The CDR Policy Scoop

• CORSIA vs ETS - what will actually clean up aviation?

  Aviation is responsible for almost 1Gt of CO2 emissions, or 2.5% of global emissions. Up to 4% when accounting for non-CO2 climate warming effects. And demand is only going up: 3-4% year-on-year.Aviation is also notoriously hard to decarbonise: most hope is placed on sustainable aviation fuels (SAF). Given there will always be considerable residual emissions (ICAO: 200Mt-950Mt in 2050), carbon removal is central to aviation’s net-zero aspiration for 2050.From a policy perspective, it is incredibly challenging to regulate, as 61% of aviation emissions are emitted on international flights and only 39% within a single country’s boundaries.A promising solution is emission trading systems for domestic/regional emissions (think EU ETS) and CORSIA for international emissions.Sounds easy? The reality is incredibly complex, messy, and potentially worrying.Listen in to hear Eve Tamme and Sebastian Manhart unpack this topic and provide clear solutions for what could be done in future.Links:Eve Tamme: LinkedIn and WebsiteSebastian Manhart: LinkedIn and WebsitePeople love flying, and that is not going to changeThe complex CORSIA vs EU ETS nexusE-fuels or storage – how to make the most of clean electricity and captured CO2ReFuelEU AviationCORSIA Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  --------  

  28:25
• Will the EU need twice as much CDR as expected?

  Will the EU need 2x as much CDR?The highly anticipated 333-page milestone report on carbon removal by Europe's Scientific Advisory Board has landed, promising to be the most comprehensive analysis of CDR to date. Does this heavyweight report deliver the strategic guidance needed to shape effective EU CDR policy? What other crucial insights does it offer – and more importantly, what might it have missed?Eve and Sebastian delve into the report and share their take.Tune in to find out more.Links:Eve Tamme: LinkedIn and WebsiteSebastian Manhart: LinkedIn and WebsiteReport: ‘Scaling up carbon dioxide removals – Recommendations for navigating opportunities and risks in the EU’ by the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate ChangeEve’s findings on the 333-page CDR reportWill the EU need twice as much CDR as expected?Supercharging carbon removal from the EU’s land sector Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  --------  

  27:47
• CDR at DoE is dead - or is it?

  In February 2025, all probationary contract staff at the Department of Energy were terminated, including the most incredibly talented and experienced people who had turned the U.S. into a CDR powerhouse over the previous years.What does this - alongside the freezing of IRA and BIL funds - mean for CDR in the U.S. moving forward? How will DAC Hubs be affected? What about the Public Procurement Purchase Prize?To make sense of this very difficult and sensitive situation, Eve Tamme and Sebastian Manhart are joined by the one and only Noah Deich, who initiated and led many of the CDR initiatives the DoE became famous for.Tune in to find out more.Links:Eve Tamme: LinkedIn and WebsiteSebastian Manhart: LinkedIn and WebsiteNoah Deich: LinkedInReversing Climate Change Podcast on Spotify and Apple PodcastsSebastian’s post about CDR in DoE and follow-up/apologyX-Prize $100M Prize For Carbon Removal Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  --------  

  29:10
• CDR into the EU ETS - boom or doom?

  Emission trading systems (ETS) are often touted as the largest potential source of demand for carbon dioxide removal (CDR), providing a large, predictable market worth billions. The EU ETS is by far the largest and most successful in the world, with its market size around 900 billion EUR and carbon price climbing over 80 EUR/t. 2025 is the time when a lot of decisions to critical questions will need to be answered. From the design of such integration, to a selection of which CDR technologies, to the volume allowed.Eve Tamme and Sebastian Manhart debate this hot topic where their views don’t always align.Tune in to find out more.Links:Eve Tamme: LinkedIn and WebsiteSebastian Manhart: LinkedIn and WebsiteShould biochar carbon removal (BCR) be integrated into the EU Emission Trading System?Carbon removals in the EU ETS. Good idea? Bad idea?Should negative emissions be included in the EU ETS?How to include carbon removals in the EU ETS?Putting the ‘Net’ in Net Zero: Carbon Removals and the EU Emissions Trading SystemThe Balancing Act: Risks and Benefits of Integrating Permanent Carbon Removals into the EU ETS Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  --------  

  28:05
• Like-For-Like - the policy silver bullet?

  In carbon removal policy circles, three simple words - like-for-like - seem to come up more and more. It is a simple and obvious concept that is actually incredibly complex and misunderstood.Robert Höglund joins Eve Tamme and Sebastian Manhart in exploring like-for-like as a concept, why it is becoming a core pillar of CDR policy design and what net-zero targets should actually look like.Tune in to find out moreLinks:Eve Tamme: LinkedIn and WebsiteSebastian Manhart: LinkedIn and WebsiteRobert Höglund: LinkedIn, Website and SubstackGeological Net Zero and the need for disaggregated accounting for carbon sinksThe hidden risk in net zero targets: why storage durability mattersHow much carbon will we need to remove? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  --------  

  27:16

More Government podcasts

Trending Government podcasts

About The CDR Policy Scoop