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Carbon Herald just published CURA Raises $10M To Scale Cement Decarbonization Tech. Carbon Herald reports that CURA Climate Inc., a Canadian cleantech startup, has secured $10 million in financing aimed at accelerating the commercialization of its cement decarbonization technology. The funding is intended to help the company move from development toward broader deployment in an industrial sector responsible for roughly 7-8% of global CO2 emissions. Cement decarbonization has drawn growing investor interest as producers face pressure from climate policy and corporate procurement standards. The article positions CURA among a wave of startups targeting emissions from clinker production and process chemistry, though specific technology details and investor names are covered in the full piece. ...

Carbon Herald just published Carbon Unbound Merges Its West Coast & East Coast Events Into One Flagship North American Summit. Carbon Herald reports that Carbon Unbound has announced a consolidation of its two regional summits into one unified North American gathering. The organization previously ran separate East Coast and West Coast events aimed at the carbon dioxide removal industry, bringing together CDR developers, buyers, investors, and policy figures. The merged format is positioned as a larger flagship convening for the sector across the continent. Additional details on venue, dates, and programming are covered in the full article on Carbon Herald. ...

Carbon Herald just published Whirlpool Corporation Invests In A Carbon Removal Portfolio Via ClimeFi. Carbon Herald reports that Whirlpool Corporation, the home appliances manufacturer, has secured a portfolio of durable carbon dioxide removal via the CDR procurement platform ClimeFi. The deal covers a mix of durable removal pathways rather than a single technology, following the diversified portfolio approach that ClimeFi offers corporate buyers. The move adds Whirlpool to a growing list of consumer goods and industrial companies turning to third-party platforms to access engineered and hybrid CDR supply. Specific tonnage, pricing, and the individual suppliers included in the portfolio are referenced in the full article. ...

Carbon Herald just published Fortera And MLC To Capture Carbon From Lime Production. Carbon Herald reports that materials technology firm Fortera and global lime manufacturer MLC have entered a development agreement to construct a full-scale carbon capture facility tied to lime production. The partnership aims to deploy Fortera’s process, which converts captured CO2 from lime kilns into a low-carbon supplementary cementitious material. Lime manufacturing is a hard-to-abate sector because roughly two thirds of its emissions come from the calcination reaction itself, not fuel combustion. The agreement covers project development work leading toward commercial-scale deployment, though the outlet notes further specifics on site, capacity, and timeline in the full piece. ...

Heatmap News just published This Soda Asks: Would You Drink a Greenhouse Gas Emission?. Heatmap News reviews Misan Lychee, a lychee-flavored soda that claims to be carbonated with ‘some’ CO2 obtained through direct air capture. The product is made by AirMyne, a Bay Area DAC startup, and sells for around $16 per six-pack. The piece notes that DAC-sourced CO2 is far more expensive than the industrial byproduct CO2 typically used in beverages, and that the carbon removal industry currently relies on offtake agreements and credits rather than consumer demand. Misan joins a small list of DAC-branded consumer goods including vodka, beer, perfume, and yoga pants. The writer also flags that the drink is not a seltzer but a sweetened soda with 14.6 grams of added sugar. ...

Marginal Carbon just published The main thing holding carbon removal back. Robert Höglund writes that voluntary demand for durable carbon removal is capped because corporate standards reserve it for residual emissions only. Under SBTi rules, CDR cannot substitute for other mitigation options such as biofuels or CCS, and is allowed only after steep gross reductions - roughly 91% for general Scope 3, 97% for aviation, and 100% for shipping. He contrasts this with the EU Commission’s new ETS proposal, which treats durable removals as equivalent to emission reductions rather than limiting them to hard-to-abate categories. Höglund notes an asymmetry: companies can over-rely on biofuels or CCS beyond what pathways model and stay compliant, while CDR is categorically excluded from target implementation. ...

Heatmap News just published Transcript: What Barbecue Sauce Has in Common With Carbon Removal. Heatmap News has published the transcript of a Shift Key episode featuring Peter Reinhardt, CEO of Charm Industrial. Host Robinson Meyer frames the conversation around wildfire risk in the US, noting that roughly 1.6 million acres of forest were burning at the time and that accumulated dead fuel raises fire likelihood. Charm’s model converts biomass, including material from forest fuel clearing, into bio-oil that is injected underground for durable carbon removal. The episode covers Charm’s recent agreement with J.P. Morgan, under which the bank committed to purchase more than 60,000 tons of removal and extended a $20 million debt facility to the company. Reinhardt’s broader background across climate tech ventures also comes up. ...

CDR.fyi just published The EU ETS Proposal Explained. CDR.fyi analyses the European Commission’s proposal to amend the EU Emissions Trading System under a new Article 9c. The plan would auction 250 million additional EU Allowances and use the revenue for central procurement of permanent removals, initially naming BioCCS and DACCS as eligible methods. Individual emitters would not be able to surrender removals in place of allowances; instead the Commission would run a public procurement programme within the ETS architecture. The piece stresses that the 250 Mt figure is a ceiling on demand, not a signed order, since adoption, eligibility rules, funding, contracting and delivery all remain open. It also highlights the principle that removals used against fossil emissions must offer like-for-like durability. ...

Heatmap News just published The EU Rides to DAC’s Rescue. Heatmap’s AM Briefing leads with a notable policy development for carbon removal: the European Commission has proposed integrating removals into the EU Emissions Trading System, marking the first time the bloc’s carbon market would formally account for them. The outlet frames this against a shifting geopolitical backdrop, with the Trump administration scaling back plans for carbon removal facilities in the US while Canada under Prime Minister Mark Carney courts direct air capture companies seeking a new base. The briefing also covers incoming UK prime minister Andy Burnham upholding a ban on new North Sea oil and gas exploration licenses, Scottish approval for the 2-gigawatt Caledonia offshore wind farm, and ongoing Canadian wildfires. ...

Heatmap News just published The Carbon Removal Buyer the World Has Been Waiting For. Heatmap News reports that the European Commission is expected to publish a proposal to reform the EU Emissions Trading System to align it with the bloc’s 2040 target of cutting emissions 90% below 1990 levels. For the first time, the reform would let carbon removals into the scheme, defining which removal types qualify, how many credits can enter the market, and who can buy them. One leading option would have the EU government purchase removals directly, giving the sector rare demand certainty. Isometric policy manager Felix Grey suggests the ETS could become the dominant demand driver for carbon removal over the next decade. Open questions include how fast the cap declines through the 2030s and the future of free allowances for heavy industry. ...