Episode Description
Germany is emerging as one of Europe’s most active carbon removal markets - with new public funding, a growing startup ecosystem, and heavy industry exploring large-scale CDR. But can policy, infrastructure, and demand keep pace with ambition?
In this special episode, Sebastian Manhart shares insights from a two-day CDR experience tour across Germany, featuring conversations with policymakers, researchers, startups, and industry leaders. The episode explores Germany’s carbon removal potential, the key barriers to scale, and what governments can do now to de-risk projects and unlock investment.
From public procurement and contracts for difference to compliance markets and infrastructure, this episode looks ahead to where Germany’s CDR strategy is heading in 2026 and beyond.
Links:
- Eve Tamme: LinkedIn and Website
- Sebastian Manhart: LinkedIn and Website
- Oscar Schily: LinkedIn
- Tank Chen: LinkedIn
- Tony Oehm: LinkedIn
- Florian Hildebrand: LinkedIn
- Manuel Wessel: LinkedIn
- Stefan Schlosser: LinkedIn
- Saskia Kühnhold-Popischil: LinkedIn
- Julian Joswig: LinkedIn
- Sascha van Beek: LinkedIn
- DVNE Experience Tour
- Carbon Gap: Germany Carbon Removal Readiness Assessment (report) - to be released; launch event here
- EU ETS
- German Federal Government – Carbon Management Strategy (CO₂ transport & storage framework
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