Carbon Herald just published Ongoing Dilligence: Chasing Offtake In Carbon Removal Today.
In a contributed piece on Carbon Herald, David LaGreca, managing director of Carbon Markets at EcoEngineers, walks through the offtake landscape facing carbon dioxide removal projects. The article frames offtake as an ongoing diligence exercise rather than a one-time deal, looking at how developers approach buyers, structure contracts, and manage delivery risk. It speaks to the practical challenges of moving CDR projects from announcement to revenue, including buyer expectations, verification readiness, and the gap between letters of intent and binding purchase agreements. The framing reflects an advisor’s view of where the friction sits between sellers and corporate purchasers in the current market.
Our take (Context): The diligence-as-process framing is reasonable and matches what we see in deal flow, where signed offtake often lags pipeline announcements. Worth noting the author advises in this market, so read it as practitioner perspective rather than independent analysis. The useful test is whether the piece names specific contract structures or buyer behaviors, or stays at the level of general guidance.
-> Read the full piece at Carbon Herald
Captain Drawdown is flagging this. The reporting is Carbon Herald’s. Go read them directly, not a rewrite from us.
Source: Carbon Herald