This Week in CDR - Week 39, 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 Barclays signed an agreement to purchase 6,538 tonnes of CDR from UNDO, Aircapture launched a new commercial DAC facility in Japan, and GE Vernova announced plans to deploy its DAC technology at Deep Sky Alpha in Canada.

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Deals and Partnerships

[Image source: UNDO, Barclays]

Deals

Barclays signed an offtake agreement to purchase 6,538 tonnes of CDR from enhanced weathering company UNDO. The agreement was underwritten by CFC, a specialist insurance provider in carbon market initiatives.

Partnerships

Brazilian biofuel producer Atvos and biochar producer NetZero partnered to build a biochar factory with an initial capacity to remove 12,500 tonnes of CO₂ annually and field application across Atvos’ supply chain.

AtmosClear selected ExxonMobil to provide services to transport and store 680,000 tonnes of biogenic CO₂ annually from AtmosClear’s Louisiana-based BECCS facility, with potential to expand volumes over time.

Wise extended its partnership with Opna, committing to invest £1 million in high-impact carbon removal projects in climate-vulnerable regions across Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Wise initially invested £500,000 through the partnership with Opna in March.

Isometric partnered with Anglo American to issue Enhanced Weathering credits from Brazil’s Project Earthstone, a partnership between Anglo American and ZeroEx, targeting 15 million tonnes of CDR using mining by-products.

GE Vernova announced that it will deploy its solid-sorbent DAC technology at Deep Sky Alpha in Canada, with operations slated to begin by late 2026 after R&D validation at GE’s advanced research centers.

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Projects

[Image source: Aircapture]

Aircapture announced the launch of its first commercial Direct Air Capture unit in Fukushima, Japan. Developed in collaboration with AIZAWA Concrete Corporation, it is Japan’s first DAC-to-concrete project.

Financing

[Image source: Brineworks]

Dutch company Brineworks raised €5 million to commercialize its low-cost DAC technology. The investment round was led by SeaX Ventures, with participation from Pale Blue Dot, First Momentum, AiiM Partners, Energie360°, and Katapult.

Palo Alto-based startup DACLab emerged from stealth with a $3 million seed funding round and the launch of Kelvin, its first commercial DAC system, which is designed to commercialize carbon removal for e-fuels and CO₂ sequestration operators.

CDR marketplace CUR8 announced its seed round fundraise, led by Airbus Ventures. The investment round also saw participation from existing investors, GV (Google Ventures) and CapitalT.

Equilibrium secured $3 million in seed funding from Peak XV Partners, Kalaari Capital, and Avaana Capital to scale projects spanning agroforestry, mangroves, regenerative agriculture, and biochar across nine states and 120,000 hectares in India.

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Policy

[Image source: World Resources Institute]

The World Resources Institute published a roadmap showing how U.S. states can scale DAC through targeted policies, infrastructure investment, and workforce development to meet climate goals and boost local economies.

Research and Reports

[Image source: Climate Tech Atlas]

Climate Tech Atlas, a platform showcasing climate solutions like greenhouse gas removal, was recently launched by an interdisciplinary coalition including Breakthrough Energy, McKinsey, and Speed & Scale.

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Poll of the week

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