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CARBON REMOVAL WEEKLY SUMMARY (08 DECEMBER - 14 DECEMBER 2025)-WEEK#50

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. This Week’s Top CDR Highlights
2. Commercial News
3. Research Papers
4. Web Posts
5. Reports
6. Upcoming Events
7. Job Opportunities
8. Podcasts
9. YouTube Videos
10. Deadlines
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THIS WEEK’S TOP CDR HIGHLIGHTS

Finland Launched Call For Proposals For BECCS Projects: Finland has formally adopted a government decree establishing the terms for a €90 million support scheme to build large-scale bio-based CO2 capture capacity, with the first competitive tender set to launch in Jan 2026 as the country moves to accelerate industrial BECCS and BECCU deployment.

Durable CDR Hits 1M Deliveries Milestone: The durable carbon dioxide removal market has exceeded 1 million credits delivered, based on data from CDR.fyi. Credits have been delivered by 117 suppliers in 28+ countries to over 521 buyers in 35 countries. In terms of CDR pathways, the majority of the delivered credits came from biochar carbon removal, followed by BECCS, CO2 mineralization, marine CDR, enhanced weathering, and DACCS.

2025 CDR Jobs Report: CDRjobs’ annual CDR Salary Report, drawing on 4,000+ data points, found the median global salary falling to $100,000, down 13% from last year’s $115,000. Excluding U.S. roles drops the median to $70,000, a 30% decline. North America and Europe still host 88% of jobs despite rising activity in the Global South. Engineering, project management, and operations account for over a third of roles, on-site work is up, remote roles have halved, and pay transparency remains just 28%.

Request for Proposals: ClimeFi has opened a dual-track RFP on behalf of Adyen to onboard top carbon removal suppliers and back early-stage climate innovation via Adyen’s 1% Fund. Applications close 13 Jan, with selections announced mid-Feb 2026, offering 500–4,000 tCO₂ per supplier.

Scholarship Opportunity: ‎CarbonCure has opened its 2026 Sustainability in Concrete Scholarship, offering multiple $2,000 awards to undergrad students in Concrete Industry Management programs to support future sustainability leaders. Deadline to apply: 31 January 2026

Report: ‎Climeworks’ new report examined how much CO₂ can be sustainably removed by 2050, detailing physical and ecological limits, providing pathway estimates, and highlighting the need to combine nature-based and engineered solutions to meet Paris goals.

Direct Air Capture Patents: ZeoDAC has been granted two U.S. patents for its breakthrough direct air capture technology that uses advanced zeolitic materials and a low‑energy desorption process to pull CO₂ from ambient air, strengthening its IP and supporting scalable, cost‑effective carbon removal solutions.

Read on to unpack more updates:

COMMERCIAL NEWS

Brazil’s BNDES announced to invest $71M in FS Indústria’s corn-ethanol BECCS project (HydroCarbon Processing)
Altitude, EcoGaia, and Emisiones Neutras purchased 165,000+ t CDRs from Argentina (Altitude Carbon)
Holcim and 44.01 launched world’s first pilot to mineralise CO₂ at UAE cement plant (44.01)
Finland government launched €90m call for proposals for bio-based CO₂ capture projects (Both2nia)
Microsoft signed deal with C2X for 3.6M t carbon removal over 12 years (Data Center Dynamics)
Google pre-purchased 3,500 t CO₂ removal from Ebb Carbon (Business Wire)
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Worley set to build UK’s first full-scale CCS at Padeswood, aiming to generate 800,000 tCO₂/yr by 2029 (MHI)
Durable carbon removal market exceeded 1M credits delivered by 117 suppliers in 28+ countries (LinkedIn)
Onnu and ReGenEarth partnered to integrate pyrolysis with anaerobic digestion in UK, producing 2,266 t biochar and removing 4,300 t CO₂e per year (Biochar Today)
CURA secured investment to decarbonize cement (CURA)
NatWest bought 500 CO₂ Removal Certificates from The Carbon Removers (The Carbon Removers)
BeZero Carbon partnered with Chloris Geospatial to improve forest carbon measurement (LinkedIn)
Boomitra, Aves Argentinas, and BirdLife International partnered to scale a soil-carbon project from 30,900 ha to 200,000 ha in the next 2 years (Boomitra)
Brodie Biomass in UK received Puro.earth certification (LinkedIn)
Ebb Carbon partnered with the Saudi Water Authority to integrate CDR into desalination plants (Ebb Carbon)
EnEarth partnered with Heidelberg Materials for Bulgaria’s first large-scale cement CCS (Carbon Herald)
Carbon Capital produced 16,291 t certified biochar in Namibia (Biochar Today)
Puro.earth gained Core Carbon Principles eligibility under Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market Review (Puro.earth)
Planboo and Better Cotton Initiative introduced biochar production on Indian cotton farms (Better Cotton)
Verra issued first CCP-labeled Improved Forest Management (IFM) credits (Verra)
Puro.earth launched Puro dMRV Connect (Mondo Visione)
Carbon Futures has joined the South East Regional Delivery Alliance to support 109 Net Zero homes in Scotland (Carbon Futures)
Anew Climate and Aurora Sustainable Lands issued first forest credits under next-gen standard (Anew Climate)

