INSIGHTS
Find the latest analyses, reports, consultations, and news on EU carbon dioxide removal policy.
Recent Insights

16 Sept 2026 | Carbon Gap
16 September | Carbon Removal Policy Summit
On 16 September, in Brussels, Carbon Gap will launch the Carbon Removal Policy Levers Playbook and bring leaders from across international, EU, national, and local governments to explore how to build a distinct, durable CDR pillar within Europe's climate architecture.

31 Jul 2026 | Louis Uzor, Francesca Battersby, Valter Selén, and Anna Costova
Reaction to the legislative proposal on carbon removals in the EU Emissions Trading System
We look at what the new Emissions Trading System proposal means for CDR and what impact it will have on driving demand for carbon removals

29 Jul 2026 | Allix Baxter and Rozarah Glenane
Building on solid ground: why LULUCF target allocation in the EU needs two storeys, not one
How should the EU allocate LULUCF targets after 2030? We set out why a two-tier system could balance ambition with delivery.

8 Jul 2026 | Carbon Gap
Feedback to the public consultation on the European Ocean Act
Read Carbon Gap's response to the European Commission's public consultation on the European Ocean Act

30 Jun 2026 | Lydia Loopesko
Pol-ing its own climate weight: can Poland fulfil its carbon removal potential?
The recent Carbon Removal Readiness Assessment for Poland shows that the country could potentially become net-negative, but there is a lot standing in the way of it getting there.

24 Jun 2026 | Anna Costova
The design is in the details: What should national permanent CDR targets look like?
Every EU Member State will have residual emissions by 2040. That means every EU Member State needs permanent carbon dioxide removal (pCDR). So why does the 2040 framework have no dedicated target for it?

17 Jun 2026 | Martina Massei
Beyond emissions cuts: Italy's carbon removal opportunity
Italy has a net-zero target but no carbon removal strategy. This blog builds on Italy's CRRA report to show what's at stake - and what needs to change.

11 Jun 2026 | Louis Uzor
SBTi's Corporate Net-Zero Standard V2.0 launched, but what does it mean for carbon removal?
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) published its long-awaited Corporate Net-Zero Standard V2.0 yesterday. Having contributed to the process as a member of the SBTi CDR Expert Working Group, Louis Uzor, Policy Director, gives his assessment about what the standard means for CDR.

4 Jun 2026 | Valter Selén
Stockholm shows the way: how public buyers can boost the carbon removal market
The City of Stockholm's landmark carbon removal purchase from Stockholm Exergi's BECCS project is more than a local climate win - it's a signal to policymakers and market actors that public procurement can and should drive the CDR market forward.
DRIVING DEMAND

What can we take away from the Commission's first CRCF Days?
22 May 2026 | Carbon Gap

Corporate carbon removal demand is being parked
20 May 2026 | Alexander Mäkelä and Lydia Loopesko

Advancing an EU CRCF Buyers' Club
19 May 2026 | Alexander Mäkelä and Zisan Özdemir, Carbon Management Europe
GOVERNANCE

Feedback to the public consultation on the European Ocean Act
8 Jul 2026 | Carbon Gap

The design is in the details: What should national permanent CDR targets look like?
24 Jun 2026 | Anna Costova

SBTi's Corporate Net-Zero Standard V2.0 launched, but what does it mean for carbon removal?
11 Jun 2026 | Louis Uzor
NATIONAL SPOTLIGHTS

Beyond emissions cuts: Italy's carbon removal opportunity
17 Jun 2026 | Martina Massei

Stockholm shows the way: how public buyers can boost the carbon removal market
4 Jun 2026 | Valter Selén

Poland has significant carbon removal potential but urgently needs policy and infrastructure to match
29 May 2026 | Carbon Gap
OUR THINKING

No Wasted Opportunities: Embedding Carbon Removal in the Management of Wastewater, Concrete, and Mine Waste
21 Apr 2026 | Carbon Gap

The Biogenic Balance: Characterising emissions, matching removals and mapping EU policies
2 Apr 2026 | Allix Baxter and Sylvain Delerce

Characterising emissions, matching removals and mapping EU policies
2 Apr 2026
SUPPORTING SUPPLY

CDR on the Rise: Horizon Europe fuels EU investment, but net-zero demands more
15 Jul 2025 | Rozarah Glenane

Evaluating the Innovation Fund
9 Jul 2025 | Eloisa Viloria

63 organisations urge the commission to maintain a horizontal spending target in the post‑2027 MFF
8 Jul 2025 | Carbon Gap
