This Week in CDR - Week 18, 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 some key developments in durable CDR, with CREW delivering the world’s first Wastewater Alkalinity Enhancement (WAE) CDR credits, the EU launching a new €28 million funding opportunity for CDR methods while Carbon Removal Allianc released two policy memos for partnerships between CDR companies and mining and wastewater industries.

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Deals and Partnerships

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Deals

CREW Carbon delivered the world’s first Wastewater Alkalinity Enhancement (WAE) CDR credits to Frontier buyers. The 104.4 credits were issued and verified by Isometric.

Clean Energy Ventures partnered with Klimate as part of the firm’s long-term CDR commitment to advance climate solutions. The partnership includes the purchase of CDR credits to remove its scope 1 to 3 emissions from 2023 through 2028.

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Projects

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Canadian CDR company Carbon Alpha selected Mangrove Systems as its preferred dMRV provider for its North Star project, located in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan. In October, it became the first Canadian CDR project to be listed on Puro.earth.

UK-based company Mission Zero opened its second DAC plant in Norfolk, developed in partnership with O.C.O. Technology. With a capacity of 250 tonnes a year, this is the world’s first plant that captures CO₂ from the atmosphere and turns it into limestone.

Minneapolis is set to become the first city in North America to own and operate a biochar production facility. The facility will process over 3,000 tonnes of wood waste annually, producing 500 tonnes of biochar.

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Financing

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The European Union launched a new call for proposals under the Programme for the Environment and Climate Action (LIFE), which includes €28 million to support 5 durable CDR methods focusing on testing technologies, processes, and developing MRV and business models.

Idemitsu announced its investment in Carbon Removal Partners, a venture capital fund specializing in CDR solutions. Through this investment and its strategic partnership, Idemitsu aims to gain access to an array of innovative technologies in the CDR space.

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Policy and Research

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The Carbon Removal Alliance released two policy memos highlighting partnership opportunities between CDR companies and mining and wastewater industries to grow the CDR market in the U.S.

Puro.earth partnered with BlueLayer to develop a digital MRV system for carbon removal projects, enabling faster verification and standardized data submission to improve reliability in carbon credit issuance.

Cowboy Clean Fuels introduced a new methodology that combines Biomass Carbon Removal and Storage (BiCRS) with Renewable Natural Gas (RNG). The methodology was developed in partnership with EcoEngineers.

The World Resource Institute released a policy paper on the role of biomass and biofuels in U.S. decarbonization and the need to prevent land use change to ensure real climate benefits.

Reports

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The Green Finance Institute, in collaboration with ERM, Oxford Net Zero, and CO2RE, published an investment readiness assessment for CDR in the UK. The report highlights key recommendations to accelerate private sector investment in CDR.

The Rocky Mountain Institute published a report on opportunities for integrating carbon removal methods within existing industrial operations and how they can leverage their unique position to bring new technologies to life.

Carbon Centric published a whitepaper sharing insights on the advantages of early CDR engagement, approach based on sectors, and considerations for building a credible and transparent CDR strategy.

CDR.fyi Updates and Research

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Poll of the week

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