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What’s next for scaling carbon removal in Germany and Europe? This Wednesday, our CDR supplier dinner in Berlin brought together an incredible group of carbon removal pioneers and experts including representatives from ecoLocked, Novocarbo, Blue Skies Minerals GmbH, Everest Carbon, Made of Air, Pyreg GmbH, InPlanet, Carbon to Sea Initiative, NeoCarbon, Inspiratus Technologies, ZeroEx, and many more. The evening was a chance to discuss the day-to-day challenges suppliers face, their needs, and how we can unlock the full potential of carbon removal in Germany and Europe with the right policies and support. Moderated by Carbonfuture’s Sebastian Manhart, we heard from: 🔹 Carla Glassl (Ucaneo) 🔹 Pascal Hader-Weinmann (German Energy Agency (dena)) 🔹 Stefan Schlosser (Deutscher Verband für negative Emissionen e.V. (DVNE)) Key takeaways: 🔵 Germany and Europe leading the way: The global CDR industry could grow into a €940 billion market by 2050. Europe—and especially Germany—has the potential to play a leading role, creating up to 190,000 jobs annually and unlocking a €70B market in Germany alone. 🔵 Policy signals matter: Clear government targets for CDR are needed to inspire confidence, accelerate technological innovation, and help suppliers scale while ensuring alignment with high-quality standards. 🔵 Infrastructure and financing are critical: From better connections with infrastructure partners to alternative financing mechanisms, novel CDR providers emphasized the need for support in attracting investment to get projects off the ground. 🔵 Business models with diverse support structures: Relying on one subsidy alone isn’t enough. We need to build multi-layered support for projects to reduce single points of failure and help suppliers scale sustainably. 🔵 Focus on quality: As the market matures, robust systems like dMRV (digital Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification) will remain indispensable in ensuring that every tonne of carbon removed is reliable and transparent. The evening was filled with inspiring discussions, shared challenges, and a collective commitment to scaling durable carbon removal. Events like these remind us of the importance of ecosystem building—working together, sharing knowledge, and advocating for the tools, policies, and partnerships needed to grow the industry. What do you think is most critical to help CDR suppliers scale? Let us know in the comments. Adam Sipthorpe Tanner Felbinger #CDR #CarbonRemoval #NetZero #dMRV #sustainability #ClimateAction

Warm congratulations to our Board member Bjørn Sibbern on his appointment as CEO of SIX. We’re proud to have you as part of our journey and wish you every success in this exciting new chapter. We look forward to seeing SIX build on its achievements and accelerate its growth under your leadership! More information: https://lnkd.in/dduDbbQy   CC Hannes Junginger, Matthias Ansorge, Leila Toplic, Dominic Lüdin, Lucie Haß, Nikolaus Wohlgemuth, Daniel Kramer

Welcome to the Carbonfuture team, Marcel! 💚    This week, we’re excited to introduce the newest member of our Development Team, Marcel Munce!    Marcel studied Computer Science at HTW Berlin and has worked on a wide range of software projects across industries, including aviation, logistics, e-government, and telecommunications. His motivation to combat climate change and advance sustainability brought him to Carbonfuture.    With a strong product mindset and a passion for high-quality software, Marcel brings his expertise as a full-stack developer to enhance Carbonfuture’s services, helping deliver a seamless product experience to our suppliers and buyers.    We're thrilled to have you on the team, Marcel! 🌏    #carbonremoval #CDR #climateaction #team #teamwork #collaboration 

