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CO₂RE – The Greenhouse Gas Removal Hub @co2rehub.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks to all who took part in #UKGGR2025! We'll share more highlights soon. In the meantime, we're restarting our GGR Insights webinars. Join us on 15 Oct at 12pm for "Making space for 'place' in carbon removal: learning from the communities of St Ives Bay". More info: co2re.org/events/makin...

Making space for “place” in carbon removal: learning from the communities of St Ives Bay – GGR Insights series - CO₂RE - The Greenhouse Gas Removal Hub

This is the fourth in our series of online webinars, GGR Insights, presenting the latest research and debating what is needed to enable the sustainable scale-up of greenhouse gas removal (GGR) in the…

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CO₂RE – The Greenhouse Gas Removal Hub @co2rehub.bsky.social · 7d

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CO₂RE – The Greenhouse Gas Removal Hub @co2rehub.bsky.social · 7d

And that's it for #UKGGR2025! It's been an incredible event. Thank you so much to everyone who took part, & to the wonderful people at @rigb.org for hosting us. We can't wait to see where GGR goes next in the UK & beyond.

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CO₂RE – The Greenhouse Gas Removal Hub @co2rehub.bsky.social · 7d

The judges have made their selections! HUGE congratulations to Remedium Energy, Blusink, Crop Intellect, Woodtek Engineering & Origen! Thank you so much to all of the start-ups for their amazing pitches, & to our keynote speakers & MCs today. #UKGGR2025 @undaunted-hq.bsky.social 🙌 🎉

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Catherine Price @catherineprice.bsky.social · 7d

It was great to have the opportunity to present the findings of the social science research from the Biochar Demonstrator. Thank you to @co2rehub.bsky.social for organising such a brilliant event and for the great questions from the audience.
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CO₂RE – The Greenhouse Gas Removal Hub @co2rehub.bsky.social · 8d

And with Alyssa Gilbert's final remarks, that's a wrap! Thank you so much to everyone who participated in Day 2! We'll be sharing lots of photos and videos soon. Keep in touch with us by signing up for our newsletter: co2re.org/get-in-touch/

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CO₂RE – The Greenhouse Gas Removal Hub @co2rehub.bsky.social · 7d

It's Innovation Day! We're thrilled to welcome a great group of climate-tech start-ups to the @rigb.org. Today they'll pitch for a place on the UK's 1st dedicated CO2 removal accelerator, a bespoke programme supported by @undaunted-hq.bsky.social & @innovateuk.bsky.social. #UKGGR2025

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CO₂RE – The Greenhouse Gas Removal Hub @co2rehub.bsky.social · 8d

And with Alyssa Gilbert's final remarks, that's a wrap! Thank you so much to everyone who participated in Day 2! We'll be sharing lots of photos and videos soon. Keep in touch with us by signing up for our newsletter: co2re.org/get-in-touch/

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CO₂RE – The Greenhouse Gas Removal Hub @co2rehub.bsky.social · 8d

On resilience, Dr Chris Lee from the Net Zero Plus Demonstrator argues for taking the very long-term view when we think about GGR – look beyond 2050. Prof Chris Evans of GGR-Peat makes the point that restoring peatlands will reduce the risk of wildfire.

CO₂RE – The Greenhouse Gas Removal Hub @co2rehub.bsky.social · 8d

Researchers from the 5 Demonstrators & the CO2RE Hub are now taking questions from the audience. Some fantastic questions on learning from other jurisdictions, supply chains, energy costs, public acceptance & resilience to climate change.

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CO₂RE – The Greenhouse Gas Removal Hub @co2rehub.bsky.social · 8d

We’re in the final plenary of the day – “Phase Shift: Where next for UK GGR”, chaired by @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org. Dr Alan Whitehead CBE, who is Chair of the Greenhouse Gas Removals Independent Review, has taken us through how GGR can help the UK meet its net zero targets.

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CO₂RE – The Greenhouse Gas Removal Hub @co2rehub.bsky.social · 8d

Noah Deich from the US talked about the need to find common ground on GGR amidst political polarisation & the problem of low awareness. He encouraged us all to use language that everyone understands.

