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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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28:16

The Carbon Paradox: Saving the planet was never meant...

The CDR Policy Scoop ·

2025/10/31

We all know that climate change is the greatest challenge of our generation, and for many of us, it’s our life’s work. If you’re like us, you spend most of your reading time on non-fiction - whether that’s endless reports, briefs, news, and feeds.We have a refreshing new way to digest some of the heaviest topics in this climate fight.The Carbon Paradox is a fictional book based on facts. Along the way, the characters meet 25 paradoxical issues, which cover the entire controversy from carbon credits

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28:38

What's next for CDR in aviation & shipping - with...

The CDR Policy Scoop ·

2025/10/29

The IMO just paused its carbon price: What’s next for shipping, and will aviation follow suit?Just months after the world celebrated the first-ever global carbon price for the maritime sector, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has now suspended it for one year.This came as a result of heavy pressure from the U.S., with smaller countries reportedly threatened with tariffs, sanctions, and even visa restrictions for UN staff.Shipping and aviation are two of the hardest to decarbonise

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25:52

Inside the UK GGR / CDR Review - with Georgia Berry

The CDR Policy Scoop ·

2025/10/27

CDR Policy Scoop is back with a deep dive into one of the most consequential CDR policy reviews to date: the Independent Review of Greenhouse Gas Removals, led by Dr Alan Whitehead and published on October 23rd 2025. Almost 200 pages packed with fascinating insights on the future of UK CDR policy.To unpack what this means, Sebastian Manhart and Eve Tamme are joined by Georgia Berry, CDR Programme Director at the Green Finance Institute and one of the UK’s leading voices on GGRs/CDR.Together they

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31:42

SHOWDOWN: Voluntary vs Compliance Markets - with Tito...

The CDR Policy Scoop ·

2025/10/22

CDR Policy Scoop is proud to present the next SHOWDOWN in the first-ever live debate in a hybrid format — on stage and streamed live: Voluntary vs Compliance Markets.The race to scale carbon removal is on – but which market will get us there first? Voluntary buyers are moving billions, experimenting, and taking early risks. Compliance markets promise scale, rigour, and integration into national climate strategies.We are excited to be taking our debate live on stage at Carbon Unbound Europe.In the

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26:59

Article 6.4 Non-Permanence Standard: Progress or...

The CDR Policy Scoop ·

2025/10/18

What does the new Article 6.4 Standard on Non-Permanence and Reversals mean for carbon removal projects?It has just been adopted by the Supervisory Body after lengthy deliberations and a huge inflow of stakeholder comments.The new standard remains controversial. Some stakeholders welcome the adopted standard, given its improvements compared to the draft versions. Others highlight the negative impacts on the carbon markets due to pushing decisions on key elements (like the percentage of negligible

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27:25

The Removal Compliance System: North Star for CDR...

The CDR Policy Scoop ·

2025/10/08

The EU carbon removal purchasing programme and potential integration of removals into the ETS have generated plenty of buzz. Yet these could just be a first step in a longer policy sequence.Could a CDR Compliance System be the north star to aim for in the longer term?Carbon Gap has just unveiled its new report looking at how to drive long-term demand for permanent carbon removals across Europe.In it, they examine different options for a Removal Compliance System (RCS), looking at both traditional

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29:01

Are ERW and OAE ready for Carbon Removal...

The CDR Policy Scoop ·

2025/10/01

On 25 September, the European Commission convened its first Technical Workshop on Enhanced Rock Weathering (ERW) and Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement (OAE) under the Carbon Removal and Carbon Farming framework (CRCF). This marks the formal beginning of the journey toward EU recognition of these technologies.The context is clear: DACCS, BECCS, and biochar methodologies are soon settled, but permanent removals need more arrows in their quiver. The Commission is now turning to the next set of methods.Key

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26:47

CDR Credits from the Global South: Problem or...

The CDR Policy Scoop ·

2025/09/26

The EU’s 2040 Climate Target debate is heating up. At stake: whether to allow international carbon credits at all - and if so, how many and what kind.The European Union is split: some push to ban credits outright, while others want to allow plenty and as early as 2031. The current 3% proposal would mean up to 400 Mt of international credits by 2040.Such a volume could literally ignite whole industries across numerous countries, with all the benefits that can bring to local communities. But the

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27:26

How Far Can the EU’s Market-Shaping Purchasing...

The CDR Policy Scoop ·

2025/09/16

Achieving the EU’s aspirational 2030 target of 5 MtCO₂-e in permanent removals per year requires an €2.4–6.7 billion in investment. Fast forward to 2040, we’ll need to reach 75 Mt – or even as high as 280 Mt – according to Carbon Gap. The policy, funding, and market implications are enormous.A well-designed EU purchasing programme can have a significant impact on making it happen.Recently, the EU Commission released three (!) major reports charting the course for the forthcoming EU purchasing

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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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