Why carbon removal funding is unraveling, and what that means for climate timelines

Published on 24 April 2026

Nobody wants to pay for invisible waste

Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is increasingly under scrutiny because it is costly and treated like “invisible waste management” rather than an essential product. The result: few actors are willing to pay for a public good today, threatening long-term sustainability of carbon-removal efforts and potentially slowing climate progress.

CDR is expensive and currently not viewed as necessary
It functions like waste management for invisible emissions
Public goods get weak funding when benefits are unclear
Funding doubts may slow carbon-removal scale-up

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Why carbon removal funding is unraveling, and what that means for climate timelines

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