Carbon Gap — advocating for carbon removal in Europe

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.

Read Carbon Gap's response to the European Commission's public consultation on the European Ocean Act

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.

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?

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.

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.

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