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CARBON REMOVAL WEEKLY SUMMARY (08 JUNE - 14 JUNE 2026)-WEEK#24

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TOP HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK

The new Corporate Net-Zero Standard Version 2.0 (Science Based Targets)

Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) released Version 2 of its Corporate Net-Zero Standard, introducing a structured framework that formalizes how companies must use carbon removals to neutralize residual emissions.

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COMMERCIAL NEWS

German Environment Minister Carsten Schneider announced a package of €400M+ to help launch a national CDR market (Energate Messenger)
NATS partnered with CUR8 committing to invest over £500k in a portfolio of CDRs (NATS)
Société Générale pledged €100M to support nature-based climate projects (Carbon Pulse)
Progressive Energy, Mission Zero Technologies and Airhive partnered to develop UnionDAC, a 60,000 tCO₂/yr UK DAC facility expected to be Europe’s largest (Financial Post)
Netherlands retired 7k carbon removal credits in record transaction for state government (Carbon Pulse)
Commons launched a procurement for 100,000+ tonnes of CDR and super-pollutant mitigation credits (Carbon Herald)
Inherit delivered 1,000 tonnes of CO2 to Northern Lights JV for permanent storage under the North Sea (LinkedIn)
Brineworks opened a DAC demonstration plant at Amsterdam Science Park with 100 tCO₂/yr capture capacity (Amsterdam Science Park)
Microsoft has signed a three-year agreement to buy nearly 37,000 metric tons of CDR credits from Alt Carbon (Tech Crunch)
Mitsubishi Electric and Finland’s VTT established core technology for direct ocean capture (Morning Star)
Google and American Airlines signed a SAF deal expected to avoid nearly 300,000 tonnes of CO₂ (ESG News)
Air Liquide launched its first industrial-scale Cryocap™ pilot for cement-sector decarbonization (ESG News)
Amazon launched a carbon credit sourcing service for UK suppliers and enterprise customers (ESG Today)
São Paulo launched a $5 million program to develop Brazil’s first sugarcane ethanol BECCS pilot (Carbon Pulse)
Supercritical launched a free calculator to estimate company-specific CDR obligations and costs under SBTi Net-Zero Standard V2.0 (Supercritical)
LoamBio’s US SecondCrop™ project received a Sylvera Pre-Issuance Rating of A (LinkedIn)
Climate Impact Partners secured the purchase of 1 million tonnes of CDR credits from GreenTrees, on behalf of a Fortune Global 500 client (PR Newswire)
TKMS, Heirloom and thyssenkrupp Calvion signed two MoUs to explore large-scale DAC deployment in Canada (TKMS Group)
Ocean Visions launched a roadmap to accelerate seaweed-based decarbonization (Ocean Visions)

