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Two studies published in July 2026 suggest that agroforestry systems may be better able to withstand heat and drought than farming systems without trees. What 60 experts expect In a study published in Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 60 agroforestry experts took part in an online survey on how different agroforestry systems across Europe are performing…
Climate Cleanup intern Sam Spence is testing whether carbonated olivine can help grow diatoms, bringing two natural carbon cycles together in a potential new pathway for ocean carbon removal.
Swedish climate company Arbon Earth, part of the Climate Cleanup Network, is the first company to receive official approval in Indonesia for deep-sea marine carbon dioxide removal, using seaweed to store carbon on the ocean floor.
The case for building with wood usually starts with carbon. A new report from ORGA architect, funded by Built by Nature, maps a second argument: what timber and other biobased materials do for the health of the people inside.
Can a festival leave a landscape better than it found it? From April 30 to May 3 2026, 140 people gathered in the tiny Portuguese village of Cidadelhe. Not just to dance and listen, but above all to dig. Over a few mornings, they built 69 Smilands together: small landscape interventions that hold rainwater and…
When Hajna talks about her work, two things come through quickly: she loves data, and she believes in frontrunners. As one of the people behind Oncra‘s (carbon credits certification platform, initiated by Climate Cleanup) Land Stored Carbon certification, she helps farmers, including food foresters and land stewards, quantify what their land is doing for the…
By Tamara Szilágyi-Hajdú, May 2026MA Gender Studies | BSocSC Politics and International Relations Tamara wrote this piece as part of her thesis research, conducted during her time at Climate Cleanup. Introduction The concept of climate justice points out that climate change is a symptom of a system of oppression, a system of extraction and exploitation for…
Dutch farmers are increasingly turning to the Paulownia tree — also known as Kiri wood — for its fast growth, high timber yield, and the extra income it generates through verified CO₂ certificates. Unlike traditional crops, Paulownia can be harvested after just 8 to 10 years, and the tree regrows straight from the stump, offering…
Ballast Nedam Development zet opnieuw een historische stap in de verduurzaming van de bouwsector. Na als eerste ontwikkelaar in Nederland CO₂-opslag uit woningbouwprojecten financieel te waarderen, biedt het bedrijf nu de bijbehorende Carbon Credits aan op de markt. Tijdens de vastgoedbeurs Provada 2025 vond een wereldprimeur plaats: de allereerste Carbon Credit afkomstig uit een woningbouwproject, het Natuurhuis, werd geveild….
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Ballast Nedam Development is once again taking a historic step towards making the construction sector more sustainable. After becoming the first developer in the Netherlands to financially value CO₂ storage from residential construction projects, the company is now offering the corresponding Carbon Credits on the market. A world first took place during the Provada 2025…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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Into the Great Wide Open (ITGWO) is one of the most sustainable music festival in Europe. For one, they are the first in the world to replace all of their equipment with electrified versions. And even better; they have decided to clean up all their residual emissions with natural carbon removal. With Climate Cleanup they…
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Ballast Nedam Development and Climate Cleanup Foundation jointly open the internationalmarket for CO2 storage in construction and real estate projects. Ballast Nedam Development is taking the step as the first construction and development company to market CO2 storage in its housing projects, a historic moment for the real estate and construction sector. The company is…
Is the business community aware of Scope 0? Since the Paris climate agreement in 2015, reducing greenhouse gas emissions has been prominent on the agenda of governments and businesses. If and how companies take into account cleaning up their historical emissions – aka Scope 0 – , and what vision they have for it is…