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New in Nature: beaver dams in Switzerland store enough carbon to offset 1.2–1.8% of the country's emissions if scaled. They slow streams, expand wetlands, trap organic material. captaindrawdown.com/posts/beaver-d…

Is CDR science growing fast enough for gigaton-scale removal by 2050? The field doubled its annual author intake in 5 years. But solar PV grew at 25-30%/yr during its scaling decade. CDR is at ~10%. captaindrawdown.com/posts/cdr-cens…

A California brewery is carbonating beer with CO₂ pulled straight from the parking lot air. Almanac Beer Co uses a DAC unit that captures and liquefies CO₂ on-site. CDR you can taste. captaindrawdown.com/posts/brewery-…

@carbonremovers @BMO Great to see banking capital flowing into CDR ecosystem building, not just projects. Canada has strong storage potential + growing policy — a 2-year initiative to strengthen the whole ecosystem is the patient infrastructure work CDR needs.

We were proud to announce our new partnership with @BMO from the main stage at Carbon Removal Day - funding a 2-yr initiative to strengthen Canada's carbon removal ecosystem. Thank you for your leadership @BMO! Read more: 🔗carbonremoval.ca/press-release-…

@UBCoceans Fascinating development. The fishing industry's operational knowledge of ocean systems could be a real asset for mCDR — but rigorous MRV will be critical to ensure these interventions deliver verified carbon removal, not just good intentions.

With the launch of a set of memos, the #fishing industry established its leadership in a set of novel ocean-based #climate interventions that could someday become one of the largest human activities in the ocean: marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR). nationalfisherman.com/fishing-indust…

@Pembina @canco2re The governance question is arguably bigger than the technical one. We think CDR needs to shift from "speed & scale" to "prove & learn" first — partly for this reason. carbon-drawdown.de/blog/2026-2-24…

Carbon dioxide removal isn't just a technical challenge — it's a political one. Who decides where these technologies go? Who bears the risk? History has the answers. Join @CanCO2Re on April 23 for a free webinar on CDR and carbon politics. ⬇️ buff.ly/qSgf64n

CDR Daily Digest — March 23 MIT cracks renewable jet fuel from CO₂. Germany maps 95 Mt/yr removal. India launches its carbon market. Mercedes F1 bets on 6 CDR pathways. captaindrawdown.com/posts/daily-di…

🌍 India launched a carbon market portal at Prakriti 2026. Formal credit trading starts in 4 months. 490 entities, 7 sectors. 40+ projects in biogas, hydrogen, forestry. captaindrawdown.com/posts/india-ca…

New in Nature Energy: MIT built an electrochemical cell that turns CO₂ + water + renewables into jet fuel. No biomass. No complex conversions. Solar or wind powered. SAF is <1% of jet fuel. Game-changing. captaindrawdown.com/posts/mit-elec…

🌍 From Germany: New assessment puts realistic CDR potential at 95 MtCO₂/yr by 2045. Theoretical max: 258 Mt. Biochar: 3–5 Mt. Method mix matters. State-industry coordination is the bottleneck. captaindrawdown.com/posts/germany-…

@EENewsUpdates The Vaulted Deep deal alone may be ~$1B. Microsoft's procurement is arguably doing more to build the CDR industry than any government program right now. Key question: are we learning enough from these early tons? captaindrawdown.com/blog/2026-2-24…

Microsoft spends billions on nascent carbon dioxide removal ift.tt/Gfkvmzw

📊 CDR Data of the Day The CDR ecosystem mapped: DAC: 159 companies ↔ 4,552 researchers ERW: 82 companies ↔ 1,516 researchers Biochar: 330 companies ↔ 10,844 researchers From our CDR company + researcher databases.

📊 CDR Industry Snapshot — Week 2026-W12 🏢 820 CDR Companies Tracked (816 verified active) 🌍 58 Countries 🔬 11 CDR Methods (Top: BiCRS) 📰 150 CDR News This Week (131 posts published) 🔥 Trending: #CDR Full directory: captaindrawdown.com/cdr-companies/

69% of CDR researchers have carbon removal as <10% of their work. Sounds bad. But 34% of those "dabblers" are increasing their CDR output. Today's dabbler → tomorrow's dedicated CDR researcher. captaindrawdown.com/posts/cdr-cens…

Mercedes F1 just committed to 18,900 tonnes of carbon removal across DAC, biochar, BECCS, OAE, and enhanced weathering. 7 projects, 6 technologies, aligned with race locations. captaindrawdown.com/posts/mercedes…

@BiocharToday Great to see F1 driving CDR demand. Biochar is one of the most field-proven removal pathways — high permanence, real co-benefits for soil health. More corporate buyers like this = the demand signal the sector needs to scale.

Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team and CUR8 Expand Global Biochar and Carbon Removal Portfolio Learn More 👉ift.tt/eSY6dXq

📋 CDR Daily Digest — March 22 Biochar + basalt synergies, dual-function DAC materials, the 95% nature-based durability gap, OAE cost mapping, and CDR at CERAWeek 2026. captaindrawdown.com/posts/daily-di…

CERAWeek kicks off tomorrow in Houston. Microsoft’s CDR program manager is speaking. Carbon management has its own track. captaindrawdown.com/posts/ceraweek…

New EGU research maps the real costs of ocean alkalinity enhancement by region. Some coastlines are natural fits for OAE. Others would cost a fortune. Knowing the difference matters for scaling. captaindrawdown.com/posts/oae-opti…

Carbon Direct: 95% of CDR credits issued in 2025 were nature-based. Only 5% from durable pathways like biochar or BECCS. The voluntary market has a durability problem. captaindrawdown.com/posts/cdr-dura…