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RESEARCH PAPERS

Large-Scale Carbon Removal Will Create Public Health, Economic, and Climate Trade-Offs
Authors: Parisa Javadi, Patrick O’RourkeJay Fuhrman, Daniel H. Loughlin, Scott C. Doney, William Shobe, João Ferreira, Andrés F. Clarens
Synopsis: A systems modeling study evaluates how different CDR deployment pathways affect air quality, public health, and economic outcomes in the United States. Both high- and low-CDR scenarios avoid roughly $2.5–5.8 trillion in climate damages, but differ in broader trade-offs: high-CDR pathways reduce near-term fossil fuel cuts, leading to lower public health benefits than low-CDR strategies. Across scenarios, improvements in particulate matter and ozone exposure translate into trillions in health gains and thousands of avoided premature deaths by mid-century. However, greater reliance on CDR shifts costs and creates complex trade-offs between climate mitigation, economic burden, and health outcomes.
Hysteresis in global atmospheric river activity under carbon dioxide removal
Authors: Seohyun Chung, Chanil Park, Yeeun Kwon, Seok-Woo Son, Andrew C. Winters & Wenhao Dong
Synopsis: Large-ensemble climate model experiments show that atmospheric rivers (ARs) exhibit hysteresis under CO₂ reduction, meaning their frequency and intensity do not fully return to present-day levels after atmospheric CO₂ is lowered. Even as concentrations decline, ARs remain more frequent and intense—especially along major western continental coasts and the Antarctic—driving sustained increases in extreme precipitation. This persistent response is linked to delayed recovery in ocean circulation systems, including the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation and Southern Ocean temperatures, highlighting long-lasting hydroclimatic impacts of prior warming even under mitigation.
Economic Assessment of Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement Through Electrodialysis: The Role of Carbon Credits in Comparing Solar Energy and Thermal Waste Technologies
Authors: Idiano D’Adamo, Gabriele Graziano, Francesco Ferella
Synopsis: An economic assessment of an OAE facility compares solar energy and thermal energy waste configurations for CO₂ removal using a 20-year discounted cash flow model. The analysis shows that profitability is highly dependent on carbon credit prices, with positive net present values only under high-price scenarios. Break-even carbon prices are estimated at roughly $1177–1472/tCO₂ for the thermal waste energy setup and $1300–1602/tCO₂ for the solar energy configuration, with the former appearing more economically resilient. Overall, the study highlights that OAE deployment remains financially challenging without strong carbon markets and supportive policy frameworks.
Trace element mobility during the injection of water-dissolved CO2 into basalts
Authors: Abdirizak Omar, Mouadh Addassi, Niccolo Menegoni, et al.
Synopsis: The Jizan carbon sequestration pilot evaluates in-situ carbon mineralization in subsurface basalts, focusing on whether CO₂ injection triggers harmful trace element release in groundwater. Analysis of 28 well samples using ICP-MS shows that most trace elements exhibit low mobility—generally less than 20% of sodium’s mobility—and remain well below drinking water safety thresholds throughout injection and post-injection phases. These findings suggest that basalt-based mineralization is likely a safe and scalable CO₂ storage approach, with minimal risk of groundwater contamination from toxic metal mobilization under the studied conditions.
Ocean iron fertilization from enhanced mid-ocean-ridge volcanism due to ice-age sea-level falls
Authors: Tianshu Kong, Xiaozhou Ruan, Jesse R. Farmer, et al.
Synopsis: This study investigates whether hydrothermal iron from mid-ocean ridges can fertilize phytoplankton and enhance oceanic carbon sequestration in iron-limited regions. Comparing 200,000-year proxy records, the authors find that periods of increased hydrothermal activity along the East Pacific Rise align with higher nutrient consumption in the eastern equatorial Pacific, suggesting a potential link between ridge volcanism and natural iron fertilization during glacial terminations. If confirmed in other regions, such as the Southern Ocean, this mechanism could represent a long-term Earth system feedback connecting sea level changes, volcanism, ocean productivity, and atmospheric CO₂ levels.
Effectiveness of olivine dissolution in beach simulations for ocean alkalinity enhancement – insights from flow-through experiments - Preprint
Authors: Sonja Geilert, Lucille Hoogerdijk, Yasmina Ben Hammou Abboud, et al.
Synopsis: This experimental study investigates OAE using dunite (olivine-rich rock) in coastal surf-zone conditions to assess its potential for carbon dioxide removal. Flow-through reactor experiments show that turbulent conditions significantly increase mineral dissolution and alkalinity release, especially when olivine is mixed with beach sand, which enhances grain abrasion. However, dissolution rates decline over time as the system approaches steady state. Initial spikes in trace metals (Ni, Cr) are observed but quickly return to background levels under high dilution. Overall, the results suggest that surf zones could provide effective conditions for coastal OAE-based carbon removal with manageable environmental risks.
Carbon Sequestration in Agriculture and Ecosystems: A Pathway to Climate Stability
Authors: Gurleen Kaur, Harleen Kaur, Sreethu S. & Vandna Chhabra
