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.
3 Sept 2026 | Allix Baxter, Stephanie Wilson
Closing the CDR gap: What the latest State of CDR Report tells us
The CDR Gap between pledged and needed carbon removal is widening. Here's what the State of CDR report says about funding, markets, and policy.
2 Sept 2026
Feedback to the European Commission Call for Evidence on the EU Ocean and Water R&I Strategy
Earlier this summer, Carbon Gap responded to the European Commission’s Call for Evidence on the upcoming European Ocean and Water Research and Innovation Strategy.
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.
DRIVING DEMAND
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
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
GOVERNANCE
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
The design is in the details: What should national permanent CDR targets look like?
24 Jun 2026 | Anna Costova
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