😮 Maybe the best CDR policy were ever seen? 😮 🇺🇸 Yesterday, the Carbon Dioxide Removal Investment Act (#CDRIA) was introduced to the U.S. Senate by Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK). Having analysed it in detail, I am thoroughly impressed. Here is what you need to know: 🤝 The CDRIA is *bipartisan*, significantly increasing its chances of success. 🏭 It establishes a new production tax credit (PTC) - the 45BB. PTCs were originally designed for renewable energy production and are a tax benefit based on the volume of production (so $ per quantity). ✅ It is genuinely tech-neutral. The main criteria is durability of more than 1,000 years, which is in line with the latest science. Further, projects need to provide a net-negative lifecycle assessment. 💵 It would create a new tax credit worth $250 per metric ton of CO2 removed (and $110 for point source CDR like BECCS). This would be higher ($180/$85) and broader (not just DACCS/BECCS) than 45Q. Projects will not be able to double dip with 45Q. It is either, or. 💚 What about nature-based solutions (#NBS) which would not pass the durability threshold? Look, we need all solutions. And I hear the frustrations by all those who are not included here. Having said that, a PTC is not the right vehicle for NBS. The upcoming Farm Bill in particular, as well as USDA and the US Forest Service, offer a magnitude of ways to promote nature-based carbon removal. 🌟 I am so excited about this bill. I was just vigorously nodding along as I was reading it. While this doesn’t solve the demand problem CDR faces, it would completely change the unit economics for CDR companies in the U.S., just like 45Q did for DACCS. European policy makers, take note! 👏 Huge shout-out to everyone involved. I know some of you have been thinking about this for years (looking at you Giana Amador and Carbon Removal Alliance). Well done! 🔗 Check out the full bill here - I promise it’s worth the read: https://lnkd.in/dfWbaWtu 💡 Note: this bill has been introduced in the Senate only. It still has a long way to go. It will need to be introduced in the House of Representatives (ideally also in a bipartisan way) and then pass both Chambers. Given the priority on the confirmation of Trump and his appointees, progress is unlikely before Q2 2025. If you know more, please share. ⁉ What is your read of this bill and its chances of success? #netzero #carbonremoval #climatepolicy

💥 Supplier Spotlight: MASH Makes – Biochar to restore soil health and support local communities in India 💥 Today, we are introducing our supply partner MASH Makes: The Indo-Danish company uses a proprietary, decentralized technology to transform local agricultural residues into biofuel and carbon-capturing biochar. MASH Makes is committed to scalable impact with modular machines that fit into shipping containers for rapid deployment near biomass sources globally. By partnering with local communities, MASH Makes delivers environmental and social benefits, implementing sustainable solutions where they are most needed. 🌱 Increasing crop yields through improved soil health: When added to soil, MASH Makes' EBC-certified biochar transforms poor-quality land into more fertile, productive ground. Trials have shown that biochar continues to boost crop yields by 56% even four seasons after application. 👨🌾 Enhancing community livelihoods: MASH Makes partners with NGOs and farmers in India to integrate biochar into local farming, creating jobs and producing soil amendments where they’re needed. 🔋 Producing biofuel for sustainable energy: Additionally, MASH Makes produces sustainable biofuel. Also derived from agricultural residues, this fuel can help industries with hard-to-abate emissions reduce their reliance on fossil fuels and shift to more sustainable alternatives. The collaboration with Carbonfuture has significantly strengthened MASH Makes' mission to transform residual biomass into valuable resources, enhance soil health, and contribute meaningfully to climate action and sustainability. “Working with Carbonfuture’s MRV system has been a crucial part of scaling MASH Makes’ biochar carbon removal projects.”, says Jakob Bejbro Andersen, CEO of MASH Makes, "Carbonfuture’s data-driven tracking and robust third-party verification ensure transparency, build trust, and highlight the real, positive impact of our biochar carbon removal certificates.” To date, MASH Makes' projects have removed around 3,500 tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere. Looking ahead, they plan to scale their operations in India and beyond. By increasing their carbon removal capacity and investing in new technologies, MASH Makes aims to achieve gigatonne-scale carbon removal by 2040. #carbonremoval #biochar #BCR #CDR #climateaction #sustainability

Next week I will be in #Berlin and looking to connect with old friends and new in and around the #CarbonRemoval community. Send me a message if you will be around from 26-29th November and would have time for a coffee / catch-up! #biochar #DACCS #BiCRS #BioCCS #BECCS #ERW #CDR