Synopsis: A review of agricultural carbon sequestration highlights how soil organic carbon (SOC) storage depends on both carbon inputs and stabilization processes within agroecosystems. Evidence shows that practices such as conservation tillage, residue retention, diversified cropping, agroforestry, and biochar application can increase SOC, though outcomes vary widely with soil type, climate, management duration, and measurement depth. Key constraints include SOC saturation limits, potential greenhouse-gas trade-offs, inconsistent carbon accounting, and adoption barriers. The study concludes that effective mitigation requires integrated, site-specific management strategies that balance carbon storage with long-term soil health and productivity.
Circular and athermal atmospheric CO2 capture by food waste-derived amyloid sorbents
Authors: Zhou Dong, Ming Dai, Felix Donat et al.
Synopsis: This study develops a circular-economy approach to carbon capture by upcycling dairy and tofu food waste proteins into amyloid fibril microbeads for ambient CO₂ removal. Through molecular design and mild chemical treatment, the material creates abundant active binding sites, achieving CO₂ uptake of up to 2.20 mmol g⁻¹ in air and 2.51 mmol g⁻¹ under controlled conditions. The sorbent can be rapidly regenerated in 10–12 minutes using a low-energy acid–alkali mist and remains stable over 30 cycles. Life-cycle and techno-economic analyses indicate strong sustainability and cost advantages compared to conventional CO₂ capture materials.
Expert Perceptions of the Viability and Importance of Solar Geoengineering and Carbon Dioxide Removal in Addressing Climate Change: A Snapshot from India and the United States
Authors: Ben Kravitz, Landon Yoder, Sangeet Nepal, Nathaniel Geiger and Shahzeen Z. Attari
Synopsis: A qualitative study of 63 climate experts in the U.S. and India examines preferences across mitigation, adaptation, CDR, and solar geoengineering (SG). While mitigation and adaptation remain the dominant priorities, support for deploying novel interventions is limited, with 44% of experts supporting CDR but only 3% supporting SG. Opposition is also higher for SG than CDR, reflecting a strong precautionary stance across respondents. The findings suggest that expert perceptions of CDR and SG remain cautious and may lag behind rapidly evolving technological developments, underscoring the need for broader interdisciplinary engagement on their potential roles in climate strategy.
Direct air capture of carbon dioxide: A comprehensive review
Authors: Shalini Arora, Hari Prasad Reddy Kannapu, Vishal Kamboj, Mark McGinley, Mahendra Kumar Sunkara
Synopsis: This review provides an overview of carbon capture technologies across point-source and DAC pathways, with a focus on emerging approaches for achieving net-zero and net-negative emissions. It highlights advances in DAC systems, including liquid solvents with reduced energy requirements, solid sorbents such as metal–organic frameworks and functionalized polymers, electrochemical and moisture-driven processes, and bioengineered or plasma-based methods. The study also examines life-cycle performance, scalability, and cost considerations. In particular, it notes high-capacity nanowire adsorbents coupled with plasma swing regeneration as a promising direction for low-energy CO₂ desorption.
Integrated direct air capture–to–ethylene production via CO2 electroreduction: Process modeling and techno-economic analysis
Authors: Murat Can Kenez, Gisele Azimi
Synopsis: This study evaluates the techno-economic viability of producing ethylene directly from atmospheric CO₂ using an integrated DAC and electrochemical reduction system. A process-level model reveals significant efficiency losses due to carbonate crossover in the electrolyzer, limiting carbon utilization efficiency to 18.3% and requiring oversized DAC capacity. The resulting minimum ethylene selling price is around $8.6/kg, driven mainly by electricity costs and DAC capital expenditure. Sensitivity and optimization analyses show that reducing crossover and improving system integration can substantially lower costs, but achieving fossil parity would still require high carbon credit prices, highlighting key engineering and policy bottlenecks.
The impact of large-scale macroalgae cultivation and harvesting strategies on the marine carbon dioxide removal efficacy and marine biogeochemistry
Authors: Prima Anugerahanti, Julien Palmiéri, Chelsey A. Baker, Ekaterina Popova, and Andrew Yool
Synopsis: This modeling study evaluates the climate mitigation potential and biogeochemical impacts of large-scale macroalgae cultivation as a marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) strategy. While global deployment increases air–sea CO₂ uptake by 11 Pg C yr⁻¹, only about 27% translates into additional carbon removal. The system also substantially disrupts marine ecosystems, reducing phytoplankton and zooplankton biomass by nearly 50% and altering nutrient distributions. Biomass sinking leads to oxygen depletion and localized suboxic conditions, while growth without iron fertilization results in a 74% decline in productivity. Overall, the results suggest limited effective carbon removal potential and significant ecological trade-offs at scale.
A review of carbon dioxide removal through concrete carbonation: key parameters and life cycle assessment
Authors: Kelli Anne Knight, Seth Kane, Patrick R. Cunningham, Rachel A Reimer and Sabbie A Miller
Synopsis: This literature review examines the potential of concrete carbonation as a carbon dioxide removal pathway within the cement and concrete industries, which are under pressure to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. It highlights how hydrated cement can absorb CO₂ over time, a process that can be enhanced through engineering measures such as crushing end-of-life concrete. Key factors influencing uptake include porosity, exposure conditions, CO₂ concentration, curing methods, coatings, and supplementary cementitious materials. Current estimates suggest that 9–17% of concrete production emissions could be reabsorbed, though these are based on limited datasets and simplified assumptions. The study emphasizes the need for improved dynamic life-cycle carbon accounting to better quantify real-world carbonation potential.
