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Nationale Top Natuurlijke Koolstofvastlegging
16 June 2026 · Rijkskwekerij, Baarn
Op dinsdag 16 juni 2026 organiseert Stichting Climate Cleanup de Nationale Top Natuurlijke Koolstofvastlegging. Na een eerdere succesvolle koolstofvastleggingstafel vormt deze bijeenkomst het nationale vervolg om natuurlijke oplossingen voor klimaat en ecosysteemherstel verder op te schalen.
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Selling carbon credits requires relationships, patience and scale
New research from Ecosystem Marketplace and Carbon Capital Lab provides a practical look at how carbon credit transactions are initiated, why most sales discussions fail and how long successful deals take. The findings are particularly relevant to the farmers, biochar producers and biobased construction projects certified by Oncra.
From Seabed to Carbon Credits
Three generations ago, the land BioRomeo farms today was still seabed. Now Krispijn van den Dries captures carbon on it, and reinvests the proceeds into the system that makes that possible.
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ONCRA applies to the EU CRCF and ICVCM
ONCRA is currently in the process of being assessed against QU.A.L.ITY Criteria of the EU CRCF and the Core Carbon Principles (CCPs) of the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market, one of the leading global frameworks for high-integrity carbon markets.
Can planting a single tree change a community? In Nepal and Kenya, it already is.
Our partner Scature is featured by Cloverly!
Proud to see Scature featured as a Supplier Spotlight by Cloverly! Scature advances high-integrity, nature-based carbon removal through regenerative agriculture and local insetting.
€1 million in funding through Oncra
We’re proud to share a major milestone! 🎉 Thanks to Oncra certification, €1 million has already been directed toward nature-based solutions: projects that restore ecosystems...
New Research: Enhanced Rock Weathering Shows 8 Tonnes CO2/ha/year Potential
A new study conducted in partnership with Wageningen University confirms that enhanced rock weathering can sequester up to 8 tonnes of CO2 per hectare per year under Dutch conditions.
EU Green Claims Directive
The European Parliament committees on Environment and Internal Market jointly adopted their report on the EU Green Claims Directive with 85 votes in favour.
Ballast Nedam Development partners with Climate Cleanup
Climate Cleanup Foundation is partnering with construction frontrunner Ballast Nedam Development to measure and monetise the carbon stored in their biobased construction projects.
European Parliament approved concept Carbon Removal Certification Framework
The European Parliament voted in plenary session to approve the draft text for the Carbon Removal Certification Framework, demonstrating support for scaling up CDR capacity in the EU.
ASU on carbon removal certification
A team at Arizona State University asked how to develop carbon removal certification standards. ONCRA has been privileged to inform this ongoing research.
Province of Utrecht decides on €875/ton CO2 price
The province of Utrecht will be the first government in the Netherlands to include global social costs of climate change in its policy considerations, setting an internal CO2 price of at least €875/tonne.
Input for European Commission carbon removal certification framework
Climate Cleanup Foundation, with ecosystem partners ASN Bank, Gideon Building Tribes and others, advised the European Commission on the Sustainable Carbon Cycles certification framework.
International conference on enhanced weathering
Climate Cleanup organised the International Conference on Enhanced Weathering, putting the spotlight on crushed silicate rocks as a powerful technique for carbon dioxide removal.
GHG Protocol develops Land Sector and Removals Guidance
The GHG Protocol Land Sector and Removals Guidance will explain how companies should account for emissions and removals from land use, land use change, biogenic products, and technological CO2 removals.
Metric for Construction Stored Carbon developed with ASN Bank and Gideon
Climate Cleanup Foundation developed a methodology to measure construction stored carbon together with ASN Bank, the largest sustainable bank in the Netherlands and founding partner of ONCRA.
Heading for Europe
Climate Cleanup Foundation, powered by ASN Bank, Gideon and many entrepreneurs, is working with EU commissioner Frans Timmermans on natural carbon removal and a standard framework for carbon removal credits.
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