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RESEARCH PAPERS

Alkalinity enhancement with sodium hydroxide in coastal ocean waters
Authors: Cathryn A. Wynn-Edwards, Wayne D.N. Dillon, John Akl, Craig Neill, et al.
Synopsis: This study reports Australia’s first Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement (OAE) field trial, conducted at a Tasmanian coastal site using continuous sodium hydroxide addition. The modified seawater plume was rapidly dispersed and successfully tracked, with measurable increases in alkalinity and reductions in pCO₂ near the release point. Although downstream signals were small, the trial demonstrates that coastal OAE impacts can be directly observed, supporting the potential of shore-based OAE as a scalable marine carbon dioxide removal approach.
The importance of engagement with fisheries, aquaculture, and Indigenous communities in the planning and implementation of marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR)
Authors: Kalina C Grabb , Samantha Clevenger , Helen S Findlay , Helen Gurney-Smith, et al.
Synopsis: This perspective paper argues that scaling mCDR will inevitably intersect with fisheries, aquaculture, and Indigenous communities, making early and meaningful engagement essential. The authors highlight risks of limited engagement, including opposition, misinformation, and ecosystem harm, and emphasize opportunities for co-developed, mutually beneficial approaches. Drawing on interdisciplinary experience, the paper offers high-level recommendations to guide inclusive, collaborative, and best-practice engagement as mCDR research advances.
Efficacy of individual and combined terrestrial and marine carbon dioxide removal
Authors: Anusha Sathyanadh, Homa Esfandiari, Timothée Bourgeois, et al.
Synopsis: This modeling study evaluates Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) and Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement (OAE), applied individually and together, using the NorESM2-LM Earth system model. Results show largely additive carbon removal, with BECCS and OAE jointly offsetting emissions equivalent to ~5.4 Gt CO₂ per year by 2100, while maintaining their individual efficiencies. However, non-linear feedbacks, including reduced land and soil carbon sinks, highlight the need to account for Earth system interactions when designing effective CDR portfolios.
A Comparative Review of terrestrial and marine carbon dioxide removal (CDR) methods
Authors: A. Lieber, C. Morrow, J. Stabile, K. Hornbostel
Synopsis: This review surveys CDR methods that extract CO₂ from air and ocean as a complement to point-source capture. CDR approaches are organized into four categories—marine and terrestrial, biological and nonbiological—explaining their underlying separation mechanisms. The paper compares methods by cost, scalability, storage duration, infrastructure needs, and operational footprint, providing quantitative insights to help researchers and decision-makers evaluate trade-offs and select suitable CDR pathways.
A Mixed-Integer Linear Programming Model for Enhanced Weathering Networks Considering Logistical Emissions
Authors: Migo-Sumagang, Maria Victoria, Aviso, Kathleen B., Foo, Dominic C. Y., Tan, Raymond R., Tan, Yin Ling
Synopsis: This study examines the large-scale deployment of enhanced weathering (EW) as a durable carbon dioxide removal strategy using a mixed-integer linear programming model to optimize EW supply networks. Results show that logistics and supply-chain emissions substantially reduce net CDR, with production and transport dominating the carbon footprint. The analysis highlights that improving rock processing efficiency and reducing production emissions are critical to maximizing EW’s net carbon removal potential at gigaton scale.
Global soil organic carbon sequestration potential under sustainable food systems and climate mitigation
Authors: Kamasela, Shinichiro Fujimori, Tomoko Hasegawa and Saritha Sudharmma Vishwanathan
Synopsis: This study evaluates global soil organic carbon sequestration under three land-use pathways that account for climate and socio-economic change. Results show that a 2 °C climate pathway with large-scale bioenergy expansion could increase SOC stocks by ~7% (~9 Gt CO₂), while a sustainable food system scenario yields only modest gains. The findings highlight that SOC benefits depend strongly on land-use decisions, with bioenergy expansion and strategic land management offering greater mitigation potential than dietary shifts alone.
Carbonate System Site Selection Characteristics for Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement in the US Northeast Shelf and Slope
Authors: Jennie E. Rheuban, Heather H. Kim, Ke Chen, Ivan D. Lima, et al.
Synopsis: This study assesses the suitability of ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) using machine-learning–based reconstructions of regional carbonate chemistry. By combining pH, calcite saturation state, ΔDIC/ΔTA, and CO₂ equilibration times into a suitability index, the analysis identifies seasons and regions favorable for OAE, particularly nearshore areas of the US Northeast Shelf. Results show that ocean transport processes can reduce OAE efficiency and slow equilibration, underscoring the importance of circulation in evaluating carbon uptake and storage potential.
Assessing the Social Implications of Carbon Dioxide Removal Technologies and Smart Infrastructure Deployment
Authors: Budi Santoso
Synopsis: This paper examines the often-overlooked social implications of deploying Carbon Dioxide Removal technologies and smart infrastructure in the global energy transition. Using an interdisciplinary framework, it highlights risks such as resource competition, energy justice concerns, community rights, data privacy, labour disruption, and governance challenges. The authors argue that integrating social considerations through inclusive governance and robust policy design is essential to ensure a just, equitable, and resilient path to meeting Paris Agreement goals.
Carbon sequestration and tourist land use dynamics: Understanding the effects of urbanization and afforestation
Authors: Siyu Li, Muhammad Haseeb, Zainab Tahir, Syed Amer Mahmood, Yahia Said, et al.
Synopsis: This study analyzes land-use and land-cover change impacts on carbon sequestration from 1993–2023 using Landsat imagery and the InVEST carbon model. Large-scale afforestation under the Billion Tree Tsunami project increased forest area by 54% and substantially boosted carbon storage, while cropland and grassland losses and rapid urban expansion reduced carbon stocks. The findings highlight both the benefits of afforestation and the challenges posed by urban growth, underscoring the value of spatial analysis for climate mitigation planning.