🌍 Exciting News! Carbonfuture is partnering with Economist Impact to accelerate corporate action on carbon removal. 💡 What makes this partnership unique? We’re bringing the first-ever Carbon Removal Spotlight to an Economist Impact event! This Spotlight, part of the 10th Anniversary Sustainability Week in London (March 10-12, 2025), will explore: ► Why carbon removal is essential for net-zero strategies. ► How corporate leaders can take action now to meet their climate commitments.   📢 Calling all corporate leaders (CSOs, CFOs, CEOs, CPOs):  Don’t miss this transformative event. Sign up now to be notified when registration opens: https://lnkd.in/eqw7b4wj   👉 Learn more about this game-changing collaboration in our press release: https://lnkd.in/eV4GGWMB    Harry Chapman Thomas Cull Edward Glanville Emily Jackson-Kessler Leila Toplic Dominic Lüdin    #climateaction #netzero #carbonremoval #corporatesustainability #CDR #EconSustainability

✨What a fantastic gathering of leaders driving the future of carbon removal in Switzerland and beyond! At "Building Europe’s Next Carbon Valley," hosted by Women In Carbon, Google, swisscleantech, and Carbon Removal Partners , we explored how Switzerland can leverage its strengths - strong climate policy, financial expertise, technical innovation, and a growing ecosystem of carbon removal companies - to drive real progress in scaling carbon removal. 💡 Key takeaway? Companies need to act on carbon removal now. There is no net-zero without carbon removal and acting now secures access to high-quality supply and favorable pricing, prepares businesses for upcoming regulation, builds market credibility, and fuels the innovation we need to reach 5–10 Gt of carbon removal annually by 2050. 💡 When asked, "What’s one thing that would scale Switzerland’s carbon ecosystem?" my answer: A national carbon removal fund to solve the project financing challenge. Combining public and private investments - with rigorous MRV to ensure integrity - would help scale carbon removal projects and position Switzerland as a global leader in high-quality carbon removal. 🙌 Special thanks to my fellow speakers for such a constructive discussion: ► Sebnem Erzan (Google) ► Ursula Finsterwald (LGT Private Banking) ► Sophie Wenger (BAFU) ► Madeleine Guyer (swisscleantech) and to Brooke Davies (CarbonPool) for brilliant moderation, and Lisa Mangertseder and Katrin S. for bringing us all together. It was incredible to see Switzerland’s carbon removal ecosystem showing up in full force, especially women leading the charge across innovation, investment, and policy. Onwards to building Europe’s next Carbon Valley - right here in Zurich! 🇨🇭 #CarbonRemoval #NetZero #sustainability #carbonvalley #womenincarbon

📅 Meet the Carbonfuture team at German Biochar Forum 2024 Join Anna J. LEHNER, Marcel Eichler, and Sascha Zierfuss at the German Biochar Forum 2024, the largest event of its kind in the German-speaking region, hosted by German Biochar e.V. (Fachverband Pflanzenkohle e.V.). and the International Biochar Initiative, from November 18th to 19th in Berlin. This year's forum will bring together numerous industry experts to collectively develop national and corporate sustainability strategies with biochar carbon removal (BCR) to promote ecologic transformation, foster environmental responsibility, and advance climate protection. Carbonfuture will be well-represented both in the audience and on stage. Visit our booth and catch our team at these sessions: 🎙️ Panel Discussion: "Including Biochar in National Strategies", moderated by Anna J. LEHNER on November 19, from 11:15 am to 12:15 pm 🎙️ Keynote Presentation: "Insetting: Applying Biochar to Substrates, Organic Fertilizers, and Construction Materials", presented by Marcel Eichler on November 19, at 2:45 pm Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with our team and other industry experts to discuss, network and shape the future of biochar carbon removal. ➡️ Check out the full agenda here: https://lnkd.in/dru-KqhU #carbonremoval #CDR #biochar #BCR #sustainability #climateaction #netzero

💥 Supplier Spotlight: SOLER Group💥 Founded by three brothers in France back in the 1990s, SOLER Group today has become one of Europe’s leading producers of biocarbon and responsible charcoal. For a variety of reasons, biochar had not been part of their business plans. But with Carbonfuture, that began to change. With the help of Carbonfuture MRV+, SOLER Group was able to easily manage their production and reporting of biochar under an independent, third-party standard and quickly offer their carbon removal credits for sale. This allowed them to quickly ramp up production and position themselves as a European biochar leader. ➡ Find out how SOLER Group is expanding their business with Carbonfuture: https://lnkd.in/e-6PfC2T #biochar #CDR #carbonremoval #climateaction #netzero #MRV #dMRV