Patch’s Post

Think of how complex the global fossil fuel industry is: extraction, transportation, all kinds of physical infrastructure throughout the built environment — but also the economic and policy infrastructure to support it. That's something like what the CDR industry needs to look like at scale. We need to build that infrastructure as fast as possible, which means the interdisciplinary knowledge share has to happen immediately. That’s why we ran our Brussels CDR tour: to put corporate buyers in the room with policy, protocols, and hardware. We took more than a dozen leaders to Belgium to hear from Christian Holzleitner at the European Commission, inside Sirona Technologies’s DAC R&D and production facilities, and to learn from Isometric on protocols and MRV, closing with IETA’s Svea Nyberg to connect policy to market reality. Here were some very high level takeaways from the event: • The voluntary market is a bridge to compliance markets, so look for ways to future-proof your portfolio. • CDR hardware needs networks: capture, transport, and storage must scale together. • Buyers need clarity on “residual emissions,” eligibility, and how voluntary action translates to future compliance. Thank you to our hosts and partners and to every delegate who showed up with hard questions and real‑world context. Want a Brussels briefing or to join the next CDR field tour? Let us know!