Bilevel Programming for Optimizing Carbon Dioxide Removal Portfolios
Authors: Aviso, Kathleen B., Migo-Sumagang, Maria Victoria, Tan, Raymond R.
Synopsis: This study models how government incentives can steer corporate purchases of carbon dioxide removal credits toward more durable, high-quality options. Using a bi-level optimization framework, the authors show that well-designed economic incentives can significantly increase durable CDR uptake while keeping industry costs substantially lower than under full government control. The results demonstrate the value of policy-driven portfolio design to improve the climate effectiveness of carbon markets.
Design and structuring of activated sludge-based adsorbents for the direct air capture of carbon dioxide
Authors: Jun Liu, Shaokang Li, Qiang Ma, Shihao Chen, Yingjie Jiang & Zefan Wang
Synopsis: This study explores producing activated carbon from municipal sludge with amino modification for CO₂ adsorption, combining waste valorization with emission reduction. Results show that NaOH activation and optimized pyrolysis conditions (600 °C for 60 min) create well-developed pore structures and maximize adsorption performance. Under optimal conditions, the sludge-based activated carbon achieves a CO₂ adsorption capacity of 1.369 mmol g⁻¹, with best performance at 25 °C.
Warming substantially amplifies Antarctic coastal polynyas as key carbon sinks
Authors: Chengzhen Zhou, Maodian Liu, Brad E. Rosenheim, et al.
Synopsis: This study reconstructs Holocene to present-day organic carbon accumulation in Antarctic coastal polynyas (ACPs) to assess their role in Southern Ocean carbon sequestration. Despite covering only ~3% of the region, ACPs account for about 42% of modern organic carbon burial, with accumulation increasing ninefold since the Holocene due to warming-enhanced primary production. The results show that expanding open-water areas and ice-shelf melt have strengthened ACPs as rapidly growing carbon sinks with potential negative climate feedbacks.
Durable, high-strength carbon-negative enzymatic structural materials via a capillary suspension technique
Authors: Shuai Wang, Pardis Pourhaji, Dalton Vassallo, Sara Heidarnezhad, Suzanne Scarlata, Nima Rahbar
Synopsis: This study presents an enzymatic structural material (ESM) designed as a low-energy, carbon-negative alternative to conventional construction materials. Using a capillary suspension technique and enzymes to integrate calcium minerals into a sand–carbon matrix, ESM achieves high water stability and mechanical strength comparable to structural concrete. Notably, its production consumes CO₂ rather than emitting it, highlighting strong potential for sustainable, low-carbon construction.
Potential of crop residues management for soil organic carbon sequestration in European countries until 2050: a simplified modelling approach
Authors: Arezoo Taghizadeh-Toosi, Svend Vendelbo Nielsen, Katarina Elofsson
Synopsis: This study assesses the potential of crop residue management to enhance soil organic carbon (SOC) across agricultural soils in 27 European countries using scenario-based modeling. Results show that treated residues sequester more SOC than untreated ones, even under rising temperatures that generally reduce SOC accumulation. The findings highlight residue management as a dual strategy for climate mitigation and energy use, while emphasizing the need for integrated, system-level and life-cycle analyses to guide sustainable SOC policies.
Process systems engineering: a key enabler of adsorption-based direct air capture
Authors: Hannah E Holmes, Jinsu Kim, Matthew J Realff
Synopsis: This review examines how Process Systems Engineering (PSE) can address key challenges in scaling solid adsorption–based DAC, including high energy use, water management, sorbent degradation, and integration with variable renewables. It highlights recent PSE advances in process-informed sorbent selection, heat and water integration, and technoeconomic and life cycle viability assessments. The paper outlines workflows linking sorbent properties to system-level optimization and identifies future PSE priorities for robust, scalable DAC deployment.
Assessing the limitations of commercial sensors and models for supporting marine carbon dioxide removal monitoring: a case study
Authors: Stewart, Tristen; Regier, Peter ; Hinson, Kyle E., et al.
Synopsis: This study evaluates the capabilities and limits of current sensor technologies for monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) of marine carbon dioxide removal, focusing on ocean alkalinity enhancement. Mesocosm and field experiments show that accurately constraining pH uncertainty is critical for estimating total alkalinity, while pCO₂ uncertainty is less influential. Although sensors can detect mCDR signals under favorable conditions, modeling reveals substantial underestimation of pH changes, highlighting the need to pair in-situ sensors with biogeochemical models for robust MRV.
Multiple Lines of Evidence Reveal Rapid, Seasonal Watershed Responses to Enhanced Weathering - Preprint
Authors: Fengchao Sun, Robert Rioux, Tim Suhrhoff, Wyatt Tatge, Boriana Kalderon-Asael, et al.
Synopsis: This study evaluates enhanced rock weathering (ERW) using a whole-watershed basalt application experiment to assess how rapidly weathering products are exported to streams. Streamwater chemistry responded within weeks, showing increased alkalinity and elemental signatures of silicate weathering, with strong seasonal effects. Over two years, 9.5–11% of theoretical CDR potential was exported as alkalinity, demonstrating ERW’s rapid response, seasonal sensitivity, and promise for robust monitoring, reporting, and verification.
Direct Air Capture and Photoconversion of CO2 to Ethylene by Defect-Tailored Cu3-Based Metal–Organic Frameworks
Authors: Yu-Ou He, Wen-Yi Zheng, Yong Liu, Weng-Da Zhang, et al.
Synopsis: This study presents defective Cu₃-based metal–organic frameworks engineered for integrated direct air capture and photocatalytic CO₂ conversion. Creating unsaturated copper sites enhances CO₂ capture kinetics and capacity, enabling in situ photoreduction of captured CO₂ directly to ethylene without added photosensitizers. Defect sites also promote C–C coupling of intermediates, demonstrating a promising pathway for efficient direct air–to–fuel conversion materials.

