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The CDR Policy Scoop

Eve Tamme and Sebastian Manhart

Get the Scoop on the latest CDR policy developments with Eve Tamme and Sebastian Manhart.Punchy, unfiltered, to the point discussions on all hot developments in the sector.Listen in to go several levels deeper and beyond the analysis that you won"t find anywhere else. Enjoy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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29:38

The UK means business: Examining the GGR Business Model

The CDR Policy Scoop ·

2025/09/12

At the end of August, the UK government released over 500 pages of documentation on how it plans to finance the scale-up of removals.There is a lot to talk about: the UK has committed over £22B to CCUS (including CDR) over 25 years, of which £9.4B has already been allocated in the 2025 Spending Review.It has also recently released its vision for how to integrate CDR into the UK ETS, potentially as early as 2029 (ahead of the EU).Now it suggests 15-year carbon contracts for difference (CCfDs) for

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26:07

Carbon Credit Ratings: What really matters right now?...

The CDR Policy Scoop ·

2025/09/10

Carbon rating agencies have increasingly become an indispensable pillar of carbon market infrastructure. While originally created to solve deep-seated quality and integrity concerns in the voluntary carbon markets, they are now also playing a role in compliance markets.What really goes into rating carbon removal projects, and what are the expected future developments? With the ICVCM establishing Core Carbon Principles eligibility for some CDR methods, will project-based ratings still be necessary?To

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29:14

Scoop School Lesson 2: Carbon Removal Leaders & Laggards

The CDR Policy Scoop ·

2025/08/20

Scoop School is back in session.The second lesson: Who’s leading and who’s lagging in carbon removal (CDR) policy?Who’s getting it right, and who’s falling behind?What works in CDR policy design?Is it possible to replicate successes across borders?Yes, durable CDR policy is still in its early stages, but our in-depth looks at the UK, Switzerland, and Germany have proven there’s already a lot to discuss—and a lot others can learn from.Sebastian has been tracking these policy trends closely and will

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27:28

Scoop School Lesson 1: Carbon Removal Accounting

The CDR Policy Scoop ·

2025/08/13

It may still be summer, but the new series, “Scoop School”, is now in session. First lesson: Carbon Removal Accounting. Which is not the same as MRV, and the lesson will get to that.Countries are facing new and urgent questions regarding how to account for removals, whether it's within the context of the Paris Agreement’s Crediting Mechanism PACM, the EU’s CRCF, or incorporating removals into emission trading systems.All of this has a tangible impact on which carbon removal methods can be scaled via

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27:50

The LULUCF Squeeze: Can policy save the EU's fading...

The CDR Policy Scoop ·

2025/08/07

Europe’s forests and soils have been acting as an indispensable cushion for our climate targets, currently offsetting around 6% of the EU’s GHG emissions.But the LULUCF sink - the EU’s natural carbon safety net - has dropped by 30% compared to the previous decade. Recent projections highlight a crucial gap between the climate target and the current sink.Is Europe’s land carbon sink slipping away? What will it take to bring it back? Can smart and innovative policy design turn the tide on the EU’s

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30:23

CDR and Credibility: Unpacking reversal rules under...

The CDR Policy Scoop ·

2025/07/31

The Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM, also known as the Article 6.4 mechanism) is going through another round of public consultations. One key document on the table is the draft standard on non-permanence/reversals, which has sparked a lot of questions.What are the options on the table? What does it mean for different types of carbon removal projects? How are the various documents up for public consultation via the Methodology Expert Panel and the PACM Supervisory Body connected?There is no

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28:57

Is the UK quietly leading the CDR charge? - with Ted...

The CDR Policy Scoop ·

2025/07/29

We’ve covered a lot of CDR policy developments in Europe and across the pond in the United States. But, truth be told, the UK is a bit of a blind spot for us.The UK’s Net-Zero Strategy was one of the first to establish an engineered Greenhouse Gas Removal (GGR aka CDR) target. And only days before our scoop, the UK government has confirmed its plan to integrate removals into the UK ETS by 2029, with legislation targeted for 2028.Is the UK quietly and humbly leading the way in CDR? What will it take

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29:00

CDR Durability: What counts as real climate impact? -...

The CDR Policy Scoop ·

2025/07/22

Like it or not, the “like-for-like” debate in carbon removal isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. Conversations around temporary versus durable, conventional versus novel removals are increasingly diverging.Should carbon markets foresee separate roles for these removal types, or strive for a common ground that makes all removals comparable? Is true compatibility even possible?Co-hosts Sebastian Manhart and Eve Tamme are delighted to welcome Gabrielle Walker, co-founder of Rethinking Removals and CUR8,

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27:43

The EU’s first CRCF methodologies: are they good to go?

The CDR Policy Scoop ·

2025/07/15

The first methodologies for permanent removals under the EU’s Carbon Removal and Carbon Farming Regulation are being finalised.The European Commission’s 8th Carbon Removal Expert Group meeting, held on 10 July, was dedicated to a draft delegated act on DACCS, BioCCS, and biochar.Does this draft piece of legislation do justice to the CDR methods under consideration? Or does it fall short, and the Commission consultants should be sent back to the drawing board?Join co-hosts Sebastian Manhart and Eve

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28:29

Can Germany lead the way on CDR Policy?

The CDR Policy Scoop ·

2025/07/10

Not one week passes without news of major developments coming out of Germany: earlier in the year, Europe’s biggest economy became the first country in the world to enshrine a net-zero target (2045) into its constitution.Following the recent election, the ruling coalition then included carbon removal in its coalition treaty. More recently, a line dedicated to CDR was added to the federal budget and rumour has it that large sums of funding could soon be allocated to this as early as 2026.Could

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27:35

EU’s 2040 targets: will CDR hit the bullseye?

