon capture. CIRCEO is developing semi-autonomous sailing drones that generate electricity from wind to power onboard electrochemical systems that remove carbon from seawater. The company is currently hiring a CDR Electrochemist Co-founder: linkedin.com/jobs/view/4205443622."
How carbon removal pioneer Climeworks is tackling its first major layoff | Zero
"Scientists are clear that meeting climate goals means ending carbon pollution and drawing down excess CO2 from the air. That’s why carbon-removal technologies have proliferated over the past decade. But with the US government slashing climate incentives and programs, some companies are being forced to cut costs. This week Akshat Rathi speaks with Jan Wurzbacher, co-founder of Climeworks, a startup that pulls carbon dioxide from the air, about its first major layoffs and what the future holds for the most expensive climate solution."
Inside AirMyne's Low-Cost, Scalable Carbon Removal Strategy | Bloomberg
"With emissions hitting record highs, carbon-dioxide removal is shifting from theoretical climate solution to commercial necessity. In this episode of ESG Currents, Bloomberg Intelligence Director of ESG Research Eric Kane speaks with AirMyne’s co-founder and COO, Mark Cyffka, and its CCO, Jan Huckfeldt, about the startup’s low-cost, scalable approach to direct air capture (DAC). They discuss why simplicity and heat efficiency are critical to scaling DAC, how waste heat from data centers can fuel removals and what sets the company’s liquid-based system apart from legacy approaches. The trio also unpacks why investors should care now despite high prices and the policy frameworks necessary to unlock the emerging market’s full potential."
Volcanic Rock as a Carbon Sink, with Anastasia Pavlovic of Eion | Another ClimateTech Podcast
"Anastasia Pavlovic is the co-founder of Eion, a carbon removal company that accelerates Earth's natural rock weathering process to lock away CO₂—permanently. Eion works with farmers to deploy enhanced rock weathering (ERW) in agricultural fields, creating a carbon sink disguised as soil amendment, with benefits to landowners and climate alike. Anastasia joined the podcast from Detroit to talk about carbon, kids, and the importance of remembering to eat."
Dr Daniel Klier: Why Carbon Markets Are a Vital Tool in the Sustainability Toolbox | Frankly Speaking - A Podcast on Responsible Business
"Last week, Microsoft signed one of the world’s largest carbon removal deals with carbon credit firm Rubicon Carbon, purchasing 18 million tonnes of carbon removal credits. But will investing in carbon markets necessarily reduce the urgency of reaching net zero emissions, and how large of a role should they play in the fight against climate change?
In a special edition of the Frankly Speaking podcast, Richard Howitt was joined by Dr Daniel Klier, CEO of the climate consultancy South Pole, which describes itself as the world’s leading carbon project expert."
Meghan Pipitone: Revolutionizing Carbon Dioxide Removal for Sustainability in Space and on Earth | In Her Orbit
"In this episode, we’re joined by Meghan Pipitone, Advanced Project Engineer at Honeywell and co-inventor of life-sustaining technologies for spacecraft and marine environments. With a background in electrical engineering from the University of San Diego, Meghan has played a key role in developing CO₂ removal systems for NASA missions, including the groundbreaking Carbon Dioxide Removal by Ionic Liquid System (CDRILS)."
How Will Carbon Dioxide Removal Fit into Compliance Markets?—w/ Mike Azlen, Carbon Cap Management LLP | Reversing Climate Change
"Everyone's focused on carbon credit offtakes and Voluntary Carbon Market purchases, but the compliance markets represent the vast majority of carbon assets in circulation. How do these markets work, and how might carbon removal interact with them in the future?
Mike Azlen is the CEO and CIO of Carbon Cap Management LLP, a firm which trades within various compliance markets.
We discuss why private traders like his company can help price discovery in compliance markets, and address some common criticisms of market-based approaches to climate change (both VCM and compliance markets.)"
YOUTUBE VIDEOS
RIP Norm(s), in CDR, American energy, and Cheers | Wicked Problems - Climate Tech Conversations
"Maeve Allsup of Latitude Media and Robert Höglund of cdr.fyi talk the state of play in US energy chaos and carbon removals. And a tribute to George Wendt. RIP. Promise it will make sense. "
The Giga Ten Ep. 6 May 2025 | Tree Media
"In this 6th episode of The Giga Ten we discuss how Microsoft is a huge buyer of removals in the space, how Climeworks might want to respond to that Icelandic paper and other CDR policy mechanisms emerging from the EU. This and much more in the following episode with Sebastian Manhart and Leila Conners."
