The CDR Policy Scoop
The CDR Policy Scoop
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Get the Scoop on the latest CDR policy developments with Eve Tamme and Sebastian Manhart.Punchy, unfiltered, to the point discussions on all hot developments in the sector. Listen in to go several levels deeper and beyond the analysis that you won't find anywhere else. Enjoy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The show focuses on the intricacies of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) policies, exploring topics such as the implications of like-for-like concepts, the EU's funding strategies for CDR, and the political landscape impacting CDR in light of U.S. elections. Episodes provide in-depth analysis, like the discussion on the CRCF as a CDR certification standard and the EU's 2040 climate targets.
Get the Scoop on the latest CDR policy developments with Eve Tamme and Sebastian Manhart.
Punchy, unfiltered, to the point discussions on all hot developments in the sector.
Listen in to go several levels deeper and beyond the analysis that you won’t find anywhere else. Enjoy.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode of The CDR Policy Scoop, Sebastian Manhart sits down with Delia Meth-Cohn, Co-founder of Rethinking Removals, who has been part of the ISO Net Zero Aligned Organization Standard working group from its very first meeting, two years ago.
The conversation opens on why Delia got involved, recruited by the British Standards Institute to make sure removals expertise was in the room from the start. She explains what makes ISO structurally different from SBTi: where SBTi is a voluntary framework for leading, self-selecting companies, ISO is built to be globally applicable, rooted in national standards bodies and the WTO framework, and designed to accommodate countries with different net zero end dates, from Europe’s 2050 to China’s 2060 and Saudi Arabia’s 2070.
The discussion gets to the heart of what the standard actually does on removals: it makes the implicit removals target in net zero frameworks explicit. Companies setting a long-term reduction target must treat whatever remains as their “anticipated residual emissions”, and that figure becomes a removal target they are required to plan toward, with a validated first milestone within five years. Delia is clear that flexibility is intentional: the strategy can involve a portfolio of credits, removals within operations, or value chain approaches, so long as the trajectory is defensible and verified.
Sebastian pushes on the question of ambition and comparability: can two companies with very different removal strategies both receive the same ISO certification? Delia acknowledges the tension and closes on a call to action: the standard is currently in public consultation, comments feed through national standards bodies into the final draft, and this is the CDR community’s real window to push back on anything that falls short. The final standard is expected by mid-2027.
Links
- Sebastian Manhart: LinkedIn and Website
- Delia Meth-Cohn: LinkedIn and Rethinking Removals
- ISO Net Zero Aligned Organization Standard (public consultation)
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