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Retire the concept of residual emissions
Either you accept carbon removal as a climate solution, or you reject it to avoid lock-in. Either way, residual emissions is not a thing.
Aug 11
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Robert Höglund
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The main thing holding carbon removal back
The EU sees CDR as equal to other mitigation solutions, the SBTi does not and needs to justify why.
Jul 24
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Robert Höglund
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Corporate net zero is not a target
It is a vision with a target component, and an obligation to make that vision a reality, even when it doesn't show up in GHG accounting.
Jun 4
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Robert Höglund
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The fight over what counts toward targets misses a bigger question
First published in Trellis
Mar 17
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Robert Höglund
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The Carbon removal sector needs a new story
From speed and scale to prove and learn
Feb 4
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Robert Höglund
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Net zero targets are conditional
Introducing a new lens on corporate net zero
Jan 21
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Robert Höglund
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Aviation, not shipping, drives EU CO₂ demand under current fuel mandates
Europe will need significant volumes of CO₂ to meet the criteria in predominantly ReFuelEU, and even more to reach net zero across the two sectors
Jan 13
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Robert Höglund
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Will the EU & UK ETS decarbonize industry and drive demand for CDR?
Taxpayers will need to spend more than we are preparing for.
Nov 24, 2025
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Robert Höglund
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