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CO₂RE – The Greenhouse Gas Removal Hub @co2rehub.bsky.social · 8d

Asitava Sen of the Carbon Removal Alliance India discussed the need for GGR to deliver core benefits for Indian farmers – job creation, enhanced agricultural outputs & reduced agricultural costs – as well as GGR.

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CO₂RE – The Greenhouse Gas Removal Hub @co2rehub.bsky.social · 8d

Prof Dr Julia Pongratz of the University of Munich emphasised the importance of creating co-benefits in the deployment of GGR techniques, for example for farmers.

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CO₂RE – The Greenhouse Gas Removal Hub @co2rehub.bsky.social · 8d

A few insights from the session: Dr Andrew Lenton of CarbonLock said that GGR resonates with young people in Australia & working together with First Nations on GGR is key.

CO₂RE – The Greenhouse Gas Removal Hub @co2rehub.bsky.social · 8d

What's happening in GGR around the world? That's the theme of our 3rd plenary today & we have speakers offering perspectives from the US, Australia, India & Germany. Alyssa Gilbert of @granthamicl.bsky.social & @undaunted-hq.bsky.social is chairing.

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CO₂RE – The Greenhouse Gas Removal Hub @co2rehub.bsky.social · 8d

Out today: a comprehensive review of the regulations that apply to GGR across the UK, based on interviews w/regulators, government agencies, researchers & industry, written by Navraj Singh Ghaleigh & Marsaili van Looy of Edinburgh Law School. Read it here or scan the code: co2re.org/wp-content/u...

CO₂RE – The Greenhouse Gas Removal Hub @co2rehub.bsky.social · 8d

What's happening in GGR around the world? That's the theme of our 3rd plenary today & we have speakers offering perspectives from the US, Australia, India & Germany. Alyssa Gilbert of @granthamicl.bsky.social & @undaunted-hq.bsky.social is chairing.

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CO₂RE – The Greenhouse Gas Removal Hub @co2rehub.bsky.social · 8d

Some great insights from our panel in plenary 2 on why GGR tech is still considered a risky investment (although biochar & bioenergy w/carbon capture & storage are getting more interest from the market right now), & whether the UK will hit its target of 5m tonnes/year of CO2 removal by 2030.

CO₂RE – The Greenhouse Gas Removal Hub @co2rehub.bsky.social · 8d

We're now in Plenary 2: System Change & GGR-D Programme Impacts, chaired by @adamvaughan.bsky.social, Environment Editor of The Times. We also have Dr Emily Nurse (@thecccuk.bsky.social), Georgia Berry (Green Finance Institute) & Dr Jonathan Scurlock (National Farmers Union). #UKGGR2025

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CO₂RE – The Greenhouse Gas Removal Hub @co2rehub.bsky.social · 8d

It's Day 2 of #UKGGR2025! We'll be diving into the impact of the GGR-D Programme's research, plus exploring what comes next for GGR in the UK and how it can scale up sustainably. @helenczerski.bsky.social is setting the scene for us at our first plenary session. An exciting day ahead!

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CO₂RE – The Greenhouse Gas Removal Hub @co2rehub.bsky.social · 8d

And now Day 2 is here! More soon... @smithschool.ox.ac.uk @undaunted-hq.bsky.social @granthamicl.bsky.social @uoelawschool.bsky.social @cabot-institute.bsky.social @netzeroplus.bsky.social @uomseed.bsky.social

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CO₂RE – The Greenhouse Gas Removal Hub @co2rehub.bsky.social · 8d

We also heard about the CO2RE Hub's finance & policy support research, plus some of the early-stage innovation research the Hub has supported.

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CO₂RE – The Greenhouse Gas Removal Hub @co2rehub.bsky.social · 8d

Day 1 of #UKGGR2025 is done! We heard from the 5 Demonstrator projects, whose research is establishing the conditions under which the GGR techniques they're studying can be successful.

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CO₂RE – The Greenhouse Gas Removal Hub @co2rehub.bsky.social · 9d

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CO₂RE – The Greenhouse Gas Removal Hub @co2rehub.bsky.social · 9d

It's Day 1 of the UK GGR Event! Today's theme is "Inform". Our staff & funders are gathering at @rigb.org to discuss research from across the Greenhouse Gas Removals Demonstrator programme. Stay tuned! #UKGGR2025

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