WEB POSTS

What Happened To Carbon Removal In 2025? (Forbes)
A British Carbon Removal Bank (Tom Gegg)
Getting to Gigatonne (Noah Mcqueen)
ZeoDAC has been granted two US patents for its direct air capture technology (PR Web)
The Green Premium: A reflection in today’s world (Climate Playbook)
Green Plains Achieves a Milestone as CO2 from Nebraska is Sequestered in Wyoming (Businesswire)
alterBiota Enters Commercialization Phase with deltaC, a Liquid Biochar Admixture Transforming Concrete (Newswire)
Reducing the large short-lived impact of methane emissions with temporary carbon removals (Nature Climate Change)
What It Takes to Make Cooling Interventions Thinkable (Inevitable & Obvious)
2°C Will Happen — And Why Direct Air Capture, BECCS, and Other Machine-Based Climate Fixes Cannot Save Us (Perer’s Substack)
Why Due Diligence Is the Foundation of a Scalable Carbon Removal Market (Carbonfuture)
New Bio-Inspired “Super Bricks” Sucks Up Carbon (Clean Technica)
What the Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA) actually measures and why that matters (Carbon Drawdown Initiative)
The Missing Climate Lever: Insights from Mike Brune, Former Sierra Club Executive Director (Absolute Climate)
Direct air capture (DAC) relies on Vaisala CO2 sensors (Press Wire)
Understanding The Pivot To Long-Term Carbon Removal Commitments (Forbes)
Demand from voluntary markets too ‘soft’ to scale carbon removals, US investment bank warns (Carbon Pulse)
UK cement’s first full-scale CCS project is underway (Gasworld)
Plant 200,000ha of forest every year to hit net zero: report (Financial Review)
How the Next Big Thing in Carbon Removal Sank Without a Trace (Wired)
Delays hampering carbon removal projects as buyers focus on future costs (Carbon Pulse)
India risks missing carbon removal boom without policy push, panelists warn (Carbon Pulse)
Some Arctic warming ‘irreversible’ even if we cut atmospheric CO2 (New Scientist)
Climeworks opens innovation center for CO2 removal in Zurich (SGE)
UPM launches the first bio-based, NIR-detectable, carbon-negative pigment for premium packaging (Hydrocarbon Processing)
How carbon removal can fuel the next wave of American economic growth (Carbon Removal Alliance)
CarbonBuilt instills namesake process at rebranded Jolley Block plant (Concrete Products)

