June 27, 2025
This Week in CDR - Week 26, 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 updates in durable CDR, including JPMorgan Chase’s 50,000-tonne offtake agreement with 1PointFive, ByteDance’s 100K-tonne credit purchase from Rubicon Carbon, and Carbon Gap’s report presenting a blueprint for UK’s CDR leadership.
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Deals
[Image source: 1PointFive]
JPMorgan Chase signed an offtake agreement with 1PointFive to purchase 50,000 tonnes of CDR. The credits will be generated from 1PointFive's STRATOS facility in Texas, US, and will be stored through saline sequestration.
Wild Assets signed an offtake agreement with Deep Sky to purchase up to 10,000 tonnes of DAC credits over 7 years. Introducing a pioneering model, the credits from the deal are expected to treated as assets, not just offsets.
Swedish environmental impact platform Milkywire selected 15 CDR suppliers for its Climate Transformation Fund. Three companies were also awarded strategic grants to the fund, supporting early-stage and scalable CDR projects through corporate funding.
ByteDance purchased over 100,000 tonnes of carbon credits from Rubicon Carbon. The credits, a mix of nature-based avoidance and removals, were purchased through Rubicon’s flagship carbon credit offering, the Rubicon Carbon Tonne®.
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Projects
[Image source: Deep Sky]
Deep Sky completed construction of Deep Sky Alpha, the world’s first cross-technology carbon removal center, enabling real-world testing of multiple DAC systems and aiming to remove 3,000 tonnes of CO₂ annually in Alberta.
Policy
[Image source: Ingo Joseph, Pexels]
The German government’s 2025 draft federal budget included carbon removal for the first time — marking a symbolic and important milestone toward scaling CDR. Final approval is expected in September.
Research and Reports
[Image source: Novocarbo]
Novocarbo piloted biochar-infused asphalt roads with Hansa Asphalt in Germany, sequestering 17.5 tonnes of CO₂ on-site by adding 7 tonnes of biochar to the top asphalt layer, while improving road durability.
Isometric released a draft module for Enhanced Weathering in closed engineering systems, enabling precise CO₂ storage measurement and inviting public feedback during a 30-day consultation period.
Carbonfuture released a guide on building carbon removal portfolios, helping organizations balance cost, credibility, and impact while simplifying due diligence and showcasing real-world net-zero strategies from leading buyers.
Carbon Gap released a report outlining how the UK can lead in greenhouse gas removals (GGR) by creating jobs, embedding GGR in policy, and building a thriving compliance market to meet climate goals.
Biochar Europe released the European Biochar Market Report 2024-2025, highlighting sector trends, industry growth, metallurgy’s role, and key actions needed to unlock large-scale deployment.
Carbon Direct published a report in collaboration with McKnight Foundation, providing a data-driven baseline to understand how carbon removal project siting intersects with environmental justice in the US.
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Poll of the week
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