Methane Emissions Offsetting With Temporary Carbon Sinks
Authors: Hans‐Peter Schmidt, Nikolas Hagemann
Synopsis: This study develops a time-explicit framework to account for the warming impact of methane and the compensating cooling effect of CDR. Recognizing methane’s short atmospheric lifetime, the authors propose a total climate effect (TCE) metric that integrates time-dependent warming and cooling in CO₂-equivalent terms using an impulse–response function approach. The method quantifies how temporary carbon sinks can offset methane emissions; for example, offsetting 1 tonne of CH₄ over 20 years requires about 94.6 tonnes of CO₂ stored temporarily. By distinguishing between temporary and permanent storage, the framework offers a more consistent basis for valuing carbon removal in climate policy and markets.
Carbon Dioxide Removal Supply Curves: A Multi-Model Assessment - Preprint
Authors: Catrin Harris , Vassilis Daioglou, Isabela Tagomori , Oumaima Rhalem, Jonathan Doelman et al.
Synopsis: This study assesses the cost-dependent potential of CDR using five integrated assessment models. It finds that global CDR capacity could reach 2.6–9.7 GtCO₂/year by 2050 and 10.3–20.9 GtCO₂/year by 2100 at a carbon price of $400/tCO₂. Higher carbon prices support more diverse CDR portfolios, while options using geological storage dominate deployment. Although CDR increases demands on land and energy resources, diversified portfolios limit these impacts. The findings suggest sufficient technical CDR potential exists to meet long-term climate goals, provided strong policy and financial support is available.
CO2 capture 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol/piperazine degradation. Comparison of BECCS and cement production
Authors: Randi Neerup, Isaac A. Løge, Gry A. Bachson, Magdalena Gautsch, Kalle L. Øbro, Nomiki Kottaki, Pantelis Bountzis, Maria Dimitriadi, et al.
Synopsis: Operating a pilot-scale CO₂ capture system on biomass-fired flue gas for 3,300 hours, this study examined the long-term performance of the CESAR1 solvent (AMP/PZ blend). Piperazine remained stable, while AMP gradually declined and degradation products such as formate, glycolic acid, acetate, and oxalate accumulated over time. Compared with a previous cement-plant campaign, nitrate and iron concentrations were lower, indicating less severe solvent degradation. However, continued buildup of organic acids and sulphate highlights the need for ongoing monitoring of solvent health during long-term carbon capture operations.
Parameterizing air–sea CO2 transfer in a macroalgal habitat and assessing its role in marine carbon dioxide removal accounting
Authors: Bryce Van Dam
Synopsis: This study addresses uncertainty in measuring air–sea CO₂ exchange, a key challenge for verifying mCDR. Using direct eddy covariance measurements from a macroalgae-dominated coastal site, the authors develop a new gas transfer velocity (k660) parameterization that shows a quadratic dependence on wind speed (k660 = 0.183 × U10² + 2.17). Machine learning analysis indicates that wind and wave interactions dominate at high speeds, while additional processes drive gas exchange under calmer conditions, producing a non-zero baseline flux. Model simulations show that uncertainty in k660 strongly affects estimated CO₂ removal due to its influence on equilibration timescales, highlighting that methodological choices can be as important as operational emissions in shaping reported mCDR performance.
Life cycle assessment of solid calcium-looping direct air capture and its synergistic dual use for net-negative cement
Authors: Vittoria Bolongaro, David Yang Shu, Noah McQueen, André Bardow
Synopsis: This study presents a cradle-to-grave life cycle assessment of calcium-looping DACCS, focusing on its scalability and integration potential with existing industrial systems. Using primary industrial data, the authors show that calcium-looping DACCS can achieve high net carbon removal efficiencies, particularly when powered by low-carbon electricity, with limited environmental trade-offs relative to sustainability thresholds. A key finding is the strong synergy between DACCS and cement production, where shared calcination infrastructure and feedstocks could transform a major emitting sector into a net-negative system. The results suggest that DACCS deployment should be guided by regional infrastructure compatibility and industrial integration opportunities rather than technology alone.
Biochar carbon removal in Finland : opportunities and challenges under the CRCF - Thesis
Authors: Kumpumäki, Jenna-Riitta
Synopsis: This bachelor’s thesis evaluates the viability of Finland’s biochar carbon removal industry under the EU Carbon Removal Certification Framework (CRCF), as the carbon removal sector transitions from voluntary carbon markets toward a more regulated system. The study finds that the CRCF is broadly viewed as improving credibility and helping address trust gaps in carbon removal credits, but it may also introduce higher administrative burdens and regulatory uncertainty. In Finland, scaling biochar faces additional constraints from competition for biomass feedstocks with established pulp and bioenergy sectors, keeping costs high and limiting market expansion beyond niche applications such as soil improvement.

