€ 500 m for CDR in Germany
28. November 2025
Today, the German Bundestag approved the 2026 federal budget — and with it, one of the most significant political commitments to Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) we have seen anywhere in Europe. For the first time, the budget includes a dedicated funding line for negative emissions:
- €98 million to support and scale CDR projects
- €11.5 million for the purchase of high-quality CO₂ removal credits
- €2 million for project administration
- Plus €44.6 million to strengthen soils as long-term carbon sinks
And this is only the beginning: Germany has also committed €320 million in forward-looking authorizations through 2033. Together, this amounts to nearly €500 million for building up a functioning CDR market in the coming years. This is a milestone for the German Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR). Stefan Schlosser, Managing Director of the German Association for Negative Emissions, comments:
500 million euros for negative emissions sends a clear signal: in Germany, we are now moving forward with Carbon Dioxide Removal. In terms of climate policy, we are currently experiencing stagnation or even regression. This makes it all the more important that we can now move forward into the future with negative emissions. We at DVNE will do everything in our power to ensure that Germany seizes this opportunity and becomes an inspiring role model for other countries in the removal of CO2 from the atmosphere.
At DVNE, we are proud to have contributed to this progress. But more importantly, we see this as a starting point. The real work now lies in turning these financial resources into concrete projects, scaling up negative emissions and thus achieving climate protection effects.
Information on the various methods of Carbon Dioxide Removal can be found on the knowledge platform think-negative.org.
© Photo: Bundestag/Thomas Köhler/photothek