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A global volunteer network advancing the responsible deployment of carbon removal via open-source policy, R&D, and communications missions.
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Did you miss the Carbon Removal Challenge Final Showcase? Maybe you saw it and just want to watch it again?

Ccheck out these awesome presentations from CRC Finalists at @UnboundSummits's #carbonunbound & join us in celebrating the future climate leaders:

youtube.com/live/qp1O5v2...
2025 Carbon Removal Challenge Showcase Stream
YouTube video by OpenAir
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openaircollective.bsky.social
Don't miss the Sept. 18 launch of the 4th Annual Carbon Removal Challenge, a global university student competition! Hear from the 2025 winners about their experiences and find out how you can participate as a student, mentor, judge, partner, or sponsor.

Register: luma.com/zae5n44d

#carbonremoval
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⏰ Hurry to submit your #AGU25 abstract!

👉 Deadline is 30 July: buff.ly/XPL56qu
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NEW: Getting to net-zero will be much cheaper than thought for the UK – and unchecked global warming far more costly, says OBR

Quick piece / thread with 4 key charts showing, yet again, why climate action is far less costly than inaction

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www.carbonbrief.org/...
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zacklabe.com
I can't stress enough how close U.S. science is to the cliff.

"Numbers released in May by the National Science Foundation (NSF) indicate that if Congress approves the cuts to the agency proposed by the White House, the number of early-career researchers it supports could fall by 78%" (@science.org)
‘It’s a nightmare.’ U.S. funding cuts threaten academic science jobs at all levels
“There is a lot of pressure to essentially leave the country or not pursue research,” one Ph.D. student says
www.science.org
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graceandrews.bsky.social
✨ Excited to share that the public comment period for FEMM is open until July 31! ✨

Help us make environmental impact assessment for mCDR projects as quantitative as carbon removal!
hourglassclimate.bsky.social
📣 Announcing the public comment period for FEMM - the Framework for Ecotoxicological Modeling of mCDR! 📣

FEMM delivers a process to make measuring the impact of mCDR projects as rigorous as measuring carbon! 💪

Follow the link to read and submit feedback! Hourglassclimate.org/femm-landing/
FEMM - Hourglass Climate
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unboundsummits.bsky.social
🚨 #CarbonUnbound hits Vancouver Jan 22 & 23 2026. Join 400+ CDR leaders in a climate-forward city. Waitlist OPEN! 👉
www.carbonunboundwestcoast.com
#ClimateTech #CDR #Vancouver2026
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romany-webb.bsky.social
At #OOSC in Nice this week & am constantly hearing people say there is a global moratorium on #mCDR (or some specific approach like ocean fertilization). I heard the same last week at the Liege colloquium. It’s simply wrong. 🧵
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scottdoney.bsky.social
New report released today on marine carbon dioxide removal #OOSC
covering scientific, MRV, environmental, social & governance issues and role of governments in responsible #mCDR R&D 🌊
High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy & WRI

oceanpanel.org/publication/...
Principles for responsible and effective marine carbon dioxide removal development and governance - Ocean Panel
Launched on June 4, 2025, at the One Ocean Science Congress in Nice, France, ahead of the United Nations Ocean Conference, this Blue Paper was
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openaircollective.bsky.social
Did you miss the Carbon Removal Challenge Final Showcase? Maybe you saw it and just want to watch it again?

Ccheck out these awesome presentations from CRC Finalists at @UnboundSummits's #carbonunbound & join us in celebrating the future climate leaders:

youtube.com/live/qp1O5v2...
2025 Carbon Removal Challenge Showcase Stream
YouTube video by OpenAir
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yalecncc.bsky.social
📈📈📈 Big congratulations to the @yalecncc.bsky.social research team led by Elizabeth Yankovsky, Luke Gloege, Noah Planavsky on their Phase 1 award from the @bezosearthfund.org AI Grand Challenge for Nature and Climate. www.bezosearthfund.org/news-and-ins...
Bezos Earth Fund Announces 24 Phase I Grants Under AI Grand Challenge…
www.bezosearthfund.org
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davidho.bsky.social
I categorically disagree with claims that CO₂ removal (CDR) is a scam. The field is full of smart people dedicated to figuring out what, if anything, works, because we’ll need CDR in the future for legacy and residual emissions. Funding via market mechanisms isn’t ideal, but doesn’t make it a scam.
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TOMORROW NIGHT AT 7PM!!!