The CDR Policy Scoop ·

2025/07/03

A day after the European Commission published its legislative proposal for the EU’s 2040 climate target, Eve Tamme and Sebastian Manhart sat down for a timely session to analyse the proposal.Although the expected 90% net reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 (compared to 1990 levels) is the headline target, several key elements in the proposal have elicited strong reactions among stakeholders.And what does it all mean for carbon removal?The CDR Policy Scoop co-hosts cut through the noise and

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38:15

SHOWDOWN: Reductions vs Removal Credits - with Renat...

The CDR Policy Scoop ·

2025/06/30

This gets to the core of the carbon market debate.Reductions, including avoidance credits, currently account for over 95% of credits in the VCM. Meanwhile, removal credits are rapidly gaining momentum, with $6.5B in purchases to date, outpacing the growth of all other credit types.In the Reductions corner, no less than Renat Heuberger, CEO at Terra Impact Ventures and Founder / former CEO at South Pole, who has been at the forefront of the VCM for nearly two decades.In the Removals corner, the one

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29:04

Green Claims Directive: what is happening? - with...

The CDR Policy Scoop ·

2025/06/26

One of the world's first regulations to fight corporate greenwashing is on the final stretch. Or is it?The final trilogue, the negotiations between the three EU institutions, was pushed back to June 23rd but was ultimately cancelled. A push by the German government and the conservative EPP group in Parliament has led the policy process off the rails, with the European Commission considering withdrawing its proposal.Critics of the GCD highlight the increased complexity and costs for industry, which

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29:15

Aligning the VCM with Government Policy - with Alexia...

The CDR Policy Scoop ·

2025/06/24

Should the VCM shape or follow government policy?The Voluntary Carbon Market is at a crossroads as governments ramp up climate ambition and explore carbon markets.What would a genuine alignment between VCM and government policy look like? What are the risks and opportunities? How can the VCM support both national and global net-zero goals?To help us dig into these questions and more, we’re thrilled to welcome a leading voice in carbon markets and climate policy, Alexia Kelly from High Tide

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26:58

The world's first durable CDR transaction under the...

The CDR Policy Scoop ·

2025/06/22

The Paris Agreement's carbon markets could be worth up to $250 billion annually and reduce or remove gigatons of CO2.But how do we operationalise it? How can countries start trading durable removals under the Paris Agreement’s Article 6.2 mechanism?Norway and Switzerland have just agreed on the first durable removals transaction under this framework. For their pilots, planned to be executed pre-2030, they aim to transfer up to 10 Kt of BECCS from Norway and up to 1 Kt of mineralised CO2 from

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26:58

A European CDR Purchasing Programme

The CDR Policy Scoop ·

2025/05/28

A European CDR Purchasing Programme for Permanent Carbon Removal?Sounds too good to be true? Well, it may become a reality soon.On May 21st, the European Commission held a dedicated workshop on “A Purchasing Programme for CRCF Permanent Carbon Removal Credits”.As stated in its own excellent pre-read, Europe will need to fund CDR with up to €6 billion by 2030 to achieve its indicative target of 5 Mt/year.But where should this money come from? How should a purchasing programme be designed? And should

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25:40

Public Subsidies + Carbon Credits: The winning combo?...

The CDR Policy Scoop ·

2025/05/25

Many projects want to blend public funding with revenue from voluntary carbon markets as carbon removal scales up.Meanwhile, governments have different approaches to it. And sceptics keep questioning whether it makes sense in the first place - what about additionality, corresponding adjustments, and real climate impact?We’re excited to welcome Erik Rylander, the Head of CDR at Stockholm Exergi, to share his immense experience in innovative funding for their successful BECCS project. We will dig into

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27:04

Can we bank on Canada’s new PM to deliver carbon...

The CDR Policy Scoop ·

2025/05/13

Against all odds, the Liberal Party just won the Canadian general elections. Mark Carney’s party explicitly campaigned to turn Canada into a global leader in carbon dioxide removal.Canada plans to do so by - among other things - extending its investment tax credit to 2035, supporting a broad range of CDR tech, and introducing dedicated CDR targets for 2035 and 2040.This all sounds incredibly promising. But will Canada be able to realise this ambition?No better person to answer this question than

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27:43

EU ETS: Is this the most important consultation of...

The CDR Policy Scoop ·

2025/05/02

It's out: the European Commission published a consultation to gather feedback on what the world's largest emission trading system - the EU ETS - should look like after 2031.For carbon removals, integration into the EU ETS represents one of the most promising paths to predictable demand at scale. Whether and how that will happen is still up for debate.A unique opportunity to get involved with such a crucial legislative process from the get-go.Join Eve Tamme and Sebastian Manhart for a punchy 30-min

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27:00

CO₂ — Waste or Commodity?

The CDR Policy Scoop ·

2025/04/28

Are we scrubbing the smokestacks and skies of a waste gas, or creating a valuable resource for a net-zero world?As carbon management technologies like CCS, CCU, DACCS, and BECCS advance, policymakers and markets are narrowing down on CO₂’s role.In this CDR Policy Scoop, we dive into:What happens if we treat CO₂ only as waste?⁠What is the real potential for CO₂ to be commoditized?⁠How does this debate shape business models, public acceptance, and climate impact?We’re thrilled to welcome seasoned

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