This Week in CDR - Week 8, 2025

We are back with another edition of This Week in CDR, a weekly round-up of the top news, developments, and market updates from the world of durable carbon removal.

This week saw key developments in durable CDR, including TikTok and Two Drifters Distillery purchasing 6,000 tonnes of CDR credits from Climeworks’s portfolio. Microsoft reaffirmed its commitment to long-term CDR investments, while Carbon Gap launched a new Carbon Removal Policy Tracker covering 620 EU funding opportunities.

Read on to learn more in the newest edition of This Week in CDR!

How did durable CDR fare in 2024? Explore insights from the CDR.fyi 2024 Year in Review, in which we analyze the major trends in the durable carbon removal market

Deals and Partnerships

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Deals

TikTok and Two Drifters Distillery purchased 6,000 tonnes from Climeworks' portfolio of CDR credits. As part of the agreements, Climeworks will remove 5,100 tonnes of CO₂ from the air for TikTok through a portfolio of DAC, Biochar, and reforestation while the deal with Two Drifters will focus on DAC.

UK’s largest automotive marketplace Auto Trader signed an agreement to purchase carbon removal credits from BECCS company The Carbon Removers (Carbon Capture Scotland). The volume and the pricing of the deal were not disclosed.

Partnerships

mCDR company SeaO2 partnered with Svašek Hydraulics to model seawater dilution patterns to advance its understanding of Direct Ocean Removal’s interaction with the marine environment and support the responsible deployment of its technology in the ocean.

Canadian CDR company Arca announced partnerships with the Development Partner Institute to engage stakeholders, the Climate Recovery Institute to grow Australia’s CDR industry, and Wyloo to explore carbon mineralization at mining sites across Western Australia.

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Financing

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The Canadian government announced that it is investing $9.5 million (CA$14 million) in six projects under the Energy Innovation Program to advance carbon capture, utilization, and storage technologies for next-generation CO₂ capture, storage, and transportation.

Arca secured $8 million from investors, including Side Stage Ventures and Saniel Ventures to help scale its carbon removal technology at Western Australian mine sites.

Microsoft shared its “Progress on the Road to 2030”, a post highlighting increased investments in long-term CDR, clean energy procurement, and emerging technologies to further reduce its operational emissions.

Altitude launched Ascent 1, a CDR purchasing facility, with an initial commitment to procure 50,000 tonnes of CDR, with a focus on biomass-based technologies.

Pricing Perception Gap in Durable CDR
Explore insights from the Durable CDR Pricing Survey, conducted in partnership with OPIS, to help market participants better understand pricing expectations for durable CDR credits.

Policy and Research

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Carbon Gap launched its new Carbon Removal Policy Tracker, covering 620 EU funding opportunities related to CDR along with in-depth analyses of carbon removal policy in all EU member states and major European economies.

Carbon data platform Sylvera launched a new Biochar Ratings Framework, which evaluates biochar CDR projects to ensure they meet robust criteria for carbon removal, permanence, and economic feasibility.

Puro.earth updated its Enhanced Rock Weathering methodology for public consultation, improving CO₂ quantification, enhancing transparency and usability, and aligning with the latest Puro Standard updates

Isometric launched a Changelog to track updates to its Registry and Certify platforms, enhancing transparency, credit durability, supplier tools, emissions tracking, and feedstock eligibility, ensuring faster, more rigorous MRV for carbon credits.

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Reports

[Image source: European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change]

The European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change published a report outlining key recommendations to the EU to accelerate the deployment of CDR, emphasizing innovation while addressing opportunities and risks.

Cascade Climate released a report outlining key policy actions to advance Enhanced Weathering in the U.S. and EU through research, financial support, and regulatory frameworks.

Carbon Unbound released the “2024 CDR Market Insights Report” highlighting the biggest trends shaping carbon removal technologies with insights from industry leaders including Google, CDR.fyi, AirMiners, Terraset, and Northstar Clean Energy.

CDR.fyi Updates and Research

• CDR.fyi Insight: Winning Durable CDR Policy

We recently published our second CDR.fyi Insight titled Winning Durable CDR Policy, exploring the nature of different policies that have helped scale growth in the market for BECCS and DACCS across the Nordic region and the US respectively.

The article outlines 3 major drivers, upon which a framework can be built for selected regions worldwide where durable CDR may flourish in the future:

• Identifying abundant natural resources.
• Leveraging existing industrial infrastructure.
• Designing strategic policies to lower costs and accelerate deployment.

Poll of the week

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Disclosure

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