German climate investor launches call to fund carbon removal projects

Published 16:32 on June 30, 2025 / Last updated at 16:32 on June 30, 2025 / / CCUS, CO2 Management, EMEA, Engineered Removals, Europe, Voluntary

A Berlin-headquartered carbon project financier has opened its first request for proposals (RFP) targeting the removals sector.

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Only PACM carbon credits should be used towards EU 2040 target, say researchers

Published 15:28 on June 30, 2025 / Last updated at 15:28 on June 30, 2025 / / CCUS, CO2 Management, EMEA, Engineered Removals, Europe, International, Paris Article 6/PACM, Voluntary

The EU should only accept international carbon credits generated through the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM), or programmes that offer at least an equivalent level of environmental integrity, to meet its 2040 climate goals, according to researchers.

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Researchers find holes in Meta’s public carbon capture data project

Published 14:16 on June 30, 2025 / Last updated at 14:17 on June 30, 2025 / / Americas, Asia Pacific, CCUS, CO2 Management, EMEA, Engineered Removals, International, US, US & Canada, Voluntary

Researchers have described Meta’s open-source carbon removal data initiative, aimed at accelerating direct air capture (DAC) technology, as containing significant flaws, though they welcomed the public nature of the work.

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BRIEFING: EU, UK going their separate ways on carbon removals, despite ETS linking talks

Published 11:38 on June 30, 2025 / Last updated at 11:38 on June 30, 2025 / / Briefings, CCUS, CO2 Management, EMEA, Engineered Removals, EU ETS, Europe, Forestry, Insights, Nature-based Carbon, Other Nature-based, UK ETS

Britain and the EU say they are open to discussions on aligning their carbon removal (CDR) policies, but are pursuing separate pathways for now until talks to link up their respective emissions trading schemes (ETSs) deliver, officials have said.

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Microsoft buys over 1 mln BECCS carbon removal credits from Norway plant

Published 10:30 on June 30, 2025 / Last updated at 10:31 on June 30, 2025 / / CCUS, CO2 Management, EMEA, Europe, Voluntary

Microsoft has inked another large carbon removal deal, buying 1.1 million bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) credits from a facility in Norway.

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Australia opens sea dumping CCS consultation

Published 11:17 on June 27, 2025 / Last updated at 11:17 on June 27, 2025 / / Asia Pacific, Australia, CCUS, CO2 Management, Pacific

Australia on Friday began a public consultation process for sea dumping carbon capture and sequestration (CCS), releasing draft guidance documents for domestic projects.

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FEATURE: Japan’s AZEC under fire for prolonging fossil fuel use, undermining Southeast Asia’s climate goals

Published 14:16 on June 26, 2025 / Last updated at 14:16 on June 26, 2025 / / Asia, Asia Pacific, CCUS, China, CO2 Management, Features, Insights, Japan, Other APAC, South Korea

The Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) initiative promised decarbonisation across Asia, but experts warn its gas-heavy focus risks locking Southeast Asian nations into costly and volatile fossil fuel pathways.

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Germany’s new budget positions gas as transition fuel

Published 15:17 on June 25, 2025 / Last updated at 16:12 on June 25, 2025 / / CCUS, CO2 Management, EMEA, Europe

Natural gas retains a key role in Germany’s energy transition under a new national budget adopted by the federal government on Tuesday.

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UK govt should invest more in carbon capture, tighten rules on methane emissions, say non-profits

Published 14:11 on June 25, 2025 / Last updated at 14:11 on June 25, 2025 / / CCUS, CO2 Management, EMEA, Engineered Removals, Europe, UK ETS, Voluntary

The UK government must invest more in carbon capture technologies as soon as possible to help stoke demand and de-risk corporate purchases, as well as tighten rules on methane emissions, non-profit organisations have urged this week.

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ETS eligibility of credits necessary for scaling CCS in Brazil -industry group

Published 00:00 on June 25, 2025 / Last updated at 00:00 on June 25, 2025 / / Americas, CCUS, CO2 Management, LATAM & Caribbean, South & Central, Voluntary

Ensuring the eligibility of credits generated from carbon capture and storage (CCS) under Brazil’s future emissions trading system (ETS) will be necessary to scale the emerging technology in the country, the head of a national industry group said.

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