# carbon removal (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 7 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover carbon removal. Page: Feed: --- ## [Retire the concept of residual emissions](https://marginalcarbon.substack.com/p/retire-the-concept-of-residual-emissions) _2026-08-11 · Robert Höglund · Marginal Carbon_ Either you accept carbon removal as a climate solution, or you reject it to avoid lock-in. Either way, residual emissions is not a thing. ## [Seven projects our portfolio coordinator wants us to fund](https://terraset.substack.com/p/seven-projects-our-portfolio-coordinator) _2026-08-06 · Terraset · Terraset_ A wishlist, if we had the capital right now ## [Portfolio Spotlight: AEROC — Giving Enhanced Rock Weathering Its Eyes](https://carbondrawdown.substack.com/p/portfolio-spotlight-aeroc-giving) _2026-08-06 · Carolina Rabini · CDR Updates from Carbon Drawdown Initiative_ This series highlights the companies Carbon Drawdown Initiative has invested in. ## [The ocean needs an antacid](https://terraset.substack.com/p/the-ocean-needs-an-antacid) _2026-08-05 · Terraset · Terraset_ How patient, early capital helped scale Planetary’s ocean alkalinity solution ## [Carbon Drawdown Initiative Touches 5-10% of the CDR Workforce. Here’s What That Means.](https://carbondrawdown.substack.com/p/carbon-drawdown-initiative-touches) _2026-08-05 · Carolina Rabini · CDR Updates from Carbon Drawdown Initiative_ One in ten people working in carbon removal is connected to our portfolio. I'm proud of that number, but it also tells a bigger story. ## [Portfolio Spotlight: CREW Turns Wastewater into a Carbon Sink](https://carbondrawdown.substack.com/p/portfolio-spotlight-crew-turns-wastewater) _2026-07-30 · Carolina Rabini · CDR Updates from Carbon Drawdown Initiative_ This series highlights the companies Carbon Drawdown Initiative has invested in. ## [Our revolving fund as a model for a national carbon bank](https://terraset.substack.com/p/our-revolving-fund-as-a-model-for) _2026-07-28 · Terraset · Terraset_ How Terraset became a Parliamentary talking point ## [The main thing holding carbon removal back](https://marginalcarbon.substack.com/p/the-main-thing-holding-carbon-removal) _2026-07-24 · Robert Höglund · Marginal Carbon_ The EU sees CDR as equal to other mitigation solutions, the SBTi does not and needs to justify why. ## [Levers, fulcrums, and moving the world](https://terraset.substack.com/p/levers-fulcrums-and-moving-the-world) _2026-07-22 · Terraset · Terraset_ A look inside our CEO's quarterly letter to friends of Terraset ## [\[RESEND\] Where does the CO₂-removal potential of enhanced weathering actually go?](https://carbondrawdown.substack.com/p/resend-where-does-the-co-removal) _2026-07-20 · Dirk Paessler · CDR Updates from Carbon Drawdown Initiative_ THIS IS A CORRECTION: Earlier today we unfortunately sent out an old version of this article. ## [Crush Every Threat in Real Time (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/XDP9BphaueU3) _2026-07-20 · **Sponsored**_ One agent for real-time detection, exposure tracking, and active defense. ## [To produce high weathering effects, we turned our greenhouse "up to 11": but where on Earth would that be?](https://carbondrawdown.substack.com/p/to-produce-high-weathering-effects) _2026-07-18 · Dirk Paessler · CDR Updates from Carbon Drawdown Initiative_ When we set up our greenhouse experiment in 2023 we deliberately maximised weathering to get the strongest possible signal: we turned every dial to "11", soil held at 19–30 °C, plants growing throughout the year, and we aimed for a lavish ~2,000 mm of irrigation a year (in summer we even had to apply up to 4000 mm, because otherwise we would not have collected enough leachate to measure carbon… ## [Cooling chemicals are warming the planet](https://terraset.substack.com/p/cooling-chemicals-are-warming-the) _2026-07-15 · Terraset · Terraset_ Tackling the overlooked climate problem in every air conditioner ## [Is 2026 the Year European Carbon Removal Policy Finally Breaks Through?](https://carbondrawdown.substack.com/p/is-2026-the-year-european-carbon) _2026-07-01 · Carolina Rabini · CDR Updates from Carbon Drawdown Initiative_ A Symposium highlight from the Negative Emissions Platform's Secretary General and why his answer matters for the whole industry ## [Taking biochar to the bank](https://terraset.substack.com/p/taking-biochar-to-the-bank) _2026-06-30 · Terraset · Terraset_ How our pre-purchase unlocked a £1 million commercial loan for Restord ## [A Tour of Our CDR Greenhouse Experiment](https://carbondrawdown.substack.com/p/a-tour-of-our-cdr-greenhouse-experiment) _2026-06-25 · Carolina Rabini · CDR Updates from Carbon Drawdown Initiative_ The welcome talk we gave at our greenhouse — for everyone who couldn't be there. ## [Three Observations from the Carbon Drawdown Symposium](https://carbondrawdown.substack.com/p/three-observations-from-the-carbon) _2026-06-23 · Carolina Rabini · CDR Updates from Carbon Drawdown Initiative_ Progress, open questions, and what comes next. ## [The Carbon Drawdown Symposium begins tomorrow.](https://carbondrawdown.substack.com/p/the-carbon-drawdown-symposium-begins) _2026-06-15 · Carolina Rabini · CDR Updates from Carbon Drawdown Initiative_ 12 presentations. 