WEB POSTS

The race to bolster the ocean’s potential to combat climate change (Reuters)
Marine carbon dioxide removal: Our next ocean science, policy and governance frontier? (Marine & Guardian)
Brussels bureaucrats get ready for the carbon pricing battle of their lives (Euractiv)
Ucaneo plans CO2 air capture plant in Berlin (Energate Messenger)
Scaling the Next Generation of Industrial Climate Solutions (RMI)
Getting ahead of carbon removal regulation in Europe (Climeworks)
‘Atmospheric Scrubbing’ could reduce cooling effects of stratospheric aerosol injections, study shows (University of Exeter)
GHG Protocol accused of ‘violating its own rules’ in forest carbon removals row (Business Green)
BRIEFING: Canadian CDR signal strong despite climate policy rollback (Carbon Pulse)
Scientists turn tofu and cheese waste into tiny CO2-catching beads (Science Daily)
Carbon accounting: Nature is now on the corporate balance sheet (World Economic Forum)
ETS-2 starts in 2028 with better price stability, predictability and first auction in 2027 (emissierechten.nl)
Global Forest Coalition - Not Our Solution: Global South Civil Society Rejects Geoengineering (Global Forest Coalition)
The Barriers Holding Back Carbon Removal Investments (Sustainability Magazine)
Trump, Wars Stalling Carbon Dioxide Removal, Scientists Warn (Asia Financial)
Trees may store less planet-heating carbon than hoped, study suggests (The Guardian)
Three things the EU ETS needs to get right on carbon removal (Isometric)
INTERVIEW: CDR intellectual property start-up secures 1st assets (QC Intel)
The Carbon Removal Market Can Work—If We Build It Right (NRDC)
Soil Is No Longer the Only Bidder for Your Char (LinkedIn)
Can Rock Dust Soak Up Carbon Emissions? A Giant Experiment Is Set to Find Out (Remineralize the Earth)
Environmental NGOs challenge the Commission on EU carbon removal methodologies (WWF)

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REPORTS

Carbon dioxide removal prices and the challenge of emissions trading system integration (LSE)
Supporting Tribal Sovereignty in Carbon Dioxide Removal: A Report and Resource Guide
The new Corporate Net-Zero Standard Version 2.0 (SBTi)
Guidance on negative emissions for cities - Summary for Decision Makers (European Commission)
Durable CDR Market Update: From Ambition to Execution (CDR.fyi)
Dossier: A Safety Valve for the EU ETS Endgame: Containing Prices through Carbon Dioxide Removal (Kopernikus-Projekt)
The Terraset revolving fund: year one results (Terraset)
Carbon accounting and reporting for carbon capture and storage and engineered carbon removals (OGCI)

UPCOMING EVENTS

June 2026

Direct air capture: Illuminating and filling the gaps by CanCO2Re Initiative | 16 June 2026 | Online
Carbon Drawdown Symposium 2026 by Carbon Drawdown Initiative | 16–17 June 2026 | Online & Hotel Luise, Erlangen
The Storage Conference 2026 - Enabling safe CO2 storage at giga scale | 16-17 June 2026 | Trondheim, Norway
Carbon Expert Series: GHG Protocol update: The Land Sector Removal Standard by Carbon+Alt+Delete | 18 June 2026 | Online
(NEW) CDR Experience Tour by DVNE | 18-19 June 2026 | Munich to Nuremberg
Carbon Removal London 2026 by Supercritical | 22 June 2026 | London
Carbon Removal London 2026 by Supercritical | 22 June 2026 | London
CDR2030: The Action Agenda for Growing Carbon Removal by Chris Neidl & Matt Isaacs | 23 June 2026 | London, United Kingdom
(NEW) Carbon Removal Policy Briefing Lunch — London Climate Action Week by CUR8 Events | 23 June 2026 | London, United Kingdom
From Farmland to Carbon Markets: Evaluating Enhanced Rock Weathering by Tess Seminar | 23 June 2026 | Smithfield & Online
Scaling CDR Summit by Isometric | 23 June 2026 | London, England
Clause & Effect: Making Carbon Removal Purchasing Agreements Work by Beatriz Beccari Barreto, Elena & Glenn Morley | 23 June 2026 | Invited Kingdom
(NEW) CDR in the Global South - Real Stories from Real Entrepreneurs by Michael Weber & 3 others | 24 June 2026 | London, United Kingdom
London Climate Action Week CDR Social by The Carbon Removal Show | 24 June 2026 | United Kingdom
Who Holds the Risk in Carbon Removal? Rethinking Durability and Liability by American Forest Foundation | 24 June 2026 | San Francisco
Carbon dioxide removal: the latest trends and the UK’s edge by University of Oxford at London Climate Action Week 2026 | 24 June 2026 | United Kingdom
Building the CDR market of tomorrow by AlliedOffsets and LSE | 24 June 2026 | London, UK
(NEW) NextGen x Frontier - Building the CDR Market Together, The Role of Buyers Clubs by Michael Weber, Aika Kazykhanova & Hannah Bebbington | 24 June 2026 | London, United Kingdom
Carbon Buyers Breakfast at the National Gallery: How CSOs Can Position Carbon Removal as Strategic Value - London Climate Action Week 2026 by InPlanet, Carboneers & ClimeFi | 25 June 2026 | United Kingdom
Symposium on Biomass-Based Carbon Removal by NET-Fuels | 25 June 2026 | Emilia-Romagna
(NEW) CDR Agenda at COP31: Priorities, Strategy and Expectations | 26 June 2026 | Online

