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🗾 Which CDR method will lead Japan’s climate strategy? 🤝 While leading companies including Mitsubishi Corporation and Mitsubishi Research Institute formed the Japan CDR Association to scale the CDR market in the country, the GX2040 Vision, released earlier this year, positions “CDR leading to regional revitalization” as a strategic pillar in Japan’s path to carbon neutrality by 2040. 🗣 We are also seeing a growing participation from corporates, researchers, and financiers in Japan’s carbon removal ecosystem and recently major summits and conferences have been held, discussing Japan’s role in scaling CDR. ❓ Which category of durable CDR do you think is most likely to lead the way in Japan? 🍃 BiCRS (BCR, BECCS, Other Biomass) 💨 Direct Air Capture ⛰ Enhanced Weathering 🌊 mCDR 💬 Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

🚨 Mega CDR Deal Alert! 🚨 🤝 Arca, a mineralization company, has signed an agreement to supply 293,579 tonnes of CDR to Microsoft over 10 years. Arca will deliver durable CDR credits through its mineralization process at its first commercial projects, repurposing byproducts of mining and transforming gaseous CO2 into into solid mineral form. ⛏ Earlier this year, Arca completed the full-scale mineralization demonstration project at an active mine site. 🚚 Based on the agreement, the tonnes will be delivered over 10 years. 🚀 This is the single-largest deal mineralization deal to date. ⬆ With over 294,000 tonnes sold, Arca moves up to 14th on the CDR.fyi Suppliers Leaderboard. 🍁 Arca is now one of the top Canadian suppliers, based on tonnes sold. 🔝 Microsoft continues to stand on top on the CDR.fyi Purchasers Leaderboard, with over 30.9M tonnes in purchases. 🔗 To learn more, read the full announcement here: https://lnkd.in/gPNRg3rQ ✅ Interested in tracking durable CDR market activity? Join over 1,000 organizations using the CDR.fyi Portal for detailed insights on all deals in durable carbon removal across methods. Explore more at our website.

📘 New report on how leading carbon removal companies plan to grow from kilotonne to megatonne-scale projects within the decade 🆕 A new report by XPRIZE and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) analyzes data from 20 XPRIZE Carbon Removal finalists and distills how durable CDR can scale while bringing costs down. This report profiles five distinct cost cutting levers to accelerate growth across: 🔬 Future technology advancement 📈 Scaling 🧩 Modularity ⚙ Process optimization 💸 Alternative revenue streams 📊 It also outlines external factors impacting cost and scalability, such as: financing, supply chains, logistics, energy, labor, water, and land. 🔗 To explore more, read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/gGE5pnYj 👏 Thank you to the authors of the report for offering these real world insights to scaling CDR.

🚨 Mega CDR Deal Alert! 🚨 🤝 Altitude recently signed an agreement to purchase 120,000 tonnes of CDR from a stealth biochar carbon removal supplier from West Africa. 🌱 This agreement is part of Altitude’s broader effort to build a global, diversified portfolio of carbon removal credits. 📈 The deal complements Altitude's earlier agreement for 25,000 tonnes from a supplier from the same region. ☑ The credits for the agreement are to be certified by Puro.earth. 🔝 This is Altitude's largest CDR deal to date. ⬆ With 195,000 tonnes in purchasers, Altitude moves up to 11th on CDR.fyi Purchasers Leaderboard. 🔗 To learn more, read the full announcement:  https://lnkd.in/dwRuzUiC ⏳ This announcement was slightly delayed as we verified key details with the parties involved. ✅ Interested in tracking durable CDR market activity? Join over 1,000 organizations using the CDR.fyi Portal for detailed insights on all deals in durable carbon removal across methods. Explore more at our website.

🔎 New Report: Tracking Climate Technology Progress 🆕 The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has released the Climate Technology Progress Report 2025, shedding light on how innovations are advancing and where gaps remain - across clean energy, climate tech transfer, and decarbonization pathways, 🌳 The report also places carbon removal technologies firmly within the climate‑tech agenda. It calls out accelerated deployment of bio‑based methods - such as biochar, BECCS, and Enhanced Weathering, while pinpointing persistent barriers: financing gaps, regulatory fragmentation, and infrastructure‑scale constraints. 🔗 To learn more, read the report here: https://lnkd.in/gJce77VS 📊 We’re pleased to note that data from CDR.fyi was used in the report to support trend analysis in emerging CDR technologies and market‑readiness metrics.

