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📰 Here's your round-up of top #CarbonDioxideRemoval News / Developments from this week (21 April - 27 April 2025):

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@xprize announced the winners of its $100M CDR competition. The grand prize of $50M went to @mati_carbon for ERW. Other awards included $15M to @NetZero, $8M to @VaultedDeep, $5M to @undocarbon & $1M each to Planetary & Project Harar.

1/25
xprize.org/prizes/carbonr…

Microsoft has signed a large-scale carbon removal deal, purchasing 1.4 million tonnes of credits from @living_carbon’s reforestation projects on degraded U.S. mine lands.

2/25
esgtoday.com/microsoft-buys…

Israel-based carbon dioxide removal company RepAir announced that it has successfully secured $15 million in a Series A funding round.


3/25qcintel.com/carbon/article…

@carbonfuture_ announced an exclusive dMRV partnership with Biomass Projects and Residual to support a major biochar initiative, aiming to remove 500,000tCO₂/year by 2028 by converting invasive mesquite biomass into carbon-sequestering biochar.

4/25
carbonfuture.com/magazine/turni…

@Thalolabs has partnered with the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey to launch the first direct air capture system in a U.S. transit hub at Newark Liberty International Airport.

5/25
thalolabs.com/blog/thalo-lab…

Microsoft signed a five-year deal with biochar firm @CarbaCDR to purchase 44,000 tons of carbon removal credits.

6/25
openpr.com/news/3986943/c…

Mitsui OSK Lines has signed a deal with @Climeworks to remove 13,400 metric tons of CO2 from the atmosphere by 2030, marking the first partnership between Climeworks and a company in the maritime sector.

7/25
climeworks.com/press-release/…

Perdue AgriBusiness and @EionCarbon have partnered to deploy enhanced rock weathering in Perdue’s supply chain, aiming to remove 3,500 tons of CO₂, boost soil health, and cut input costs for Mid-Atlantic farmers.

8/25
agfundernews.com/eion-teams-up-…

Italy-based @Limenet_tech issued its first 14.7 ocean alkalinity enhancement credits, priced at $680/ton, via @carbonmarkcom.

9/25
carbonmark.com/post/limenet-i…

@CO2REhub has funded seven artists to create projects inspired by greenhouse gas removal (GGR), aiming to engage the public with climate solutions through art.

10/25
co2re.org/co2re-funds-se…

@AltCarbonIndia has partnered with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL Group) to permanently remove 10,000 tonnes of CO₂.

11/25
linkedin.com/posts/shrey-ag…

DKSH partnered with Klimate to buy CDR credits, supporting direct air capture in Kenya and biochar in Thailand, helping local communities while advancing DKSH’s net-zero goals.

12/25
tipranks.com/news/company-a…

Cytochrome Technologies has received $437,966 in funding from Minister Andrew Parsons to develop a new carbon sequestration method.

13/25
gov.nl.ca/releases/2025/…

Boomitra and the Social Carbon Foundation announced the first issuance of soil organic carbon removal credits through the Boomitra URVARA Project.

14/25
globalagtechinitiative.com/digital-farmin…

Tambora signed a deal with Wild Assets to supply up to 4,440 tonnes of CO₂ removal credits via enhanced rock weathering on Indonesian farms, with initial deliveries starting in 2026, boosting tropical CDR in Southeast Asia.

15/26
linkedin.com/posts/tamborac…

Aston University’s biochar project secured £700k to expand waste-to-energy innovation.

16/25
biochartoday.com/2025/04/23/ast…

Cowboy Clean Fuels released its BiCRS+RNG methodology, the first framework for measuring and verifying carbon removal by combining biogenic methane production with permanent CO₂ storage using legacy energy infrastructure.

17/25
bioenergy-news.com/news/cowboy-cl…

@Puro_earth has been designated as a Leading​ Credit​ ​Issuer​ by Frontier, recognizing the company's exemplary standards for credit quality, scientific rigor, and governance.


18/25mondovisione.com/media-and-reso…

@Carbon_Direct representing a Fortune 50 buyer, is seeking proposals for high-quality CDR projects, targeting 200,000–300,000 tonnes by 2030. Focus areas include improved forest management, ARR, DAC, and BECCS. Deadline: 14 May 2025.

19/25
carbon-direct.com/press/rfp

France-based carbon removals platform @ClimeFiHQ is looking for developers to submit project information to qualify for a purchase tender for 90,000-120,000 tonnes of CDR credits it plans to launch late next month. Deadline to respond: 02 May 2025


20/25share-eu1.hsforms.com/2oZzRziD_Qh-Bg…

The EU LIFE programme has launched a €28M funding call for Climate Change Mitigation projects, including CDR like enhanced rock weathering, biochar, small bioCCS, and ocean methods. Apply by 23 September.


21/25ec.europa.eu/info/funding-t…

BCC Research revealed in its new report that the market for CDRs is projected to grow from $3.4 billion in 2024 to $25.0 billion by 2029, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 49.0%.

22/25
globenewswire.com/news-release/2…

@cdr_fyi’s new report shows 462K tonnes of durable CDR were contracted in Q1 2025, the lowest since Q1 2023.

23/25
cdr.fyi/blog/2025-q1-d…

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has officially received a permit from the EPA to proceed with its small-scale, highly monitored OAE research trial, funded by Carbon to Sea Initiative.

24/25
locness.whoi.edu/loc-ness-proje…

A California study found combining crushed rock, compost, and biochar on only 8% of rangelands could sequester 51.7Mt CO₂/year.

25/25
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/20…

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