BRIEFING: Financiers single out ‘delivery risk’ as biggest obstacle for European carbon removal projects

Published 15:03 on May 25, 2026 / Last updated at 15:07 on May 25, 2026 / / Americas (US & Canada), CO2 Management (CCUS, Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), Insights (Briefings), Nature-based Carbon (Other NbS), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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The risk that a developer goes bankrupt or fails to deliver is the biggest obstacle to funding carbon removal (CDR) projects, financiers told a European Commission event on the EU’s Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming (CRCF) scheme last week.
The risk that a developer goes bankrupt or fails to deliver is the biggest obstacle to funding carbon removal (CDR) projects, financiers told a European Commission event on the EU’s Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming (CRCF) scheme last week.


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