CDR.fyi just published ISO 14060 Draft, SBTi Corporate Net Zero Standard V2, and CDR Demand.
CDR.fyi compares two newly released corporate net zero frameworks and their implications for carbon removal demand. The ISO 14060 draft lets companies use CDR to counterbalance residual emissions at any net zero target year, with residuals defined through a technical and economic feasibility test. It requires CDR purchasing to begin within five years of setting a target and scale gradually toward full counterbalancing. SBTi Corporate Net Zero Standard V2, by contrast, does not require CDR purchases until 2035, then ramps from 1% of all-scope emissions to 100% of residuals by the net zero date. Both standards require durable removals, with ISO specifying at least 100 years and SBTi referring to long-lived storage.
Our take (Useful): The piece makes a reasonable case that ISO front-loads CDR demand in a way SBTi does not, which matters for offtake markets this decade. Worth noting: ISO 14060 is still a draft, adoption by large emitters is uncertain, and the feasibility-based residuals definition leaves wide interpretive room. The author also flags that SBTi rules could shift again before 2035.
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Source: CDR.fyi Blog