9 research questions. Real data, live for the first time. ## [The Terraset revolving fund: year one results](https://terraset.substack.com/p/the-terraset-revolving-fund-year) _2026-06-11 · Terraset · Terraset_ We built a flywheel for carbon removal that didn't exist before. Here's what happened in its first year. ## [One week until the Carbon Drawdown Symposium](https://carbondrawdown.substack.com/p/one-week-until-the-carbon-drawdown) _2026-06-10 · Carolina Rabini · CDR Updates from Carbon Drawdown Initiative_ On 16 June, we will open our measurement dataset on enhanced rock weathering live, in public, for the first time. ## [Why we're paying people to grow rice differently](https://terraset.substack.com/p/why-were-paying-people-to-grow-rice) _2026-06-04 · Terraset · Terraset_ Our first rice methane purchase, and why farmers are at the center of it. ## [Brisk AI News Briefings (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/3yzB1g5p1y2g) _2026-06-04 · **Sponsored**_ Read AI summaries and listen to audio briefings for top stories. ## [Corporate net zero is not a target](https://marginalcarbon.substack.com/p/corporate-net-zero-is-not-a-target) _2026-06-04 · Robert Höglund · Marginal Carbon_ It is a vision with a target component, and an obligation to make that vision a reality, even when it doesn't show up in GHG accounting. ## [Five burning questions as a newbie to carbon removal](https://terraset.substack.com/p/five-burning-questions-as-a-newbie) _2026-05-20 · Terraset · Terraset_ Learning a new climate language, through the eyes of a new team member ## [The third wave of American philanthropy](https://nanransohoff.substack.com/p/the-third-wave-of-american-philanthropy) _2026-05-19 · Nan Ransohoff · Nan’s Substack_ AI is about to generate hundreds of billions in new philanthropic funding. We have real work to do to make the most of it. ## [Personal view from a newcomer in CDR about ERW](https://carbondrawdown.substack.com/p/personal-view-from-a-newcomer-in) _2026-05-18 · Carolina Rabini · CDR Updates from Carbon Drawdown Initiative_ A guest post by our intern, Tina vom Hagen ## [Flower power in the greenhouse: Small strips, big impact](https://carbondrawdown.substack.com/p/flower-power-in-the-greenhouse-small) _2026-05-11 · Carolina Rabini · CDR Updates from Carbon Drawdown Initiative_ Guest post by our intern, Tina vom Hagen ## [Announcing Carbon Drawdown Symposium 2026](https://carbondrawdown.substack.com/p/announcing-carbon-drawdown-symposium) _2026-04-27 · Carolina Rabini · CDR Updates from Carbon Drawdown Initiative_ 400 Pots, Three Years, and the Results Are (Almost) In ## [Portfolio Spotlight: NeoCarbon — Turning Data Center Waste Heat into Cooling Efficiency & Carbon Removal](https://carbondrawdown.substack.com/p/portfolio-spotlight-neocarbon-turning) _2026-04-15 · Carolina Rabini · CDR Updates from Carbon Drawdown Initiative_ This series highlights the companies Carbon Drawdown Initiative has invested in. ## [How to File an EU Trademark with Claude](https://www.artlapinsch.com/trademark/) _2026-04-13 · Art Lapinsch · Art Lapinsch_ A €700 voucher almost no one uses, one HTTP 405 error, and 90 minutes of hands-on work with an LLM ## [Portfolio Spotlight: sequestra — Turning Industrial Waste into Permanent Carbon Storage](https://carbondrawdown.substack.com/p/portfolio-spotlight-sequestra-turning) _2026-04-01 · Carolina Rabini · CDR Updates from Carbon Drawdown Initiative_ This series highlights the companies Carbon Drawdown Initiative has invested in. ## [Skepticism is the biggest barrier to funding climate solutions](https://terraset.substack.com/p/skepticism-is-the-biggest-barrier) _2026-03-30 · Terraset · Terraset_ Understanding insights from Terraset's 2026 capital needs survey ## [Watch chovy live code (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/axk7bHQWeS8i) _2026-03-30 · **Sponsored**_ Join Mosh Coding streams with collaborative screen sharing and remote control, open source. ## [Startup CEOs providing regular updates to investors have a higher success rate](https://carbondrawdown.substack.com/p/startup-ceos-providing-regular-updates) _2026-03-30 · Carolina Rabini · CDR Updates from Carbon Drawdown Initiative_ By Dirk Paessler, Founder/CEO of Carbon Drawdown Initiative ## [The