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REPORTS

2025 DACtion Report (Mission Zero Technologies)
2025 NBS Carbon Project Finance Benchmark Report (Carbon Capital Lab)
2025 CDR Salary Report (CDRjobs)
Understanding and Implementing the Like for Like Principle (CarbonGap)
Unless we rapidly ramp up CO₂ removal, climate neutrality by 2045 will be scarcely achievable (CDRterra)
Sustainable scaling limits for Carbon Dioxide Removal pathways (Climeworks)
Enabling Conditions to Unlock Private Sector Demand in Carbon Markets: Policy considerations for host jurisdictions (Symbiosis Coalition, Beyond Alliance, and Emergent)
Source: Climeworks

UPCOMING EVENTS

December 2025

AGU25 Annual Meeting | 15-19 December 2025 | New Orleans
(NEW) Report Release Webinar: What’s in a Just Transition: Colorado Communities on Coal, Carbon Removal, and Climate Change by Data for Progress | 17 December 2025 | Online
ecoLocked’s Carbon-to-Concrete Platform: Your gateway to the construction industry | 17 December 2025 | Online
The Ocean’s Role in Carbon Dioxide Removal and the Science Behind It by Oceanit Network | 18 December 2025 | Online

2026

(NEW) Does Every Ton Matter: Decarbonizing Oil & Gas by Sebastian Manhart | 20 January 2026 | Online
Carbon Unbound West Coast | 22 & 23 January 2026 | Vancouver
(NEW) Biochar in UK Agriculture: Insights from Farmers and Scientists by The Biochar Demonstrator | 27 January 2026 | Online
Building a Billion-Tonne Blueprint by Carbon Removal Canada | 05 March 2026 | Ottawa, ON
2026 Annual Convening by Carbon to Sea Initiative | 28-30 April 2026 | Halifax, Nova Scotia
10 International Symposium on Soil Organic Matter | 25-29 May 2026 | Brazil
CDR26–CDRANet’s 2026 conference on the future of carbon dioxide removal | 20-21 October 2026 | Vancouver

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JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Postdoctoral Associate, Earth & Planetary Sciences at Yale University: Faculty of Arts and Sciences | New Haven, CT

“The Yale Center for Natural Carbon Capture (YCNCC) and the Yale Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences (EPS) invite applicants for a full-time Postdoctoral Researcher position to begin January 1, 2026, or no later than July 1, 2026.
The successful candidate will help build a marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) forecasting system to support monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) for marine-based carbon dioxide removal. The project is led by Prof. Elizabeth Yankovsky, Dr. Luke Gloege, and Prof. Noah Planavsky.”

Postdoc in Time-Explicit Life Cycle Assessment of Carbon Dioxide Removal Technologies at TU Delft

“Can carbon dioxide removal turn back the clock on climate change? And if so, when? In this postdoc, you will delve into the crucial issue of the timing of CDR’s benefits, impacts, and risks.”

CDR Associate at Vaulted Deep | San Francisco, CA

“Vaulted is a waste management company that removes carbon. We take organic waste that can pollute our environment above ground and safely inject it ultra deep underground—permanently removing carbon from the atmosphere while protecting local land, air, and water.”

CO₂ mineral storage monitoring expert at Carbfix | Deadline: January 18, 2026

“The role focuses on measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) of CO₂ storage projects, contributing directly to Carbfix’ international growth and mission of climate recovery.”

