INSIGHTS
Find the latest analyses, reports, consultations, and news on EU carbon dioxide removal policy.
Recent Insights
21 Oct 2026 | Eve Tamme, Ben Todd
The Carbon Removal Policy Summit: Themes from the Day
What we learned at Carbon Gap’s first Carbon Removal Policy Summit: why each tonne needs the right standard, and how CDR projects stack funding across levels.
14 Oct 2026 | Lucia Dora Simonelli, Stephanie Wilson
Embedding carbon removal across society: Reflections on sectoral integrations - Policy Summit takeaways
From waste and mining to farming, how carbon removal can be built into existing industries. Takeaways from the 2026 Carbon Removal Policy Summit in Brussels.
7 Oct 2026 | Chris Sherwood, Ben Todd
Carbon Dioxide Infrastructure and Project Deployment - Policy Summit takeaways
How should the EU build CO₂ transport and storage networks? Five Summit recommendations to give carbon removal projects of every size fair access.
30 Sept 2026 | Valter Selén, Stephanie Wilson
Unlocking corporate demand for carbon removal starts with clear guidance - Policy Summit takeaways
Participants at the Carbon Removal Policy Summit agreed that Commission-backed CRCF guidance could unlock corporate demand for permanent carbon removals.
5 Nov 2026 | Carbon Gap
Setting the course for novel marine carbon removal in Europe
Leading up to the carbon removal expert group, Carbon Gap will be presenting its new publication, laying out a pathway towards the responsible development of of novel marine carbon dioxide removal.
23 Sept 2026 | Camille Fessard and Sylvain Delerce
Être à la hauteur de nos engagements
Pourquoi la France ne pourra pas atteindre la neutralité sans réparer ni diversifier ses puits de carbone
22 Sept 2026 | Anna Costova
Guide for EU CDR Advocates
We walk you through who you should meet, what you should say and how you should say it for a quick guide to EU carbon removal advocacy.
21 Sept 2026 | Alexander Mäkelä and Ben Todd
Carbon Gap launches the policy levers library, mapping 165 levers to scale carbon removal in Europe
The Policy Levers Library is a free, open resource mapping policy tools available to governments, companies, and institutions seeking to scale carbon removal.
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.
DRIVING DEMAND
Unlocking corporate demand for carbon removal starts with clear guidance - Policy Summit takeaways
30 Sept 2026 | Valter Selén, Stephanie Wilson
Closing the CDR gap: What the latest State of CDR Report tells us
3 Sept 2026 | Allix Baxter, Stephanie Wilson
Reaction to the legislative proposal on carbon removals in the EU Emissions Trading System
31 Jul 2026 | Louis Uzor, Francesca Battersby, Valter Selén, and Anna Costova
GOVERNANCE
Feedback to the European Commission Call for Evidence on the EU Ocean and Water R&I Strategy
2 Sept 2026
Building on solid ground: why LULUCF target allocation in the EU needs two storeys, not one
29 Jul 2026 | Allix Baxter and Rozarah Glenane
Feedback to the public consultation on the European Ocean Act
8 Jul 2026 | Carbon Gap
NATIONAL SPOTLIGHTS
Pulling its own climate weight: can Poland fulfil its carbon removal potential?
30 Jun 2026 | Lydia Loopesko
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
OUR THINKING
Carbon Gap launches the policy levers library, mapping 165 levers to scale carbon removal in Europe
21 Sept 2026 | Alexander Mäkelä and Ben Todd
16 September | Carbon Removal Policy Summit
16 Sept 2026 | Carbon Gap
No Wasted Opportunities: Embedding Carbon Removal in the Management of Wastewater, Concrete, and Mine Waste
21 Apr 2026 | Carbon Gap
SUPPORTING SUPPLY
Setting the course for novel marine carbon removal in Europe
5 Nov 2026 | Carbon Gap
Feedback to the public consultation on CO₂ transportation infrastructure and markets
11 Sept 2025 | Carbon Gap
CDR on the Rise: Horizon Europe fuels EU investment, but net-zero demands more
15 Jul 2025 | Rozarah Glenane