INSIGHTS
Find the latest analyses, reports, consultations, and news on EU carbon dioxide removal policy.
Recent Insights

8 Jan 2025 | Carbon Gap
Open letter: securing Europe's climate leadership and economic competitiveness by advancing the CDR sector
Open letter calling on the European Commission to integrate carbon removals into Clean Industrial Deal

18 Dec 2024 | Carbon Gap
Environment Council debate on 2040 targets: France calls for separate targets for CDR
This week's Environment Council meeting saw increasing recognition for the role of carbon removal in the EU’s climate framework among member states.

16 Dec 2024 | Carbon Gap
Stratégie Française Énergie Climat
Découvrez pourquoi la France doit renforcer sa stratégie énergie-climat en développant les puits de carbone, naturels et technologiques, afin d’atteindre ses objectifs de net-zero et préparer une économie net-négative

13 Dec 2024
Advancing Carbon Dioxide Removal Beyond the Hype Cycle
It is time for the CDR industry to stand up and proactively drive alignment of expectations across four essential levers.

10 Dec 2024 | Carbon Gap
Scaling CDR: what role for policy support?
Survey exploring the role for policy for scaling CDR

14 Nov 2024 | Carbon Gap
MEPs urge for the inclusion of separate and high-integrity carbon removal targets in COP29 resolution
As COP29 kicks off, today the European Parliament adopted a resolution urging all parties to follow through with Paris Agreement commitments, notably adopting “concrete targets and policies” to achieve these goals.

28 Oct 2024 | Carbon Gap
Open letter: 45 signatories call to adopt key carbon removal policies in next EU mandate
45 signatories sign an open letter to Commissioner-designate Hoekstra calling for the adoption of key carbon removal policies in next EU mandate

24 Oct 2024 | Carbon Gap
Introducing an EU Pilot Procurement Programme
Through a dedicated Pilot Procurement Programme, the EU could kick-start a high-quality domestic market for carbon removal by 2030.

14 Oct 2024 | Robert Höglund and Eli Mitchell-Larson
All excess emissions must be removed
Analysing national allocations of the global carbon budget provides a clearer understanding that all excess emissions must be removed
