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Carbon Wrapped: 2025 in review
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19 Dec 2025 | Carbon Gap

Carbon Wrapped: 2025 in review

A lot happened with EU policy this year, so we’re looking back at some of the biggest moments – good and bad – of 2025 as part of “Carbon Wrapped”!

Understanding and Implementing the Like-for-Like Principle
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10 Dec 2025 | Sylvain Delerce

Understanding and Implementing the Like-for-Like Principle

The like for like principle is key for reaching durable net zero. We look at the science and implementation of durable carbon removal.

A Carbon Carol: Buildings of the Past, Present, and Future
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3 Dec 2025 | Lydia Loopesko

A Carbon Carol: Buildings of the Past, Present, and Future

Using timber in buildings has significant carbon removal potential, but there is still a lot of uncertainty around longevity and sustainability. We dive in to how timber has been used in the past and how it can pave way for a net-negative future.

Europe’s geological storage bottleneck – an overlooked barrier to scaling carbon removal?
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14 Oct 2025 | Martina Massei

Europe’s geological storage bottleneck – an overlooked barrier to scaling carbon removal?

Geological storage is a critical bottleneck for developing carbon removal in Europe. Our Carbon Removal Readiness Assessments look at how different countries could deploy carbon removal, revealing a glaring snag in getting these technologies off the ground.

Marine Carbon Removal: Is the EU Ready to Dive In?
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23 Sept 2025 | Eloisa Viloria

Marine Carbon Removal: Is the EU Ready to Dive In?

Explore how marine carbon removal can support EU climate goals. Learn about mCDR technologies, Europe’s potential, and why investment, and research are key to scaling ocean-based solutions.

Harnessing the Ocean: Marine CDR is an opportunity for EU climate action
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22 Sept 2025 | Allix Baxter

Harnessing the Ocean: Marine CDR is an opportunity for EU climate action

Explore how marine carbon removal can support EU climate goals. Learn about mCDR technologies, Europe’s potential, and why investment, and research are key to scaling ocean-based solutions.

18 Feb | The Carbon Countdown
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18 Feb 2025 | Carbon Gap

18 Feb | The Carbon Countdown

On 18 Feb. 2025 we celebrated the launch of our updated Carbon Removal Policy Tracker by examining current progress across European countries with input from national policymakers and experts

Advancing Carbon Dioxide Removal Beyond the Hype Cycle
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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.

All excess emissions must be removed
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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