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Pol-ing its own climate weight: can Poland fulfil its carbon removal potential?
ArticleNational spotlights

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.

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

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?

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

22 May 2026 | Carbon Gap

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

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.

How Spain can lead Europe's carbon removal future
ArticleNational spotlights

15 Apr 2026 | Martina Massei

How Spain can lead Europe's carbon removal future

Martina Massei dives into our recent Spain Carbon Removal Readiness Assessment report and roadmap

Microsoft may pause, the market problem is elsewhere
ArticleDriving demand

14 Apr 2026 | Alexander Mäkelä

Microsoft may pause, the market problem is elsewhere

Microsoft may pause purchase of carbon removal credits, but what should the CDR market do next? Alex Mäkelä shares his take on the news.

Separating carbon cartons: Different eggs go in different baskets
ArticleOur thinking

31 Mar 2026 | Lydia Loopesko

Separating carbon cartons: Different eggs go in different baskets

Lydia Loopesko looks back at our fireside chat on applying the Like-for-Like principle to carbon removals.