A nice aerial view of our Whim Bog site for #WorldWetlandsDay! At this site in the Scottish Borders, we study the effects of different levels and combinations of elevated nitrogen on the peatland bog vegetation and on ecosystem services such as carbon storage and greenhouse gas emissions.

Today is #WorldWetlandsDay! Wetlands are vital ecosystems & many around the world are under threat. This includes peatlands in the UK. The GGR-Peat Demonstrator project is researching how to restore & enhance the carbon-sink potential of UK peatlands. Learn more here:

The 2nd Mission Innovation SMART-CDR competition is now open. If you're a university or college student and you have an idea for how to advance novel CO2 removal technologies, submit your proposal by 26 Feb! More info: lci.utoronto.ca/mission-inno...

Do all #CarbonDioxideRemoval methods store #carbon for the same length of time? Kirsty Harrington explains...

Why is social science so important to the development of greenhouse gas removal methods? What has research revealed about farmers' perspectives on biochar? @catherineprice.bsky.social explains in a series of new videos. Check out her post below for more. ⬇️ @uniofnottingham.bsky.social

We’ve extended registration for the Carbon Removal Challenge to January 26th (9am ET). If you’re a student or team with a carbon removal idea or innovation, sign up for the Challenge ASAP so we can make sure you’re included in this year’s competition! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

If you're taking a break between now and the New Year, it's the perfect time to catch up on our recordings of the UK GGR Event! All of them are available on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/playlist?lis.... See you in 2026!

If you're interested in how we can monitor, report & verify greenhouse gas removal, check out the recording of our most recent GGR Insights webinar, "MRV for sustainable and credible GGR in a global context": youtu.be/nJ2_-C_tC0U?...

As part of the Greenhouse Gas Removal Demonstrators (GGR-D) programme, CO2RE examines the environmental, economic, social, cultural, legal & governance issues around GGR. Some of CO2RE's key findings (🧵):

The GGR-Peat Demonstrator researches methods to restore the UK's peatlands so that they can provide large-scale carbon storage & GGR. Peatlands make up 12% of the UK's land area & 80% of them have been degraded. It's estimated that they're responsible for 4% of the UK's total reported emissions.

The @netzeroplus.bsky.social Demonstrator looks at CO2 sequestration in woodland creation & management, as well as how we make better decisions about land use in a complex, interconnected environment. The project has significantly improved the evidence we have on the consequences of land-use change.

The Enhanced Rock Weathering Demonstrator project researches the effectiveness of enhanced rock weathering (ERW) on different types of agricultural lands typical of the UK. The team has developed & applied rigorous methods to quantify CO2 removal at 3 field trial sites around the country.

Over the course of the Greenhouse Gas Removal Demonstrators programme, the Biochar Demonstrator team has shown that biochar has a range of benefits when applied on arable land & at forestry sites.

Growing biomass crops for bioenergy w/carbon capture & storage (BECCS) has the potential to provide GGR quickly. What would happen if we started scaling up today? In a new blog, Dr Judith Thornton reflects on what a "no-regrets" approach would look like: co2re.org/the-best-tim...

Today we're thrilled to share a new report with findings from across the Greenhouse Gas Removal Demonstrators programme. Over the last 4.5 years, the programme has made a step change in our understanding of the potential of 5 land-based GGR technologies to deliver genuine greenhouse gas removals.

📢 Announcing Greenhouse Cohort 9 - our largest to date! Welcome startups, we can't wait to see how you develop over the next 12 months! ➡️ www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article... @granthamicl.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @rigb.org @co2rehub.bsky.social

@ox.ac.uk has been pairing up undergrads on various courses & academics looking at climate change for a series of "Climate Conversations". Our Exec Director Dr Steve Smith recently talked to Tallulah Lascelles, a Philosophy & Theology student: www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-wB...

What are the near- and medium-term costs of greenhouse gas removals (GGRs)? Our latest report explores this question with a GGR cost analysis by ERM, along with best-practice guidance from CO₂RE when considering these cost estimates. Find out more: co2re.org/wp-content/u...