Various job opportunities at CURA

“CURA is a climatetech startup building breakthrough electrochemical technology to decarbonize one of the world’s hardest-to-abate sectors: cement.”

Senior Research Lead, Carbon Removal at Carbon180 | Washington, DC

“Carbon180 is a new breed of climate NGO on a mission to reverse two centuries of carbon emissions.”

Performance Marketer at Alt Carbon | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

“Alt Carbon is a deeptech science and data company, building agri infrastructure for climate action. We aim to make South Asia a hub for Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) through technology pathways like Enhanced Rock Weathering.”

Finance Manager at Capture6 | London, GB / Remote

“Capture6 help businesses, governments, and communities mitigate the risks of climate change through direct air capture.”

Senior Process Engineer at Carbonova | Calgary, AB

“Carbonova is a pioneering manufacturing startup leading the charge in sustainability, specializing in carbon capture technology to produce advanced carbon nanofibers.”

Consultant to conduct a study on Carbon Dioxide Removal technologies and approaches within the EU at CAN | Deadline: 15 January 2026

“The IPCC has identified that achieving the objectives of the Paris Agreement will require urgent and deep emission reductions combined with the scaled-up deployment of CDR. However, numerous gaps and uncertainties exist. CDR methods differ significantly in their side effects, permanence of storage, technical feasibility, scalability, environmental impacts, and social acceptance. Policy discussions often treat durable/technical CDR in aggregate, without sufficient differentiation between methods. A comprehensive and balanced analysis of different CDR methods is therefore needed to inform decision-making, ensuring that climate plans including CDR are grounded in science and reflect trade-offs, limits, and opportunities.”

Sourcing & Partnerships Manager - Nature at Climeworks | New York, NY

“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.”

Finance Director at OceanX | New York City, NY

“OceanX is a nonprofit working to unlock the ocean’s sustainable potential.”

Project Integrity and Financial Strategy at Varaha | Gurugram, Haryana, India

“Varaha is a tech startup at the intersection of climate, agriculture, and technology. We aredecarbonizing the atmosphere while ensuring longevity of investments in emission-capturing natural projects.”

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PODCASTS

Festive snowy forests - D’Souza | Reviewer 2 does geoengineering

Festive snowy forests - D'Souza

Reviewer 2 does geoengineering

1:12:58

“What could be more festive than carbon storage in snowy evergreen forests?
@geoengineering1 interviews Kevin Bradley D’Souza, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Waterloo, about the real climate potential of reforesting Boreal forests. Kevin explains the crucial role these forests play in carbon storage, biodiversity, and permafrost protection, while noting that reforestation in the Boreal comes with important challenges. The conversation explores key factors such as albedo effects, wildfire risks, and the importance of Indigenous perspectives in forest management. Kevin also stresses the need for careful, multi-dimensional approaches to reforestation and urges caution around commercial forest-based carbon credits, given the scientific uncertainties that still remain.
Papers discussed:
Dsouza, K. B., Ofosu, E., Salkeld, J., Boudreault, R., Moreno-Cruz, J., & Leonenko, Y. (2025). Assessing the climate benefits of afforestation in the Canadian Northern Boreal and Southern Arctic. Nature Communications, 16(1), 1964. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-56699-9
Dsouza, K. B., Ofosu, E., Boudreault, R., Moreno-Cruz, J., & Leonenko, Y. (2025). Substantial carbon removal capacity of Taiga reforestation and afforestation at Canada’s boreal edge. Communications Earth & Environment, 6(1), 893. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02822-z

Inside Microsoft’s plan to remove 50 years of carbon emissions | Latitude Media

“ In this episode, Lara Pierpoint talks with Phil Goodman, director of Microsoft’s carbon removal portfolio, about what it takes to structure offtake agreements for CDR, the challenges of fostering an emerging market, and some of the company’s most promising CDR partnerships.”

From Corporate Funds to Policy Signals and CDR Reality - Robert Höglund | This Week in Carbon