Meet the climate leaders of tomorrow!

Signup for the stream of the 2025 Carbon Removal Challenge finalist presentations at #carbonunbound. Looking for exciting startups, employees, or to be inspired for the future, register now: lu.ma/l0knmx0q
2025 Carbon Removal Challenge Showcase Stream · Luma
This is it! After months of effort, many webinars, rounds of submissions, and judging all came down to this: THE 2025 CARBON REMOVAL CHALLENGE FINAL…
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joesagues.bsky.social
🌲 Did you know over 13 million metric tons of biogenic CO₂ are mineralized into carbonates each year in U.S. pulp mills — but then released back into the atmosphere? Our new study shows how we can capture that CO₂ instead — at low cost. 🧵 1/5
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acjsissons.bsky.social
The UK/EU agreement today includes linking the UK and EU's carbon pricing systems (known as Emissions Trading Systems).

A couple of observations...

1) If it wasn't already clear, this makes it obvious that the UK's commitment to net zero and its access to European markets are closely linked
Working towards linking Emission Trading Systems of the European Union and the United Kingdom
34. The European Commission and the United Kingdom share the view that a functioning link
between carbon markets would address many of the issues raised in respect of trade and a
level playing field and would give effect to Article 392(6) of the Trade and Cooperation
Agreement. This link should not constrain the European Union and the United Kingdom from
pursuing higher environmental ambition, consistent with their international obligations.
35. Therefore, the United Kingdom and the European Commission should work towards
establishing a link between carbon markets by way of a European Union-United Kingdom
agreement linking the United Kingdom Emission Trading Scheme (UK ETS) and the European
Union Emission Trading System (EU ETS).
36. Regarding its territorial scope, this agreement should be appropriately articulated with the
provisions of the Windsor Framework.
37. The agreement to link the UK ETS and EU ETS should create the conditions for goods
originating in our jurisdictions to benefit from mutual exemptions from the respective
European Union and United Kingdom Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms subject to
compliance with the relevant provisions of European Union and United Kingdom legislation.
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jessedjenkins.com
In case anyone needs to reference the DOE's liftoff reports, which no longer appear on the official website: yardsale.energy/liftoff-repo... 🔌💡
Liftoff Reports – Yardsale Energy
yardsale.energy
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hausfath.bsky.social
Lets be a little careful here; while it seems to be the case that there have been real performance challenges, it is also not uncommon that other clean energy technologies (EVs, solar panels, etc.) take a year or two of operation to pay off their embodied emissions:
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davidho.bsky.social
Two days remain to comment on the US FWS and NMFS rule change that undermines the Endangered Species Act (ESA). This proposal rescinds the definition of “harm,” limiting protections to actions that directly injure or kill listed species, leaving their habitats vulnerable. Please submit comments! 🧪
Rescinding the Definition of “Harm” Under the Endangered Species Act
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (collectively referred to as the Services or we) are proposing to rescind the regulatory definition of "harm" ...
www.federalregister.gov
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wtbryce.bsky.social
Great to see today's announcement of a JP Morgan debt facility, backed by The Schmidt Family Foundation, for Mati Carbon to advance the deployment of enhanced weathering with smallholder farmers in the Global South. High-leverage + super-catalytic philanthropy 👏👏👏 www.prnewswire.com/news-release...
Mati Carbon secures innovative debt facility to scale its carbon removal business globally and boost climate resilience
/PRNewswire/ -- Mati Carbon ("Mati"), a project to bring economic empowerment to smallholder farmers in developing economies through the sale of durable carbon...
www.prnewswire.com
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paul-dv.bsky.social
DOE's super useful guides to commercializing key technologies are back! You can find the collection of "Pathways to Commercial Liftoff" reports here: yardsale.energy/liftoff-reports

Plus check out my amazing graphic design skillz!
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unboundsummits.bsky.social
CDR's biggest buyers in one room at #CarbonUnboundEastCoast. Only 20 tickets left 🚨 Be where the future of carbon removal is written. May 20–21, NYC 👉 www.carbonunbound.com