July 2026

(NEW) Domestic implementation of international legal requirements for mCDR at Columbia University | 02 July 2026 | Online
23rd International Conference on Carbon Dioxide Utilization | 6-10 July 2026 | St.Louis, Missouri
Fourth Annual Enhanced Rock Weathering Conference by University of Guelph | 08-10 July 2026 | Guelph, Ontario, Canada
(NEW) Building the Silicon Valley of Carbon in BC by Centre for Climate and Business Solutions | 16 July 2026 | Vancouver, Canada
Nordic Climate Finance Summit | 3-4 September 2026 | Oslo, Norway
Carbon Removal Policy Summit by Carbon Gap | 16 September 2026 | Brussels
Carbon Unbound Europe 2026 | 20-21 October 2026 | London, United Kingdom
2026 North American Biochar Conference - Setting the Standard for Biochar by American Biochar Institute | November 16-18, 2026 | New Orleans, Louisiana
Massachusetts Carbon Dioxide Removal Study Workshop for the Executive Branch by RMI | 17 November 2026 | Online
(NEW) Ocean Visions 2027 Summit | 02-04 March 2027 | Hilton Cartagena

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JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Head of Science at UNDO | 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.”
Postdoctoral Research Scientists - OAE Process-Model at [C]Worthy | Boulder, CO
“[C]Worthy is a non-profit research organization focused on transforming research-grade oceanographic models into open, reproducible, and auditable decision-support tools for ocean-based carbon dioxide removal (CDR).”
Director of Government Affairs at Carbon Removal Alliance | Washington, D.C.
“The Carbon Removal Alliance works to build a gigaton-scale carbon removal industry that is categorically good for the climate, economy, and people.”
Biochar Commercial Lead at Pure Data Centres Group | London Area, United Kingdom
“The Biochar Commercial Lead is accountable for building and securing the commercial pathways that convert AHE’s biochar production into long-term, compliant, revenue-secured offtake.”
Apprenticeship - Marketing & Communication Officer at Removall | Paris
“Removall supports companies and organizations in their climate ambitions by developing and structuring pooled or customized carbon funds, or by implementing rigorous and ambitious carbon offsetting programs.”
Research Project Ocean Frontier Institute - Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal at Dalhousie University | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
“The Ocean Frontier Institute (OFI) at Dalhousie University, through its work leading the Transforming Climate Action (TCA) program with partner institutions Memorial University, University Laval, and the University of Quebec at Rimouski, is playing important roles in the development of Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (mCDR) in Canada and internationally. mCDR in Canada is rapidly developing as a proposed method to mitigate climate change and contribute to Canada’s net zero goals.”
Agroforestry Technician (Temporary Position through Dec 15th 2026) at Terraformation | Hawai’i County, HI
“Terraformation is committed to addressing climate change through the power of native forest restoration and sustainable farming practices.”
Lead EIC Engineer (100%) at Climeworks | Opfikon, Zurich, Switzerland
“Climeworks is a leading high-quality carbon removal provider, combining decades of expertise in Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology with a holistic approach to carbon removal solutions.”
Senior Finance Manager at Indigo
“Indigo Ag transforms on-farm regenerative agricultural practices into durable new revenue streams for farmers and agribusinesses, creating a more resilient world with thriving farmers and more sustainable and environmentally prosperous companies.”
Senior Program Director, Remove at Ocean Visions | United States, Remote
“Ocean Visions is a nonprofit conservation organization pursuing bold solutions to counter and reverse climate impacts on ocean health.”
Chief of Staff at Crew Carbon | Brooklyn, NY
“CREW’s technology and services make wastewater treatment cheaper and more efficient, while permanently sequestering CO₂.”
Technical Buyer at Skytree | On-site, Hybrid (Katowice, Śląskie, Poland)
“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 support society and businesses around the world.”
Volunteer Call for Think Negative - The Carbon Dioxide Removal Pavillion | Negative Emissions Platform | Remote (Digital roles) & On-site (Antalya, Turkey)