DAC: "We need to start deploying and reducing costs now" | gasworld
"Blair McMaster, Senior Consultant Carbon Capture at DNV, discusses direct air capture and the role that carbon removal will play in meeting global emissions targets on gasworld's CO2: Securing Supplies and Exploring New Pathways webinar."
Biochar: A Silver Bullet for Carbon Removal? | The Utopia Podcast
"In this episode I speak with Tom Previte and his company, Restord, a pioneering start-up which is creating biochar as a carbon removal method in Cornwall.
We discussed some of the benefits and issues associated with scaling up biochar carbon removal projects as part of the UK’s net zero journey. We also discussed the controversies surrounding corporate purchases of carbon removal credits and the associated carbon offsetting claims."
CarbonX Funding Deep-Dive | Tencent x CRBC – How to Win Non-Dilutive Capital | Carbon Removal Breakfast Club
"This episode covers:
-What does Tencent’s CarbonX Program really look for?
-How are projects scored across CDR, CCUS, CCU & LDES?
-Can a non-dilutive grant be stacked with private capital?"
Harnessing the Clean Industrial Deal and tools to fund CDR - Quarterly CDR Policy Update with remove | Carbon Gap
"Navigating the European carbon removal policy ecosystem can be tricky. Both EU-wide and global CDR policies are relevant to all CDR startups, yet with constrained resources, many struggle to stay up to date. The Quarterly Policy Update series aims to address this need and provide this resource to a wide audience.
For the second instalment of 2025, in partnership with remove, we highlight how funding for CDR projects works in the EU, with clear examples and a database to track funding opportunities. We also look at the Clean Industrial Deal and how it can benefit R&I financing."
Workshop: Implementing A Low Carbon Concrete Building Code in your City. | OpenAir
"Concrete is the most widely used building material on earth—foundational to roads, bridges, buildings, and virtually all modern infrastructure. Yet, it is also a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, primarily due to the production of cement, its key binding ingredient. Fortunately, there are proven materials and methods that can significantly reduce the embodied carbon of concrete with minimal or no added cost. Local governments play a critical role in enabling this shift by adopting low-carbon concrete standards into their building codes."
2025 Carbon Removal Challenge Showcase Stream | OpenAir
"Tune in as we stream our 5 finalist student teams presentation of their award winning projects at Carbon Unbound! Please join us in celebrating our finalists teams in this culminating event for the 2025 Carbon Removal Challenge.
Hosted by CRC co-chairs, Matt Parker and Sue Dorward, learn more about each team and their ground breaking approaches to carbon removal!"
Carbon Removal Updates from 19 May - 25 May 2025 | Carbon Removal Updates Bulletin
DEADLINES
Call for Proposals—Tencent launched global CarbonX program 2.0 to accelerate climate tech innovation including CDR | Application Deadline: 31 May 2025
The Science Based Targets Initiative released a draft of the Corporate Net-Zero Standard V2 for public consultation, outlining options for companies to integrate CDR into their net-zero strategies—applicable only to scope 1 emissions | Deadline to provide response: 01 June 2025
The UK government has opened a public consultation on its proposed business models to generate funding for greenhouse gas removals (GGR) technologies in general and bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) projects in particular | This consultation closes on 09 June 2025.
Call for Consultations—Direct Air Capture and Geologic Sequestration in Saline Aquifer methodology by Absolute Climate is open for public review | Deadline: 12 June 2025
(NEW) Student Writing Competition—Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Law and Policy by Sea Grant Law Center | Deadline: 15 June 2025
(NEW) Call for Consultations—UK govt launched a review of CDR tech (DAC, BECCS, etc.) for its 2050 net-zero plans | Respond by 20 June 2025
(NEW) Funding Opportunity—Carbon180 launched Making Waves, a regranting program offering $100K to marine CDR nonprofits | Apply by 20 June 2025
Puro.earth is revising its Enhanced Rock Weathering methodology, with a public consultation ending in June 2025
Student Writing Competition: Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Law and Policy | Submissions are due by 15 June 2025
Call for Consultation—EU Commission has opened consultation to assess potential reforms to the Emissions Trading System, with a focus on how CDR could be integrated to support the 2050 net-zero target | Deadline: 08 July 2025
Call for Consultations—Government of UK is seeking views on the implementation of the UK government’s principles for voluntary carbon and nature market integrity | Deadline to respond: 10 July 2025
(NEW) Funding Opportunity—Emissions Reduction Alberta launched a $50M fund to support emissions-cutting tech, including BECCS and CDR | Proposals due 23 July 2025
Funding Opportunity—Horizon Europe launched funding calls for Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement | Deadline: 16 September 2025
The EU LIFE programme has launched a €28M funding call for Climate Change Mitigation projects, including CDR | Apply by 23 September 2025
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