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

17 Jun 2026 | Martina Massei
Beyond emissions cuts: Italy's carbon removal opportunity
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.

11 Jun 2026 | Louis Uzor
SBTi's Corporate Net-Zero Standard V2.0 launched, but what does it mean for carbon removal?
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.

4 Jun 2026 | Valter Selén
Stockholm shows the way: how public buyers can boost the carbon removal market
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.

29 May 2026 | Carbon Gap
Poland has significant carbon removal potential but urgently needs policy and infrastructure to match
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.

22 May 2026 | Carbon Gap
What can we take away from the Commission's first CRCF Days?
Highlights from the European Commission's first CRCF Days (20-21 May 2026): the EU Carbon Removal Buyers' Club blueprint, permanent removals progress, and the emerging carbon farming track.

20 May 2026 | Alexander Mäkelä and Lydia Loopesko
Corporate carbon removal demand is being parked
A recent market survey of sustainability leaders points to a feeling of uncertainty policymakers will need to address to carbon removal

19 May 2026 | Alexander Mäkelä and Zisan Özdemir, Carbon Management Europe
Advancing an EU CRCF Buyers' Club
How can an EU carbon removal Buyer's Club aggregate demand, reduce transaction costs, and provide the institutional anchor needed to unlock private investment at scale.

4 May 2026 | Carbon Gap
Consultation response on national targets and flexibilities and the use of international credits
Carbon Gap's consultation response to the European Commission's call for evidence on national targets and flexibilities and the use of international credits

21 Apr 2026 | Carbon Gap
21 April | No Wasted Opportunities
Join Carbon Gap’s Brussels event on carbon removal in wastewater, concrete, and mining sectors, exploring how policy, and innovation can scale CDR and drive net-negative industry.