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PODCASTS

Is carbon removal stronger than the headlines suggest? | The Carbon Curve
“For this special Toronto Climate Week wrap-up, Na’im sits down in person with three of the sharpest minds in the Toronto climate scene, each bringing a different vantage point on where carbon removal really stands. Trish Nixon (Venture Partner at Amplify Capital) brings the finance and capital side, Brandon Vlaar (CEO of Mangrove Systems) brings measurement and verification, and Luke Connell (CEO of CarbonRun) brings the supplier and operator side. A year after many feared the bottom would fall out of climate, the conversation is candid about the headwinds: a venture market that cannot scale this sector alone, a punishing “missing middle” in project finance, and an affordability lens now applied to every climate policy. At the same time, the panel makes the case that the structural foundations for a durable market are further along than the vibes suggest. It is an honest look at the valley of death ahead, and the real opportunity waiting for the companies that make it to the other side.”
SBTi 2.0 Net Zero Standard: What It Actually Means for CDR - with Robert Höglund | The CDR Policy Scoop
“Robert Höglund, writer of Marginal Carbon, climate strategist at Milkywire, and co-founder of CDI FYI
The Science Based Targets initiative has released its long-awaited Net Zero Standard, and Sebastian Manhart and Eve Tamme wasted no time pulling Robert Höglund, climate strategist at Milkywire, and co-founder of CDR.FYI back onto the show to work through what it actually means for CDR.
The three begin with a verdict: mostly neutral. Better than the previous draft, some of the more damaging provisions are gone, but the standard falls short of what the CDR community had hoped for. With the key requirement for carbon removal pegged to 2035, the central question is whether anything meaningful happens in the nine years between now and then.
The conversation works through the specific wins and losses. Corresponding adjustments are no longer a hard requirement, now encouraged and reported, which Robert and Eve both consider a workable compromise. The “like for like” principle survived. Scope 3 was included, which significantly raises the ceiling on potential CDR demand. But the standard leaves key questions unanswered: what emissions are companies actually supposed to counterbalance with CDR, their physical inventory or their residual after market measures? The answer, Robert notes, could be “quite controversial.”
The episode closes on what comes next: the call for evidence on short-lived removals, the incoming ISO standard, and a probable 2031 timeline for the next full version of the standard, leaving the industry to watch carefully what happens in the interim guidance documents that can still reshape how the standard is applied in practice.”
Tree Donor recognizes the importance of reforestation in Cincinnati; Dayton begins its master plan | Brick by Brick
“Cincinnati Parks will soon begin the largest reforestation effort in a city park in nearly 100 years following a $1.8 million dollar donation by an anonymous Amberley Village resident. What’s involved is the removal of invasive honeysuckle and the planting of trees in the 281-acre French Park, owned by the city, but located in Amberley Village. The Cincinnati Parks Foundation hopes this model can work in other city parks where the tree population has greatly declined.”
The SkyCarbon Enterprise Hour — Pilot Episode | The SkyCarbon Enterprise Hour
“In this pilot episode, Collins Victory Odabi lays out the editorial architecture of the SkyCarbon Enterprise Hour — what the series is, what it is not, and why the questions it pursues matter beyond the familiar frameworks of climate advocacy and political debate.
The SkyCarbon Enterprise Hour exists to examine what biospheric restoration actually demands when it is tested against physical, economic, and political constraints. The Rocky Mountain West serves as the primary case study throughout — not because its challenges are unique, but because they concentrate, in one place, many of the tensions defining the broader climate and infrastructure landscape across the United States and similar regions globally.
Those tensions are already operational. Water systems are running under long-term allocation stress. Energy infrastructure is managing rising demand and growing grid complexity. Agricultural systems are adapting to shifting seasonal baselines. Wildfire exposure is reshaping insurance markets, settlement patterns, and public planning. And alongside these pressures, technologies like direct air carbon removal, advanced storage systems, and grid modernisation are being developed to close the gap between environmental limits and economic activity.”