From Corporate Funds to Policy Signals and CDR Reality - Robert Höglund

This Week in Carbon

56:17

“In this episode of This Week in Carbon, hosts Edward Smith and Rene Velasquez are joined by Robert Höglund, manager of the Milkywire Climate Transformation Fund, co-founder of CDR.fyi, and policy advisor on carbon removal (including SBTi and EU expert groups).Robert brings deep expertise from his NGO background to managing one of the most catalytic corporate climate funds, sharing candid insights on scaling impact across durable CDR, decarbonization, and nature protection.We discuss: • Robert’s journey: From Oxfam climate policy to co-founding CDR.fyi and leading Milkywire’s fund • Milkywire Climate Transformation Fund: $17M+ allocated across 60+ projects, catalytic pre-purchases, and internal carbon fees • 2025 CDR trends: VC slowdown, concentrated buyers (Microsoft dominance), and the gap between needed scale and financing reality • Corporate demand dynamics: Push for near-term operational net-zero, scope 1-2 incentives, and why long-term arguments fall flat with CFOs • Removals vs. reductions debate: Durable CDR for willful fossil continuation (e.g., aviation), cost-effectiveness of avoidance/nature, and balanced portfolios • SBTi net-zero draft critique: Steps forward on beyond-value-chain mitigation but delays and weakening of durable CDR requirements • EU 2040 target & policy signals: Massive potential demand via international credits, buyers club prospects, and risks of delayed supply • Outlook & incentives: Tough years ahead for durable CDR, the need for labels/claims restoration, and barriers that must fall to avoid lost momentum Essential listening for anyone shaping corporate climate strategy or tracking carbon removal markets—this episode cuts through the hype with pragmatic analysis and forward-looking views.”

The EU’s 2040 Climate Target: Credits and Credibility - with Lambert Schneider | The CDR Policy Scoop

The EU’s 2040 Climate Target: Credits and Credibility - with Lambert Schneider

The CDR Policy Scoop

28:29

“The EU is preparing to allow the use of international carbon credits towards its 2040 target, a major policy shift. At the same time, the EU is also establishing a domestic carbon crediting scheme: the CRCF.
But this raises some important questions:
What kinds of credits should be eligible?
How can the EU ensure integrity when engaging in international credits?
How do the PACM and the CRCF compare in terms of integrity?
To unpack what this all means in practice - from the design of the rules to which credit types could qualify - co-hosts Eve Tamme and Sebastian Manhart chat with the brilliant Lambert Schneider, Research Coordinator for International Climate Policy at Oeko-Institut, and a climate policy veteran.”

Dr. Phil Renforth and Dr. Mijndert Van der Spek on a harmonized framework for techno-economic analyses and lifecycle assessments of OAE | Plan Sea: Ocean Interventions to Address Climate Change

Dr. Phil Renforth and Dr. Mijndert Van der Spek on a harmonized framework for techno-economic analyses and lifecycle assessments of OAE

Plan Sea: Ocean Interventions to Address Climate Change

49:58

“In this episode of Plan Sea, hosts Anna Madlener and Wil Burns sit down with Dr. Phil Renforth and Dr. Mijndert Van der Spek of Heriot-Watt University to unpack their newly published, harmonized framework for evaluating the viability of ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) pathways. Moving beyond lab-scale assumptions, their approach integrates techno-economic analysis (TEA) and lifecycle assessment (LCA) to allow the exploration of 54 known OAE variations and how they perform under future, decarbonized energy scenarios. The conversation highlights why real-world data, a cleaner energy grid, and feasibility assessments are important for determining which OAE pathways will deliver results in global scale carbon removal.”

How will this newly launched DAC facility hold up to a Canadian winter? | Carbon Curve Podcast

The Carbon Curve
Episode 59 is with Rory Brown, Co-Founder & CEO at Airhive…
5 days ago · 1 like · Na’im Merchant
“A chat with Airhive’s CEO on developing their technology, launching their new DAC operation in Alberta, and shooting straight on cost curves.”

YOUTUBE VIDEOS

GGR Insights: MRV for sustainable and credible GGR in a global context | CO₂RE - The Greenhouse Gas Removal Hub

“This is a recording of the fifth webinar in our “GGR Insights” webinar series. “MRV for sustainable and credible GGR in a global context” examines the need for robust monitoring, reporting and verification as part of the deployment of greenhouse gas removal (GGR).”

The story behind the first CDR Pavilion | Negative Emissions Platform

“How do you build the first carbon removals pavilion at a COP?
For COP30, more than 140 organisations joined forces to set up the first Carbon Removals Pavilion. The Negative Emissions Platform served as committee lead for the coalition, coordinating the effort to bring many more CDR events and voices into the UN climate space.
This video looks back at how it all came about – from the first idea to a full pavilion on the ground.”

How Can Biochar Succeed in Latin America? | Carbonfuture

“Central and South America has tremendous potential for biochar and durable carbon removal. In this webinar, held on Dec. 9, 2025, you’ll learn how Latin America is utilizing biochar to drive global climate impact – and what you need to know about the region’s emerging durable carbon removal market.”

