<p>The European Commission has started fleshing out an EU Buyers’ Club to jump‑start demand for high‑quality CRCF credits in the voluntary market. The first closed‑door workshop took place in Brussels on 4th of December, with a series of follow‑up meetings planned over the next six months.</p><br><p>In this episode, we speak with Robert Höglund, co‑founder of CDR.fyi and manager of the Milkywire Climate Transformation Fund, who took part in the Brussels workshop. He shares what was discussed in the room, what the emerging model for the Buyers’ Club looks like, and where the biggest political, technical and market hurdles lie.</p><br><p>Join co‑hosts Eve Tamme and Sebastian Manhart for an inside look at the state of play, what needs to happen next, and why turning the Buyers’ Club from concept into a functioning EU demand engine within the next five years will be anything but straightforward.</p><br><p><br></p><ul><li>Eve Tamme: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/evetamme/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> and <a href="https://evetamme.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Website</a></li><li>Sebastian Manhart: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sebastianmanhart/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> and <a href="https://www.sebastianmanhart.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Website</a></li><li>Robert Höglund: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/roberthoglund/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> and <a href="https://www.marginalcarbon.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Website</a></li><li><a href="https://climate.ec.europa.eu/news-other-reads/news/commission-adopts-rules-and-launches-initiatives-boost-carbon-removals-and-carbon-farming-eu-2025-12-01_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Commission adopts rules and launches initiatives to boost carbon removals and carbon farming in the EU, including the EU Buyers’ Club</a></li><li><a href="https://environment.ec.europa.eu/document/download/dbf8d2ba-9332-4f7a-b336-f356fa4b7236_en?filename=COM_2025_960_1_EN_ACT_part1_v10_0.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Strategic Framework for a Competitive and Sustainable EU Bioeconomy</a></li><li><a href="https://pod.link/1790305658/episode/NjgzNzk5NDg3YjQ4MzcxOGUwNzg2NWIy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CDR Policy Scoop - A European CDR Purchasing Programme</a></li><li><a href="https://pod.link/1790305658/episode/NjhjOWI2NTlkNDBlMjVhOTI1N2U1ZTQw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CDR Policy Scoop - How Far Can the EU’s Market-Shaping Purchasing Programme Go? – with Hugh McDonald</a></li><li><a href="https://initiatives.weforum.org/first-movers-coalition/home" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">World Economic Forum First Movers Coalition</a></li><li><a href="https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/121d69d9-7f1a-11f0-9af8-01aa75ed71a1/language-en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">An EU purchasing programme for permanent carbon removals. Assessment of policy options and recommendations for short-term policy design</a></li></ul><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>