INSIGHTS
Find the latest analyses, reports, consultations, and news on EU carbon dioxide removal policy.
Recent Insights
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.
13 Oct 2025 | Carbon Gap
Joint stakeholder proposal on biochar carbon removal in the CRCF
A joint proposal on biochar carbon removal outlines robust standards for the EU CRCF, focusing on permanence, sustainability, and credible carbon accounting to support high-quality CDR.
7 Oct 2025 | Carbon Gap
7 October | From Targets to Tonnes
Join Carbon Gap’s Brussels event on scaling carbon removal demand, exploring ETS reform and a Removal Compliance System to drive long-term CDR deployment in Europe.
6 Oct 2025 | Francesca Battersby, Matteo Guidi, Allix Baxter, Valter Selén
From Targets to Tonnes - Exploring compliance Options for Carbon Removal in the EU
Our analyses identifies different compliance options the EU could take for scaling carbon removal and how those would affect its economy
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.
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.
17 Sept 2025
Divide to Deliver: Technical Analysis
Why 2040 separate targets for carbon removal are feasible and necessary to reach EU net-zero.
15 Sept 2025 | Carbon Gap
02 October | Target Practice: How much carbon removal for the EU?
How much should EU and Member States contribute to global carbon removal efforts? Join the conversation and decide for yourself
15 Sept 2025 | Carbon Gap
Feedback to the public consultation on the European Climate Law amendment
We support the 90% emissions reduction target for 2040 in the revised European Climate Law, but recommend three policy actions