fight over what counts toward targets misses a bigger question](https://marginalcarbon.substack.com/p/allow-companies-to-reach-net-zero) _2026-03-17 · Robert Höglund · Marginal Carbon_ First published in Trellis ## [(9/9) Overall Discussion and Conclusion](https://carbondrawdown.substack.com/p/99-overall-discussion-and-conclusion) _2026-03-16 · Carolina Rabini · CDR Updates from Carbon Drawdown Initiative_ We recommend starting with the intro in Part 1 of this series. ## [Help! AI Thinks I'm AI.](https://www.artlapinsch.com/ai-slop/) _2026-03-09 · Art Lapinsch · Art Lapinsch_ How I accidentally trained myself to write like one of those AI systems. ## [(8/9) Substituting TA measurements with EC measurements](https://carbondrawdown.substack.com/p/89-substituting-ta-measurements-with) _2026-03-09 · Carolina Rabini · CDR Updates from Carbon Drawdown Initiative_ We recommend starting with the intro in Part 1 of this series. ## [(7/9) EC’s Proxy Performance for Individual Treatments (Micro-Scale)](https://carbondrawdown.substack.com/p/79-ecs-proxy-performance-for-individual) _2026-03-02 · Carolina Rabini · CDR Updates from Carbon Drawdown Initiative_ We recommend starting with the intro in Part 1 of this series. ## [Creating An Autonomous AI Agent That Acts as Evangelist for Carbon Dioxide Removal](https://carbondrawdown.substack.com/p/creating-an-autonomous-ai-agent-that) _2026-02-28 · Dirk Paessler · CDR Updates from Carbon Drawdown Initiative_ In One Day! ## [The Carbon removal sector needs a new story](https://marginalcarbon.substack.com/p/the-carbon-removal-sector-needs-a) _2026-02-04 · Robert Höglund · Marginal Carbon_ From speed and scale to prove and learn ## [Net zero targets are conditional](https://marginalcarbon.substack.com/p/net-zero-targets-are-conditional) _2026-01-21 · Robert Höglund · Marginal Carbon_ Introducing a new lens on corporate net zero ## [There should be ‘general managers’ for more of the world’s important problems](https://nanransohoff.substack.com/p/there-should-be-general-managers) _2026-01-15 · Nan Ransohoff · Nan’s Substack_ There’s a surprisingly big category of problems that are ‘orphaned.’ By ‘orphaned’ I mean: you can’t point to a specific person or organization who thinks it’s their responsibility to deliver the outcome in its entirety. ## [Aviation, not shipping, drives EU CO₂ demand under current fuel mandates](https://marginalcarbon.substack.com/p/aviation-not-shipping-drives-eu-co) _2026-01-13 · Robert Höglund · Marginal Carbon_ Europe will need significant volumes of CO₂ to meet the criteria in predominantly ReFuelEU, and even more to reach net zero across the two sectors ## [Recoal 2025: Milestones and Progress](https://recoal.substack.com/p/recoal-2025-milestones-and-progress) _2025-12-23 · The Recoal Team · Recoal_ A quick, skimmable recap of what moved the needle this year ## [Welcome to Recoal's Newsletter - keeping you in the loop, the lean way](https://recoal.substack.com/p/welcome-to-recoals-newsletter-keeping) _2025-12-17 · The Recoal Team · Recoal_ Notes on progress, learnings, and milestones from a growing CDR team ## [New Paper on Subsurface Storage of Hydrochar](https://recoal.substack.com/p/new-paper-on-subsurface-storage-of) _2025-12-12 · The Recoal Team · Recoal_ Why this new paper matters directly to Recoal’s approach ## [Recoal in Brazil - a Working Hypothesis](https://recoal.substack.com/p/recoal-in-brazil-a-working-hypothesis) _2025-12-08 · The Recoal Team · Recoal_ What two weeks on the ground changed for Recoal ## [Will the EU & UK ETS decarbonize industry and drive demand for CDR?](https://marginalcarbon.substack.com/p/will-the-eu-and-uk-ets-decarbonize) _2025-11-24 · Robert Höglund · Marginal Carbon_ Tax payers may need to spend more than we are preparing for. ## [Recoal as an Active Member in Networks & Associations](https://recoal.substack.com/p/recoal-as-an-active-member-in-networks) _2025-11-21 · The Recoal Team · Recoal_ Recoal’s approach to working through sector associations ## [Recoal Joins the Negative Emissions Platform](https://recoal.substack.com/p/recoal-joins-the-negative-emissions) _2025-11-07 · The Recoal Team · Recoal_ Bringing Recoal’s perspective on durable CDR to Brussels and beyond ## [Carbon removal is mitigation, stop treating it as a last resort](https://marginalcarbon.substack.com/p/everyone-says-we-need-cdr-but-no) _2025-11-06 · Robert Höglund · Marginal Carbon_ If you restrict removal use for "unavoidable" emissions, you end up using it for nothing. We need to treat CDR as any other mitigation solution, and let markets allocate its use. ## [Recoal's Office Visit & Apéro](https://recoal.substack.com/p/recoals-office-visit-and-apero) _2025-10-03 · The Recoal Team · Recoal_ An evening with the Swiss carbon removal community