This Week in CDR - Week 42, 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 California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill to create a $50 million CDR grant program citing budget constraints, Nordbex and Aker Solutions partnered to scale BECCS across Europe and a recent survey by Carbon Removal Canada and Carbon Business Council revealed that 81% of Canadians view carbon removal as important.

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CDR.fyi DAC Market Snapshot 2025 H1
Explore insights from the DAC Market Snapshot (2025H1) to understand the dynamicsbehind DAC's role in the state of the durable CDR market.

Partnerships

[Image source: Nordbex]

Nordbex entered into a partnership with Aker Solutions to co-develop bioenergy with carbon capture, use and storage (BECCS) plants across Europe. Aker will provide project management while Nordbex will lead as project developer.

Agendi launched its inaugural durable CDR portfolio with Isometric, offering transparent high-integrity credits from project developers across methods (Sirona Technologies, InPlanet and Carboneers) along independent verification through Isometric and Puro.earth.

SQUAKE partnered with Deep Sky to offer clients direct access to MRV-backed carbon removal credits with verified storage on its platform, enabling traceable procurement aligned with internal targets and audits.

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Policy

[Image source: Carbon Removal Canada]

Carbon Removal Canada reported that based on a recent survey conducted with Carbon Business Council, 81% of Canadians view carbon removal as important, signaling broad public support for policies and investment to scale CDR nationwide.

California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill to create a $50 million CDR grant program for the state, citing budget constraints and duplication, while calling for broader climate policy alignment.

Carbonfuture published a UK climate and CDR policy brief outlining demand-creation tools, procurement pathways, and rigorous MRV to de-risk corporate purchases and position the UK as a removal leader.

Research and Reports

[Image source: Grant Faber/Carbon Based Commentary Substack]

Grant Faber published a database of 700 active CDR companies across the world, highlighting the sector’s growth, technological diversity, and the importance of durable CDR solutions in climate strategy.

International Biochar Initiative and Hamerkop released an updated guide consolidating certification guidance, MRV practices and financing options, to standardize high-quality biochar CDR credits and lower barriers for developers.

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CDR.fyi Updates and Research

Direct Air Capture Market Snapshot | 2025

This week, we released the Direct Air Capture Market Snapshot report, in which we provide a holistic view of the dynamics behind DAC's role in the state of the durable CDR market across sales, deliveries, investment, purchaser patterns, geography, technology, and pricing, and offer our view on key questions that need to be address for DAC to scale.

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Poll of the week

In our latest poll, we're eager to hear from you: What do you think will be the most likely effect on DAC under current headwinds?

Other countries will step up
Consolidation of projects or suppliers going out of business
Durable CDR market actors migrate to other CDR methods
DAC steps back from pilot to R&D

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