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After a Slow 2025, Where Does Carbon Removal Go From Here? Microsoft dominated this year.

🔑 Countries are recognizing the economic benefits that come with being a frontrunner in this growing industry.

The article looks at what could define the next phase of the market in 2026 and beyond: heatmap.news/carbon-remov...

📰 A global competition is emerging around who will lead on carbon removal.

As
@co2bc.bsky.social 's Ben Rubin notes in a new @heatmap.news article:

“It feels like there’s this global competition building about what country will be the leader in the industry.”

Defining Trends in CDR '25
✅ CDR scaled across more geographies & methods
✅ Countries stepped up policy leadership
✅ Private investment grew in scale & focus
✅ Standards & MRV improved
✅ CDR’s role in hitting Paris goals gained recognition
Learn more: www.carbonbusinesscouncil.org/news/the-fut...

We encourage our network across climate policy, carbon markets, or nature-based solutions to give it a read!

The explainer addresses key questions such as:
🌍 What’s next for Article 6 and why trades haven’t taken off yet
🌿 How nature-based solutions and REDD+ fit into the framework
📉 How Article 6 influences the VCM and other compliance markets
…and more.

What happened at COP30, and what’s next for Article 6?

@nature.org has released an updated Article 6 Explainer, incorporating the latest decisions from COP30.

💡📗https://www.nature.org/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/documents/c/m/CM-TNC-Article-6-Explainer-Update-COP30_EN.pdf

Stay tuned. Register here ➡️https://www.carbonunboundwestcoast.com/

The next phase of carbon removal demands responsible leadership & clear policy signals.
@co2bc.bsky.social's Executive Director Ben Rubin will hit the stage at Carbon Unbound West Coast in 🇨🇦 to dig into the region’s unique opportunities & what growth can look like for the sector.

CDR is evolving into a global market and institutional capital will help drive the next wave.

Read the full Q&A in the Carbon Unbound Europe Summit Report👇

tinyurl.com/mpbrx3v8

He highlights rising momentum in CDR, stronger policy frameworks (including the EU’s #CRCF), early signs of commercial banking engagement, and new revenue and insurance models that are helping make carbon removal an investable sector.

📘 The economics of carbon removals are shifting.

Ben Rubin, Executive Director of @co2bc.bsky.social, is featured in the latest CarbonUnbound Europe Report.

This is a signal that Europe intends to scale removals as part of its broader climate strategy.

As @co2bc.bsky.social grows its footprint in Europe, we see a clearer, more predictable and investable policy environment taking shape, one that can support CDR’s move from pilot to scale.

Key EU signals:
✔️ Buyers’ Club to pool voluntary demand
✔️ Carbon Farming Database to reduce MRV burden
✔️ Carbon storage in buildings methodology expected in 2026
✔️ New methodologies for DACCS, Bio-CCS, and biochar

National action and EU-level policy are now reinforcing each other.

🇪🇺 Europe is accelerating carbon removal

Germany’s nearly €500M commitment to CDR and the European Commission’s new rules to operationalize the #CRCF framework mark major momentum toward a more coherent EU market for high-integrity removals.

🎉 Thrilled to welcome Melissa Hillier as the @co2bc.bsky.social’s new Associate Director of Policy!

She brings 10+ years of climate policy leadership, from carbon pricing to net-zero legislation.

We’re excited to have her on board as we advance responsible carbon management.

Welcome, Melissa! 👋

🚨 We’re hiring at the @co2bc.bsky.social! 🚨

Two fully remote roles supporting our global coalition:

1️⃣ Senior Manager of Partnerships (US/CA/EU)
2️⃣ Associate (US)

Join us to help scale carbon removal at this critical moment.

Learn more & apply here 👉 www.carbonbusinesscouncil.org/careers

📚🧑‍🎓Calling all university & college students! Are you a creative thinker ready to take on a meaningful, real-world challenge?

The @openaircollective.bsky.social is calling on students to showcase their most innovative carbon dioxide removal #CDR ideas in its global competition.

Details below👇

These signals point to CDR moving toward durable climate infrastructure as countries prepare updated NDCs ahead of COP31.

Full breakdown by @co2bc.bsky.social👇

🔗 tinyurl.com/bdfwj3ks

-First-ever CDR Pavilion #CDR30, where @co2bc.bsky.social Director of Communications Sasha Chebil moderated an event focused on Latin America’s CDR leadership
-CDR added in COP Action Agenda
-Global Carbon Harvest Coalition launch
-Carbon markets momentum
-Cities integrating CDR into planning

At #COP30 in Belém, carbon removal (CDR) saw its strongest recognition yet — with clearer signals on how CDR fits into national plans, international markets, and long-term climate infrastructure.

Key moments included:

These teams are advancing the future of carbon removal across multiple pathways: soil carbon, biochar, BECCS, mineralization, clean heat, and carbon market infrastructure.

Learn more about our member community:
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Get involved:
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🤝Welcome new members of the @co2bc.bsky.social: @absoluteclimate.bsky.social, Carbon Lock Tech, Cowboy Clean Fuels, Carbon Place, Loam Bio, Stockholm Exergi, Super Biochar, & Varme Energy.

🎙️ Thank you to our panelists: Caio Franco (Mombak), Felix Harteneck (InPlanet), Julia Marisa Sekula (Terradot), Michael Green (Native, ASBN), Marianne Martins (Future Climate), and Sasha Chebil (co2bc.bsky.social).
📖 Read more insights ➡️ tinyurl.com/yzshhaum

Key takeaways:
✅ Align regional regulatory frameworks to support scale
✅ Expand access to financing tools that reduce early project risk
✅ Strengthen transparency, community engagement & social benefits
Regional collaboration will be key to turning ambition into implementation. 🤝

At #COP30 in 🇧🇷, the co2bc.bsky.social convened innovators from across Latin America to explore how the region is poised to lead on CDR.
From EW to reforestation and BECCS, one message stood out: Latin America’s innovation and collaboration has the potential to set the global standard for CDR.

🚨Happening today at #COP30!

Join @co2bc.bsky.social at 15:30 BRT for “Latin America Leads” at the #CDR30 Pavilion 🇧🇷

Hear from innovators MOMBAK, InPlanet, FutureClimate, @terradotdo.bsky.social & Native, a Public Benefit Company.

RSVP here🔗 tinyurl.com/48rjhjfx

Scaling carbon removal takes collaboration.

We spoke with Michael Weber of @southpoleglobal.bsky.social about how the new TechGen buyers club is accelerating tech-based CDR through shared demand and de-risked portfolios.

Read the Q&A here: tinyurl.com/4uue542w

Proud to share that our Associate Director of Partnerships, Beth Weed, is acknowledged in new research by @rockymtninst.bsky.social 👇

RMI outlines why AMCs are key to closing the carbon removal gap.

👏 Huge thanks to Beth for representing @co2bc.bsky.social in these strategic conversations.

See you there!

🎙️ Latin America Leads: Unlocking Regional Carbon Removal for Sustainable Growth

📍 Blue Zone CDR30 Pavilion 🇧🇷
📅 Nov 13, 2025 | 15:30-17:00 BST
RSVP 👉 tinyurl.com/48rjhjfx

#NetZero #ClimateAction #LatinAmerica #CDR30 #COP30

The @co2bc.bsky.social is hosting our first-ever #CarbonRemoval event at #COP30 🇧🇷

Latin America is turning #CDR ambition into real-world impact, from biochar & reforestation to mineralization & regenerative agriculture.