YOUTUBE VIDEOS

Inside the World´s Largest Carbon Removal Project - Exomad Green | Exomad Green
“Puro.earth President, Jan Willem Visited Exomad Green, Home to the World’s Largest Carbon Removal Project
We are pleased to share this video with Puro.earth President Jan Willem’s visit to Bolivia in March, where he had the opportunity to experience Exomad Green’s operations firsthand and see how biochar carbon removal is being scaled on the ground.
The visit provided valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities of delivering high-quality, durable carbon removal, highlighting the importance of transparency, verification, and real-world impact.”
Negative Emissions Summit 2026 | Negative Emissions Platform
Scrubbing the Skies: How to Fund Ocean Fertilization Research | Institute for Responsible Carbon Removal
“Ocean fertilization sits at an impasse: Despite showing potential to deliver gigatons of carbon removal at costs below $100/ton, the approach faces daunting questions about potential ecological and societal effects. The scientific, legal and institutional frameworks needed to earn legitimacy and public trust and to manage a major new use of the largest public resource on earth do not yet exist. Without this governance, neither philanthropy nor private capital can flow at the scale the science demands. The result is a field that is simultaneously urgent and stuck.
The mCDR Governance Framework Pilot Program for the Gulf of Alaska is a proposed attempt to break that impasse. This four-year regional pilot will be co-developed with the communities, fisheries managers, Indigenous nations, and regulators who have the most at stake in getting this right. As ocean co-managers, tribal governing authorities already know how to manage marine resources, but they haven’t yet built management systems for this novel use.
In this presentation we will attempt to disentangle the mess of ocean fertilization’s potential and discuss the mCDR Governance Framework Pilot Program proposal for the Gulf of Alaska region. This includes a new funding mechanism that, if it works, could serve as a template to accelerate mCDR research globally.
Guest: Anton Alferness, CEO of Paradigm Climate LLC”
Exploring Carbon Removal in the Global South | Carbon Unbound
“India and Brazil hold some of the greatest potential for carbon removal anywhere in the world. But what does it actually take to build and verify CDR projects at scale in the Global South? And what does the market still get wrong?
Ahead of Carbon Unbound East Coast, David LaGreca, EcoEngineers’ Managing Director of Voluntary Carbon Market Services and Ikarus Janzen, Varaha’s Co-Founder and COO join us for a candid conversation about what they’re seeing on the ground, why the opportunity is bigger than ever, and what buyers, investors, and standards bodies still need to understand about operating in the Global South.”
Is carbon removal a fantasy? | Living Planet Podcast | DW Podcasts
“Every time you drive a car, heat your home or board a plane, carbon dioxide enters the atmosphere. A growing industry says it can pull that CO₂ back out again. Living Planet reporter Sam Baker visited two companies behind direct air capture to see whether this much-hyped technology is on the verge of a breakthrough - or headed for a reality check.”
What If Buildings Could Remove Carbon From the Atmosphere? | Business For Good Podcast
“In this episode of Business For Good, Paul Shapiro sits down with Allison Dring, CEO of Made of Air, to explore how waste biomass can be converted into carbon-storing building materials through a process called pyrolysis. Instead of mining resources from underground, the company uses sawdust and wood waste that would otherwise go to landfill, bakes it in a high-temperature, low-oxygen oven, and produces biochar, a stable form of elemental carbon that locks atmospheric CO2 away for roughly a thousand years.
The conversation covers why the built environment is such a massive source of emissions, how biochar-based cladding panels can replace steel, cement fiber board, and fossil-based plastics at competitive prices, and why the real bottleneck is not the technology but industry adoption.”
Inside Africa’s Carbon market | Panel Discussion | 2026 Nairobi Summit | AfricArena
“This panel discussion explores the state of carbon markets in Africa, with industry leaders discussing carbon credit quality, investor expectations, compliance vs voluntary markets, local capacity building, government regulation, insurance, and the future of Africa’s role in global carbon finance. The conversation highlights opportunities and challenges in positioning Africa as a leading supplier of high-integrity carbon credits.”
Solving the Money Problem Holding Back Carbon Removal | Alex Bury, UNDO Carbon | Climate Solutions News
“In this interview, Dominic Shales speaks with Alex Bury, head of finance at UNDO Carbon, about the financing gap that decides how fast the sector can scale. They cover why enhanced rock weathering avoids heavy capital costs but creates a working capital problem, the shift from upfront buyer payments to payment on delivery, and UNDO’s first-of-a-kind debt deal with the Inlandsis Fund tied to a Microsoft offtake. Bury also explains carbon removal insurance, Farm Credit Canada’s strategic investment, and why measurement, reporting and verification sits at the heart of building lender confidence.
The conversation closes on demand. UNDO’s buyers include Microsoft, Barclays, British Airways and McLaren Racing, and the question now is whether more cautious institutions step up as the early buyers move on.”
Building a Carbon-Negative Car Park | Net Zero Commitment | Murphy
“Murphy has delivered a carbon-negative car park at the One Murphy Hub in Golborne—marking the first use of ACLA in North West England.
ACLA is an innovative aggregate that captures and permanently stores CO₂, helping reduce carbon at the material level.”
Strange, weird, irrelevant ideas | Tito - AirMiners
Weekly Carbon Removal Updates from 08 June - 14 June 2026 | Carbon Removal Updates Bulletin

DEADLINES

Wren launched its 2026 RFP, offering up to $500K for ARR, blue carbon, and methane reduction projects | Deadline: 30 June 2026
(NEW) Isometric launched a consultation on a new model-based enhanced weathering quantification framework | Public consultation ends 08 July 2026
California Energy Commission opened $11M funding for pre-commercial DAC projects | Deadline July 31, 2026
Call for Proposals: Sweden’s Energy Agency launched a $1B BECCS funding round for CO₂ capture from bioenergy | Deadline: 13 August 2026
Swedish Energy Agency opened 15M SEK funding for negative emissions R&D | Deadline: 31 August 2026
Germany launched €5B Carbon Contracts for Difference program to support CCS and CDR | Tender submission deadline: 07 September 2026
Carbon Management journal calls for CDR papers | Deadline: 13 November 2026
The Ocean Science Equity Initiative announced to offer travel grants for individuals to attend mCDR conferences and meetings | Applications deadline: 15 November 2026
CIEIF announced another round of three grants with award amounts of $75,000 each | Deadline for applications is December 1, 2026
Call for Manuscripts | Research Topic: Forest Carbon Sinks: Fluxes and Storage Capacity | 31 January 2027

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