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    The design is in the details: What should national permanent CDR targets look like?
    ArticleGovernance

    The design is in the details: What should national permanent CDR targets look like?

    |Anna Costova

    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?

    Beyond emissions cuts: Italy's carbon removal opportunity
    ArticleNational spotlights

    Beyond emissions cuts: Italy's carbon removal opportunity

    |Martina Massei

    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.

    SBTi's Corporate Net-Zero Standard V2.0 launched, but what does it mean for carbon removal?
    ArticleGovernance

    SBTi's Corporate Net-Zero Standard V2.0 launched, but what does it mean for carbon removal?

    |Louis Uzor

    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.

    Stockholm shows the way: how public buyers can boost the carbon removal market
    ArticleNational spotlights

    Stockholm shows the way: how public buyers can boost the carbon removal market

    |Valter Selén

    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.

    Poland has significant carbon removal potential but urgently needs policy and infrastructure to match
    ReportNational spotlights

    Poland has significant carbon removal potential but urgently needs policy and infrastructure to match

    |Carbon Gap

    Poland has significant untapped potential to deploy carbon dioxide removal (CDR) at scale. But limited development of national strategy, targets, and investment risks leaving that potential stranded.

    What can we take away from the Commission's first CRCF Days?
    ArticleDriving demand

    What can we take away from the Commission's first CRCF Days?

    |Carbon Gap

    Highlights from the European Commission's first CRCF Days (20-21 May 2026): the EU Carbon Removal Buyers' Club blueprint, permanent removals progress, and the emerging carbon farming track.

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