This Week in CDR - Week 50, 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 huge developments in durable CDR, as C2X signed an agreement with Microsoft for 3.6 million tonnes of CDR, ClimeFi and Adyen launched a new RFP for CDR credit purchases and innovation grants and Holcim and 44.01 launched a new pilot project mineralize CO₂ captured from the cement industry.

Recently, the durable CDR market also crossed 1M tonnnes in deliveries while the agreement between C2X and Microsoft has brought the total durable CDR tonnes contracted to date over the 40M mark, now standing at 42.4M tonnes.

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Deals and Partnerships

[Image source: C2X]

Deals

C2X signed an agreement with Microsoft for 3.6 million tonnes, making it one of the largest durable carbon removal deals to date. The credits will be generated from C2X's Beaver Lake project in Louisiana and delivered over 12 years.

Partnerships

ClimeFi and Adyen announced a dual‑track RFP, allocating Adyen’s 2025 climate budget to durable carbon removal purchases and innovation grants, and have invited global project submissions.

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Projects

[Image source: Onnu]

Onnu and ReGenEarth partnered to launch a waste-to-energy facility at Hope Farm in Sedgefield, integrating Onnu’s CarboFlow pyrolysis technology. Once fully operational, the project is expected to remove 4,300 tonnes of CO₂e per year.

Holcim and 44.01 launched a pilot project in Fujairah, UAE, the first of its kind to mineralize CO₂ captured from the cement industry. The project aims to capture 5 tonnes of CO₂ per day.

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Research and Reports

[Image source: Puro.earth]

Puro.earth launched the Puro dMRV Connect API, enabling streamlined data integration, automated reporting, and improved interoperability between project systems and the Puro marketplace for carbon removal.

CDRJobs published its 2025 CDR Salary Report, detailing compensation trends and workforce insights across the carbon removal sector. Some of the key findings point towards a dip in median salary as well as decrease in remote positions in the industry.

Carbon Gap published a paper on the origin and role of like-for-like carbon removal in net-zero strategies, while also examining challenges posed by its implementation and recommending best practices to get it recognized in legislation.

Puro.earth received approval from the Integrity Council for he Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) as an eligible carbon crediting programme, strengthening its market recognition and enabling broader participation in high-integrity carbon removal.

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