#NEB2025 #NationalEmergencyBriefing #climate #biodiversityloss #netzero

Reminder: just a few days left to apply for a place on the Ffilm School programme! Submit your application by 30 Nov: ffilmschool.org/home/. @iagoaprhys.bsky.social @ffilmschool.bsky.social @ffilmcymruwales.bsky.social @cabot-institute.bsky.social @smithschool.ox.ac.uk @undaunted-hq.bsky.social

Nature-based solutions and #BlueCarbon are in focus at #COP30. A new Cefas blog highlights UKCEH science, from flux towers measuring carbon on saltmarsh to new UK saltmarsh mapping that strengthens the evidence base for coastal habitats. 🔗 https://tinyurl.com/yu62u3yx 🧪

Reminder: Our 5th GGR Insights webinar takes place this coming Wednesday! Join us to hear all about why monitoring, reporting & verification are so essential to sustainable greenhouse gas removal. co2re.org/events/ggr-i...

Just 1 week until this webinar! Join us on the 19th at 12pm for a discussion on why robust monitoring, reporting & verification (MRV) is so crucial to the sustainable scale-up of greenhouse gas removal. @cabot-institute.bsky.social @smithschool.ox.ac.uk @undaunted-hq.bsky.social

FfS-Dyfi: Ffilmio ar gyfer Dyfodol Llesol 🌱 6 lle TALW i ail-ddysgu ffilm dogfen gan ganolbwyntio ar les y dyfodol. I bobl sydd â chysylltiad â dyffrynnoedd Dyfi, Rheidol & Ystwyth. Ceisiwch tan 30.11.25→ FfilmSchool.org FfS: gallwn wneud ffilm yn well. @ffilmcymruwales.bsky.social @co2rehub.bsky.social

FfS-Dyfi: Filmmaking for a Flourishing Future 🌱 6 PAID places to (re)learn doc filmmaking centring future wellbeing. For people connected to the Dyfi, Rheidol & Ystwyth watersheds. Apply by 30.11.25 → FfilmSchool.org FfS: we can make film better. @ffilmcymruwales.bsky.social @co2rehub.bsky.social

Applications are open for @ffilmschool.bsky.social! FfS-Dyfi: Filmmaking for a Flourishing Future 🌱6 PAID places to (re)learn doc filmmaking centring future wellbeing. For people connected to the Dyfi, Rheidol & Ystwyth watersheds. Apply by 30.11.25 → FfilmSchool.org

As greenhouse gas removal scales up, how do we know how much we're removing? How do we monitor, report & verify the results? Our next GGR Insights webinar will examine these questions. Join us on 19 Nov to hear from experts in monitoring, reporting & verification (MRV): co2re.org/events/ggr-i...

Out today: the very 1st Insight Report from the @stateofcdr.bsky.social team, which looks at G20 pledges on CO2 removal ahead of COP30. ⬇️

The UK Govt published its Independent Review of Greenhouse Gas Removals yesterday. We were pleased to have the opportunity to contribute evidence, & the Review cites research from across our programme. Read our reaction here: co2re.org/reaction-to-...

Last week we hosted the 4th webinar in our GGR Insights series. In 'Making space for "place" in carbon removal: learning from the communities of St Ives Bay', we explored a marine CO2 removal trial in Cornwall & the community response to it. Watch the recording on YouTube: youtu.be/_MgoETf3-Sg?...

Independent Review of Greenhouse Gas Removals, for UK government, by Dr Alan Whitehead "Without GGRs we cannot meet net zero" Also says GGR should compete with SAF to decarbonise aviation www.gov.uk/government/p...

We're delighted that recordings from Impact Day of the UK GGR Event are now available! Watch recordings of the 4 plenary sessions, plus a session on the recently published GGR regulatory review, which looks at all the laws applying to GGR across the UK: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

In Bristol next weekend? Head to Centrespace Gallery & check out Studio Blue Green's project "Phycologica" an interactive, immersive installation showcasing microalgae’s ability to sequester CO2 through the animating power of breath.

