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Green carbon removal, a €429 billion opportunity Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR), the process of removing and storing CO₂ from air and oceans, is gaining increasing global attention, including recently in the Netherlands. Sophie Hermans, the Dutch Minister of Climate and Green Growth, recently presented a comprehensive roadmap, while the Province of Gelderland, in collaboration with…
“There’s no feeling like seeing stuff green and alive and fruit starting to form.” – Karim Kouddous Setting up a syntropic farm is like software development, Kareem ascertains while showing us the irrigation system. You have complex systems that interact, parts of the system are developed in sprints, you have to test and see how…
We are thrilled that Paul Hawken, author of Drawdown and Regeneration, has a new book out that resonates with our work at many levels: Carbon, the Book of Life. It might help us all to refrain from carbon reductionism and embrace a holistic vision: carbon not as a molecule, but as the carrier of energy,…
Stichting Re/Generatie is organizing a Regeneration Week from April 26 to May 3 (during the May holiday) in Catalunya, Spain, and there are still a few spots left! You wake up to a symphony of birdsong and step outside to find yourself surrounded by rolling hills. Everywhere you look, the vibrant green of young medicinal herbs and plants catches…
What is a harvest share? For one season, you can come and harvest fruit, vegetables, herbs, oyster mushrooms and flowers with us for a fixed amount per year. By buying a harvest share or several harvest shares, you will receive an e-mail every week with what can be harvested per share. A harvest share is…
CDR.fyi, the word’s leading CDR market analysis platform, released their 2024 Year in Review. In the review they analyses the major trends in the durable carbon removal market. It is a great resource to find data like market volume and price developments. Here are some key highlights:📈 Durable CDR purchases grew 78% to nearly 8…
In only 62 days we will convene with leaders in the Nature-based CDR ecosystem in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Innovative entrepreneurs in carbon removal, policy makers from the Provincial to national and European level, as well as investors across CDR buyers, philanthropy, banks and institutional investors will meet and work with you on scaling the regenerative…
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The Agro Building Carbon (ABC) project receives a European INTERREG grant. The project is about sequestering CO2 (carbon dioxide) in crops and trees, which are then used as building materials. The project contributes to achieving our climate goals. ABC stands for Agro Building Carbon. This is the combination of agriculture, construction and carbon in the…
Bart van Beuzekom was at the European Carbon Farming Summit in Dublin, Ireland, for Scature and to represent Climate Cleanup. He reports that “the Summit featured a significant presence of scientists, which was encouraging to see. However, a notable observation was the substantial allocation of research funding towards validating already established conclusions from decades past using cutting-edge…
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We are happy that Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR), the removal and storage of CO₂ from air and oceans, is gaining increasing global attention, and recently also in the Netherlands. The Ministry of Climate and Green Growth of Sophie Hermans recently presented a comprehensive National Roadmap, while Province Gelderland conducted a market surveywith other provinces, carried out by…
This March, Climate Cleanup with partners like Oceanus International and Climate Foundation sets sail to actually sink carbon in the Caribbean, turning the problem of sargassum seaweed into an innovative climate solution. After four years of feasibility study we now think this is indeed feasible, and now need to find out what the possible positive and negative effects on…
Hello everyone! I’m Gijs, and I am excited to share that I’ve recently joined the Oncra team at Climate Cleanup! With an academic background in entrepreneurship and sustainability, I’m passionate about focusing on climate solutions rather than problems. My primary goal is to help streamline and professionalize our processes, making the journey as seamless and…
Carbon markets are one way to finance carbon removal with nature, and thus the transition from a fossil to regenerative society. With Oncra, Climate Cleanup tries to bring trust in markets, although we believe most in the role of governments to pay for removal (and thus work closely with the EU CRCF). Currently however, voluntary carbon…
In the Dutch nature reserve De Wieden, the team of Restore Carbon is working together with Natuurmonumenten to use mowed wetland vegetation to store carbon. The plant material, rich in carbon, is collected and injected into the soil, effectively storing CO₂ and restoring the peat. It’s a promising example of how natural processes can be…
Farmer Jeroen van Steen gives his farmland back to the earth. For a healthier society and a more equal society. “The sky and sun belong to everyone. Why is the earth divided into compartments? That’s actually quite weird,” says former dairy farmer Jeroen van Steen. “I own land because I have been lucky in my…
Working to store carbon with nature means constant adaptation. Last year, BambooLogic had a lot of rain in the Alcoutim region and this has benefited growth last year. The plants are producing shoots up to one and a half metres from the plant and more than two metres tall. Slowly but surely, a bamboo forest…
Climate Cleanup Foundation reacts to an internet consultation by the Dutch government, arguing that adding natural carbon removal to the Climate Plan‘s section on removal offers many opportunities for not only removing and storing carbon, but also for restoring nature, human and animal health, and developing the regenerative circular biobased economy. Read the reaction here…
Climate Cleanup’s take on what COP29 means for carbon removal with nature Optical Illusion An “optical illusion” is how India described the agreement reached last Sunday at COP29 in Baku. The negotiating group of least developed countries (LDC), which includes 45 nations and 1.1 billion people, argued that the agreement undermined three years of discussions…
Sacha Brons on LinkedIn: “Waaa ik won gisteravond bij de Klimaattop Gebouwde Omgeving de Young Professional Award 2024! Ik sta op #10 van de Duurzame 50 in de Nederlandse bouwsector en ben daarmee de hoogst geplaatste jongere onder de 30. Gefeliciteerd aan #1 Andy van den Dobbelsteen en alle andere genomineerden. Wat een eer om…
“As large as my fist,” Lovael (8) describes the Tarantula. And his brother Elouan (5) is keeping an eye on it. They found it under a boxing ball, the springy kind mounted on a stand. It is where the spider chose to feel at home here in the Northern part of the Yucatán. Life feels…
Open position for Volunteer Fundraiser at Resilient Ecosystems Institute A.C. Location: Remote Compensation: Volunteer (initially). About Us Resilient Ecosystems Institute A.C., based in the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico, is a non-profit organization committed to revitalizing tropical ecosystems, addressing climate change, and safeguarding biodiversity. Our mission is to develop impactful solutions that empower communities, restore ecological…
With Tolhuistuin (who just secured half of its much needed funding) we realised two Jeux de Boules courts that actually sequester CO2 with olivine. As the chemical process is sped up when the olivine is moved around, you can actually (to a small extent) speed up the process! We warmly invite you to visit our offices at Tolhuistuin,…
Hello everyone! I’m Jelle de Bijl, and I’m thrilled to join the Construction Stored Carbon team at Climate Cleanup Foundation. As a recent graduate with a degree in Forest and Nature Management from Hogeschool Van Hall Larenstein, specializing in international timber trade, I bring a unique perspective to our mission of carbon sequestration in the…
Are you looking for a test site for your land-based removal project? Ruurd Priester, board member and co-founder of our Foundation, is inviting land-based removers to test innovations on his 4 hectare site in Scheerwolde, the Netherlands. The site has a rich history of peat production, and later (still!) reed production for thatched roofs and other…