📰 This week saw some key developments in durable CDR, as Microsoft purchased 28,900 tonnes of CDR from UNDO, the UK government published an independent review of greenhouse gas removals and Varaha achieved Asia’s first enhanced weathering carbon credit issuance via Puro.earth.   Here are some quick highlights: 🤝 Microsoft and UNDO signed an agreement for 28,900 tonnes of CDR, supported by THE INLANDSIS FUND ⛰ Varaha achieved Asia's first Puro-certified Enhanced Weathering credit issuance 🥥 Truecoco Ghana Ltd became the first Puro-certified project in West Africa 🇬🇧 The UK Government published its Independent Review of Greenhouse Gas Removals 💸 Arbor Energy secured $55 million in Series A funding CCS+ initiative and Puro.earth to integrate BECCS and DACCS technologies 🆕 Rainbow finalized its Enhanced Weathering methodology   🔗 Read on to learn more in the latest edition of "This Week in CDR" here: https://lnkd.in/dCssW8PF   📣 ICYMI, we recently published an article unpacking insights from a NY Climate Week roundtable led by Angela Tseng and Eliza E., joined by 40+ sustainability leaders across industries exploring different factors holding back the next wave of CDR buyers. 🔎 Learn more in the the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gU-7jphp   🙌 A huge shoutout to the team at Alt Carbon for designing a microsite that explains the Enhanced Weathering (EW) through a visual story on Alt's Darjeeling Revival Project, emphasizing the dual benefits of EW: durable carbon removal and improved soil health. Head over to the comments below to check out the microsite.   ✅ Join over 1,000 companies and sign up for free access to the CDR.fyi Portal to gain durable CDR market insights, showcase your company’s profile and progress, and get on the CDR map. Check out our partner page on our website to learn more.

📘 New Guide Available: Integrating Carbon Removals into Business Strategy 🆕 Exponential Roadmap Initiative, along with Oxford Net Zero, Rethinking Removals and Race to Zero, has released a guide laying out actionable steps companies can take now to integrate durable carbon removal alongside rapid GHG cuts. The guide helps businesses understand how to: 🔹 Integrate removals strategically into transition plans 🔹 Address residual emissions credibly and cost-effectively 🔹 Gradually build a portfolio that includes both nature-based and durable solutions The guide outlines six core actions that companies can take now: ✔ Integrate CDR into strategy 🎯 Calculate anticipated residual emissions 📈 Set a removals trajectory 📊Create a diverse CDR portfolio 💸 Determine a funding model 📝 Set up accounting, reporting & communications 🔗 Explore the full guide here:  https://lnkd.in/eAx4JbsP

BREAKING: The UK’s Independent Review of Greenhouse Gas Removals just proposed something I’ve argued for quite some time: 👉 Revise the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mandate into a Net Zero Aviation Mandate, where carbon removals and SAF compete to deliver climate-neutral flights. This sets up CDR for what it is supposed to be, a mitigation solution in its own right. Neither better nor worse than other solutions. Hopefully, it can inspire the EU to make similar changes to its ReFuel EU directive. This review might be the most important CDR document this year. It has many other important recommendations too; it calls for the UK gov to: - Embrace the principle of geological net zero, meaning fossil emissions must be balanced by geological removals, not trees or soils. - Set up a GGR Strategy with clear national targets. - Create an Office for Greenhouse Gas Removals, giving CDR a permanent home in government. - Create UK standards for DACCS, BECCS, Biochar and ERW, and endorse existing standards in the meantime. - Set up new vehicles for innovation funding and R&D with additional support for pilot- and mid-scale projects to address “valley of death” issues and secure a pipeline of diverse GGR. The report is an official government-commissioned independent review, intended to influence policy so it carries a lot of weight. Thanks to Carbon Gap for keeping us informed on this, and for your work to influence UK CDR policy!

🚨 Before we post the numbers - What’s your estimate for Q3 2025? 📊 We are excited to announce that we will be releasing the "CDR.fyi 2025 Q3 Durable CDR Market Update" in the coming weeks, analyzing and uncovering key trends from the durable CDR market across areas such as delivery volumes, buyer activity, top methods, financing and supplier momentum. 🌍 As with every quarter, the past quarter came with its own fair share of regulatory and policy announcements, new buyer signals, and supplier milestones that are shaping the future of durable carbon removal. Here's how Q3 has performed in the previous years for contracted volume: ➡ Q3 2023 -> 447,500 tonnes ➡ Q3 2024 ->1.3 million tonnes ❓ How strong a quarter do you think was Q3 2025 in durable CDR (in terms of tonnes contracted)? 🔹 Greater than 5M tonnes 🔹1M-5M tonnes 🔹 500K–1M tonnes 🔹 100K-500K tonnes 💬 Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.