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📰 Here's your round-up of top #CarbonDioxideRemoval News / Developments from this week (07 April - 13 April 2025):

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🧵0/21

CO280 signed a landmark 3.69 million tonne agreement with Microsoft over 12 years to scale-up carbon dioxide removal in the us pulp and paper industry.

1/21
prnewswire.com/news-releases/…

Occidental and its subsidiary 1PointFive have secured the first-ever Class VI permits issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for sequestering CO2 from direct air capture operations.

2/21
eenews.net/articles/epa-i…

XFuel, a producer of high-grade sustainable drop-in fuels & CDR for the transport sector, has secured €7.7 million in blended finance from the European Innovation Council, helping it bring its fuel-from-waste technology to transport markets.

3/21
ajot.com/news/xfuel-sec…

Orbital Materials and Civo have partnered to pilot Orbital’s carbon removal tech at Civo’s data center, supporting the development of new decarbonization and efficiency solutions for data centers.

4/21
globenewswire.com/news-release/2…

Verde Resources earned the first-ever Biochar Carbon Removal Credits from asphalt use—installing 110 tons of cold mix asphalt with 5 tons of biochar, verified by Puro.earth for 8 tons of CO₂ removal.
prnewswire.com/news-releases/…

5/21

Climate action platform Patch has signed a multi-million dollar deal with carbon removal developer Varaha to channel investments into durable CO2 removal solutions in Asia.

6/21
carbonherald.com/patch-and-vara…

Green Carbon, Inc., in collaboration with The Varhad Group and Nature Base Consulting, Inc., has initiated a biochar project in India, targeting a production of approximately 110,000 tons of CDR credits per plant over 15 years.

7/21
biochartoday.com/2025/04/07/110…

EcoVadis has purchased carbon removal credits from Euthenia via @gosupercritical to support its climate goals—using olive waste in Spain to boost carbon sequestration and soil health while preparing for growing CDR demand.

8/21
biochartoday.com/2025/04/09/eco…

Climate Asset Management bought 68,000 acres of timberland in Washington for its first U.S. forestry project, aiming to remove 1M+ tons of CO₂ over 10 years using climate-smart practices.

9/21
esgnews.com/climate-asset-…

U.S.-based CDR developer 1PointFive signed a 25-year deal with ammonia producer CF Industries to sequester 2.3M tonnes of CO₂ annually from CF’s upcoming Blue Point low-carbon ammonia plant in Louisiana.

10/21
reuters.com/sustainability…

Amsterdam-based Skytree, a climate tech company specialising in carbon utilisation and removal solutions, has secured investment from Division Q, Koppert Cress’ innovation arm.

11/21
siliconcanals.com/koppert-cress-…

Farmblox and Eion Carbon partnered to deploy real-time carbon tracking on 10,000+ acres of farmland in Virginia, using soil sensors to monitor Enhanced Rock Weathering and improve carbon sequestration tracking.

12/21
environmentenergyleader.com/stories/farmbl…

Alcom launched the Philippines' first biochar and bio-oil CHP facility in Mindoro, converting rice waste into energy and carbon products, aiming to sequester over 1 million metric tons of CO₂ and boost green jobs under a $45M program.

13/21
biochartoday.com/2025/04/11/alc…

Andriaki partnered with Arbor Day Carbon to plant 1 million native trees in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley, restoring degraded farmland and generating verified carbon removal credits.


14/21streetinsider.com/dr/news.php?id…

The @openaircollect announced 5 finalists for the 2025 Carbon Removal Challenge, a global student competition for innovative CDR solutions. Finalists include teams from Stanford/Berkeley/Purdue, Michigan, Western, Waterloo, and EPFL.


15/21openaircollective.com/crc/

Riverse has launched a public consultation on its new Enhanced Rock Weathering methodology, inviting feedback from stakeholders to ensure scientific rigor and practical applicability. The consultation is open until May 5, 2025.

16/21
tally.so/r/mZelYA

A recent survey by nature-based CDR developer Arbonics highlighted that while European landowners show strong interest in afforestation for carbon removal, they need better support and incentives to participate effectively in such initiatives.

17/21
carbonherald.com/new-arbonics-s…

The new SWP report urges the EU and Germany to adopt short-term policies to scale industrial carbon dioxide removal, emphasizing incentives like tax credits to attract investment and bridge the gap to long-term climate goals.

18/21
swp-berlin.org/en/publication…

A new @Carbon_Direct white paper critiques the use of inertinite benchmarks to assess biochar's carbon permanence, highlighting key scientific flaws and advocating for conservative, evidence-based crediting methods.

19/21
carbon-direct.com/research-and-r…

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released a CDR Technologies Facts document, which provides an overview of some of the current and emerging CDR technologies available.


20/21lnkd.in/eqryitPW

A new study tested NaOH, olivine, and steel slag for OAE in the Equatorial Pacific. NaOH had little plankton impact; olivine disrupted key microbes; steel slag altered communities but boosted growth and alkalinity.

21/21
nature.com/articles/s4324…

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