CDR Daily Digest — March 24, 2026
Tuesday’s lineup hit five stories across three continents — a potential billion-dollar CDR contract, European infrastructure that’s actually being designed properly, two different flavors of DAC innovation, and a Swiss rodent that might outperform your favorite carbon removal startup. What We Covered Today Microsoft’s CDR Bet: The Vaulted Deep Deal Could Be Worth ~$1B — Microsoft agreed to store 4.9 million tonnes of CO₂ with Houston-based Vaulted Deep. That’s more than the entire global CDR industry (excluding forestry) removed in 2023. The estimated price tag: roughly $1 billion. While the federal government freezes DAC hub funding, Microsoft is single-handedly creating a market. Impressive and deeply concerning in equal measure — one company’s climate commitment shouldn’t have to substitute for industrial policy. ...