Carbon Removal

Signal: Global carbon pricing to be a priority from 2024

Speaking to the annual meeting of the think tank Bruegel this week, senior European Commission climate official Kurt Vandenberghe stated…

Biden administration pledges $1.2bn for world’s largest DAC plants 

The US Department of Energy (DOE) last week announced $1.2bn of investment in two commercial-scale direct air capture (DAC) facilities…

Can blue carbon unlock net zero?

In 2016, a small fishing village on the west coast of Kenya broke new ground: Gazi’s Mikoko Pamoja project became…

‘We’re a world that’s built on fossil fuels and emissions are our enemy’: Carbon Engineering talks direct air capture

The race to decarbonise has picked up pace in response to global crises, with companies, countries and economic blocs ramping…

Decarbonising cement: why the hold-up?

“Aside from water, there’s no material on Earth we use more than concrete,” tweeted Bill Gates in May. “That’s why…

Lessons for Europe from the US Inflation Reduction Act

In spite of the differences between political systems in the US and Europe, transatlantic policymakers can and should learn from…

Norway’s flagship CCS projects: cautionary tale or showcase?

Unexpected subsurface challenges encountered by Norway's flagship carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects, Sleipner and Snøhvit, cast doubt on the…

EU must pick up speed on climate action, net-zero watchdog warns

The pace at which the EU is transitioning towards a net-zero future is too slow to achieve its 2030 and…

Saudi’s RVCMC auctions 2.2m tonnes of carbon credits

The Riyadh-headquartered Regional Voluntary Carbon Market Company (RVCMC) last week auctioned more than 2.2 million tonnes of carbon credits in…

Steel can reach net zero by early 2040s – study

The global steel sector can reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by the early 2040s via strategic investments in key technologies…