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A Carbon Carol: Buildings of the Past, Present, and Future
ArticleOur thinking

3 Dec 2025 | Lydia Loopesko

A Carbon Carol: Buildings of the Past, Present, and Future

Using timber in buildings has significant carbon removal potential, but there is still a lot of uncertainty around longevity and sustainability. We dive in to how timber has been used in the past and how it can pave way for a net-negative future.

Carbon removal is key to Finland’s climate neutrality goals
ReportNational spotlights

27 Nov 2025 | Carbon Gap

Carbon removal is key to Finland’s climate neutrality goals

Deploying a mix of nature-based and technological carbon removal methods will be essential for Finland to reach its climate neutrality goal.

Visibility for carbon removal at COP30: limited progress, rising momentum
ArticleGovernance

25 Nov 2025 | Allix Baxter

Visibility for carbon removal at COP30: limited progress, rising momentum

CDR was not a big-ticket item at COP 30 this year, but still there were some notable events worth mentioning. We look at what came out of the event and what it could mean going forward

A turning point for UK Carbon Removals: Reflections on the Independent GGR Review
ArticleNational spotlights

24 Oct 2025 | Carbon Gap

A turning point for UK Carbon Removals: Reflections on the Independent GGR Review

The UK independent review on greenhouse gas removals was a milestone event for the country, positioning the UK as a global leader on GGR, by investing in GGR science, and innovation, related infrastructure, and market development, and in doing so, stimulate domestic economic growth.

Europe’s geological storage bottleneck – an overlooked barrier to scaling carbon removal?
ArticleOur thinking

14 Oct 2025 | Martina Massei

Europe’s geological storage bottleneck – an overlooked barrier to scaling carbon removal?

Geological storage is a critical bottleneck for developing carbon removal in Europe. Our Carbon Removal Readiness Assessments look at how different countries could deploy carbon removal, revealing a glaring snag in getting these technologies off the ground.

Joint stakeholder proposal on biochar carbon removal in the CRCF
NewsGovernance

13 Oct 2025 | Carbon Gap

Joint stakeholder proposal on biochar carbon removal in the CRCF

A joint proposal on biochar carbon removal outlines robust standards for the EU CRCF, focusing on permanence, sustainability, and credible carbon accounting to support high-quality CDR.

7 October | From Targets to Tonnes
EventDriving demand

7 Oct 2025 | Carbon Gap

7 October | From Targets to Tonnes

Join Carbon Gap’s Brussels event on scaling carbon removal demand, exploring ETS reform and a Removal Compliance System to drive long-term CDR deployment in Europe.

From Targets to Tonnes - Exploring compliance Options for Carbon Removal in the EU
ReportDriving demand

6 Oct 2025 | Francesca Battersby, Matteo Guidi, Allix Baxter, Valter Selén

From Targets to Tonnes - Exploring compliance Options for Carbon Removal in the EU

Our analyses identifies different compliance options the EU could take for scaling carbon removal and how those would affect its economy

Marine Carbon Removal: Is the EU Ready to Dive In?
ArticleOur thinking

23 Sept 2025 | Eloisa Viloria

Marine Carbon Removal: Is the EU Ready to Dive In?

Explore how marine carbon removal can support EU climate goals. Learn about mCDR technologies, Europe’s potential, and why investment, and research are key to scaling ocean-based solutions.