The GigaTen Episode #13 December 2025 | Tree+

“In the 13th Episode of the GigaTen, as the number might suggest, there are headwinds in the CDR industry, but overall there is forward movement. Who said building a new industry would be easy? Listen in on this month’s GigaTen with Sebastian Manhart and Leila Conners.”

Why Carbon Dioxide Removal is Essential | Christian Breyer

Global Tipping Points: Inside the 2025 Report | Climate Emergency Forum

“Dr. Peter Carter and climate system scientist Paul Beckwith dive into why they believe many key tipping points have effectively already been triggered, from permafrost thaw and Arctic feedbacks to West Antarctic ice sheet collapse and the accelerating loss of coral reefs. They discuss the report’s call for an immediate, comprehensive transition away from fossil fuels, the failure of natural carbon sinks, and how sea level rise, extreme weather, and cascading system interactions could drive a “hyper‑emergency” for human societies.”

COP30: Kilaparti Ramakrishna and Hugh Hunt on the role of the oceans | Centre for Climate Repair

“Hugh Hunt spoke to Kilaparti Ramakrishna (Director of the Marine Policy Center & Senior Advisor to the President on Ocean and Climate Policy at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) at COP30 Brazil last week.
They discussed marine carbon dioxide removal, balancing action vs inaction, and the need to bring the public and local communities on board.”

From Shutdown to Scale-Up: What Federal and State Policy Means for Biochar in 2026 | Maureen Walsh | Grain Ecosystem

“Recorded live on December 10, this session brings together Maureen Walsh, Executive Director of the U.S. Biochar Coalition (USBC), and Jason Dodier, Co-Founder & CCO of Grain Ecosystem, for a fast, practical briefing on the policy forces shaping biochar’s path in 2026.
As federal and state agendas shift, biochar developers, producers, and land managers face new opportunities and new requirements. This conversation breaks down what’s changing, what’s at stake, and how to prepare.”

Weekly Carbon Removal Updates from 08 December - 14 December 2025 | Carbon Removal Updates Bulletin

DEADLINES

CDRXIV is surveying the role of preprints in CDR research and invites researchers to participate | Survey closes 15 December 2026
CDR.fyi and SoCDR launched survey of global CDR suppliers | Responses due 15 December 2025
(NEW) Verra is seeking experts for savanna fire-management methodology covering CH₄/N₂O and carbon sequestration | Proposals due 16 December 2025
CALL FOR PROPOSALS—The US Department of Defence has an open call for proposals from US institutions that includes “Impacts of Aerosol Injection, Evolution, and Deposition on 3D Radiative Balance” (Office of Naval Research, Topic 17), with relevance to methane removal. Typical individual awards are up to $1.5 million per year for five years (supporting about 5–6 faculty-led teams) | Full proposals due December 18.
Absolute Carbon Standard v2.0 is open for public consultation | Deadline 26 December 2025
Rainbow opened 30-day public consultation on updated carbon crediting rules | Feedback due 28 December 2025
Cercarbono opened consultation on a blue-carbon methodology for coastal ecosystems | Deadline 28 December 2025
Carbon to Sea, MEOPAR & Planetary Technologies launched ocean alkalinity research program in Halifax | Proposals due January 9, 2026
(NEW) ClimeFi opened dual-track RFP for Adyen’s 1% Fund | Applications close 13 January 2026
The Carbontech Development Initiative opened its fourth call for next-gen CDR and C2V proposals | Deadline: 14 January 2026
ACRA’s 2026 Sub-Saharan CDR cohort opened applications | Deadline: 14 January 2026
EGU Session: Understanding fluid-rock interactions of ultramafic rocks for CO2 mineralization, natural H2 resources and critical element mobility | Abstract submission deadline: 15 January 2026
Singapore’s MTI launched an RFP for high-quality carbon credits, including removal | Closing 16 January, 2026
Carbon to Sea & Prince Albert II Foundation call for proposals on ocean alkalinity enhancement, funding two $300K projects | Applications close 16 January 2026
OpenAir launched 4th global Carbon Removal Challenge for university students, finalists to present at Carbon Unbound 2026 | Registration closes 20 January 2026
The 4th Negative CO₂ Emissions Conference opened abstract submissions | Deadline: 30 January 2026
(NEW) CarbonCure opened scholarship for undergrad students in Concrete Industry Management | Deadline 31 January 2026
Swiss Federal Council opened consultation on climate rules to scale CDR for net-zero by 2040, alongside steep emission cuts. Certified credits will be bought by the federal environment office | Consultation runs to 12 February 2026
CIEIF announced another round of three grants with award amounts of $75,000 each | The deadline for applications is March 15, 2026.

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