🚨REMINDER: "Making space for 'place' in carbon removal: learning from the communities of St Ives Bay" is happening tomorrow at 12pm. All welcome! We hope to see you there! @drrobbellamy.bsky.social @a-laurie-waller.bsky.social @uomseed.bsky.social co2re.org/events/makin...

As more GGR projects take place around the UK, community engagement & buy-in, & a deep understanding of the local environment, will be key to their success. What happens when these are absent? Is it possible for GGR projects to reinforce community-led climate action?

Thanks to all who took part in #UKGGR2025! We'll share more highlights soon. In the meantime, we're restarting our GGR Insights webinars. Join us on 15 Oct at 12pm for "Making space for 'place' in carbon removal: learning from the communities of St Ives Bay". More info: co2re.org/events/makin...

And that's it for #UKGGR2025! It's been an incredible event. Thank you so much to everyone who took part, & to the wonderful people at @rigb.org for hosting us. We can't wait to see where GGR goes next in the UK & beyond.

The judges have made their selections! HUGE congratulations to Remedium Energy, Blusink, Crop Intellect, Woodtek Engineering & Origen! Thank you so much to all of the start-ups for their amazing pitches, & to our keynote speakers & MCs today. #UKGGR2025 @undaunted-hq.bsky.social 🙌 🎉

It was great to have the opportunity to present the findings of the social science research from the Biochar Demonstrator. Thank you to @co2rehub.bsky.social for organising such a brilliant event and for the great questions from the audience. #UKGGR2025

It's Innovation Day! We're thrilled to welcome a great group of climate-tech start-ups to the @rigb.org. Today they'll pitch for a place on the UK's 1st dedicated CO2 removal accelerator, a bespoke programme supported by @undaunted-hq.bsky.social & @innovateuk.bsky.social. #UKGGR2025

And with Alyssa Gilbert's final remarks, that's a wrap! Thank you so much to everyone who participated in Day 2! We'll be sharing lots of photos and videos soon. Keep in touch with us by signing up for our newsletter: co2re.org/get-in-touch/

We’re in the final plenary of the day – “Phase Shift: Where next for UK GGR”, chaired by @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org. Dr Alan Whitehead CBE, who is Chair of the Greenhouse Gas Removals Independent Review, has taken us through how GGR can help the UK meet its net zero targets.

A few insights from the session: Dr Andrew Lenton of CarbonLock said that GGR resonates with young people in Australia & working together with First Nations on GGR is key.

Out today: a comprehensive review of the regulations that apply to GGR across the UK, based on interviews w/regulators, government agencies, researchers & industry, written by Navraj Singh Ghaleigh & Marsaili van Looy of Edinburgh Law School. Read it here or scan the code: co2re.org/wp-content/u...

What's happening in GGR around the world? That's the theme of our 3rd plenary today & we have speakers offering perspectives from the US, Australia, India & Germany. Alyssa Gilbert of @granthamicl.bsky.social & @undaunted-hq.bsky.social is chairing.

We're now in Plenary 2: System Change & GGR-D Programme Impacts, chaired by @adamvaughan.bsky.social, Environment Editor of The Times. We also have Dr Emily Nurse (@thecccuk.bsky.social), Georgia Berry (Green Finance Institute) & Dr Jonathan Scurlock (National Farmers Union). #UKGGR2025

It's Day 2 of #UKGGR2025! We'll be diving into the impact of the GGR-D Programme's research, plus exploring what comes next for GGR in the UK and how it can scale up sustainably. @helenczerski.bsky.social is setting the scene for us at our first plenary session. An exciting day ahead!

Day 1 of #UKGGR2025 is done! We heard from the 5 Demonstrator projects, whose research is establishing the conditions under which the GGR techniques they're studying can be successful.

It's Day 1 of the UK GGR Event! Today's theme is "Inform". Our staff & funders are gathering at @rigb.org to discuss research from across the Greenhouse Gas Removals Demonstrator programme. Stay tuned! #UKGGR2025

Very excited about being part of the UK Greenhouse Gas Removal Event next week and presenting research from the social science research package of the Biochar Demonstrator.