This Week in CDR - Week 30, 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, as the UK government announced plans to integrate carbon removal into the UK ETS, while a new report highlighted the current state of CDR in the UK and, Planboo and Carboneers announced the launch of their first joint project in Ghana.

We recently released the 2025 Q2 Durable CDR Market Update, in which we analyze and uncover some key trends from the durable carbon removal market. In addition to the blog post, a more extensive report exclusive to our Data Partners and Platform Subscribers will be available through the CDR.fyi Portal. Sign up for a Portal account here.

Read on to learn more in the newest edition of This Week in CDR!

Pricing Perception Gap in Durable CDR
Explore insights from the Durable CDR Pricing Survey, conducted in partnership with OPIS, to help market participants better understand pricing expectations for durable CDR credits.

Deals and Partnerships

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Deals

• Energy company Gevo announced the sale of its first CDR credits from its North Dakota-based ethanol‑CCS asset. The credits have been sold to a global financial and technology company to support the mitigation of its corporate travel emissions.

Partnerships

Capture6 partnered with Isometric to issue high-integrity DAC credits from Project Wallaby in Western Australia, aligning with the Isometric Standard and the Direct Air Capture Protocol.

Australian company Pyrocal was selected to equip Canada’s Capital Regional District of British Columbia, Canada, to turn green waste into biochar at a wastewater plant, and thereby remove CO₂ from the air.

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Projects

[Image source: Planboo]

Planboo and Carboneers launched their first joint project in Oti, Ghana, helping cacao farmers turn agricultural waste into biochar, cutting methane by 94% and enhancing safety with digital MRV.

Financing

Image source: Mission Zero Technologies

Mission Zero Technologies received £6 million from the UK’s Department of Transport to design a commercial DAC-SAF plant in Cumbria, aiming to produce 25,000 litres of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) annually and remove 10,000 tonnes of CO₂ each year.

Wren Climate Collective launched a $100,000 non‑dilutive grant for early‑stage carbon‑removal startups, prioritising underdeveloped, high‑potential pathways and offering mentorship to accelerate market traction.

Policy

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The UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) Authority announced its comprehensive plan for integrating Greenhouse Gas Removals (GGRs) by the end of 2028, aiming for integration to be operational by the end of 2029.

Research and Reports

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The Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment published a new report with CO₂RE, offering a detailed overview of the UK's CDR landscape across areas such as the VCM, current deployment levels, policy, financing, R&D, and public perception.

Gold Standard released a new science-based framework to guide high-integrity CDR projects towards certification, aligned with EU CRCF, CORSIA, Article 6.4, and national policies.

Carbon Direct published a whitepaper on navigating carbon credit registries, comparing standards, tracking mechanisms, and verification protocols to help buyers assess integrity and permanence.

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CDR.fyi Updates and Research

• 2025 Q2 Durable CDR Market Update - Biggest Quarter Ever

We released the 2025 Q2 Durable CDR Market Update report, analyzing and uncovering key trends in the durable CDR market. At 15.48 million tonnes, this was the largest quarter in durable CDR history, eclipsing total volume (13.6 million tonnes) contracted to date as of end of Q1.

This blog post is an abridged version of the comprehensive edition exclusive to our Data Partners and Platform Subscribers. For access to the full report or further information, kindly contact us at partners@cdr.fyi.

Poll of the week

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