As 2026 begins, companies should take a step back and reevaluate their sustainability roadmaps with an eye toward realism and resilience. The question is not whether to use high-integrity carbon credits, but how to integrate them strategically into broader climate plans.
In a recent interview with Argus Media, Elimini co-leader Ross McKenzie describes how Elimini shapes BECCS strategy around US policy, discusses lessons from Europe, and shares his outlook.
Ross McKenzie, co-leader and executive vice-president of Elimini, explains how the company is driving innovation in bioenergy carbon capture and storage (BECCS).
If the Article 6 rulebook agreed in Baku closed a decade of negotiation, Belém revealed how challenging it will be to turn those rules into operating international carbon markets.
As global energy demand rises – and the world risks exhausting the 1.5°C carbon budget within just a few years – the EU is building strong foundations for scaling permanent carbon removals.
With COP30 taking place right now in Brazil, the imperative is clear: countries, companies and investors must treat durable removals not as a side-project but as a foundational pillar for managing residual emissions.
The message from the VCM in Q3 2025 is clear: momentum is building, confidence is broadening, and biomass-based solutions are finding an important path forward.
The lesson for business is clear: companies that commit to carbon removals early not only secure a climate win, but also help ensure future supply, turning early CDR investment into a lasting competitive advantage.
For tech leaders, securing enough power to stay ahead in the AI race while proving sustainable growth is crucial. Dual-purpose solutions like BECCS make both possible.
Airlines that adopt carbon removals will demonstrate climate leadership, stabilize fuel access, and gain a competitive edge.
By integrating high-quality CDRs, such as BECCS, into portfolios, insurers can strengthen balance sheets, mitigate liability, and stay ahead of evolving disclosure and regulatory requirements.
Much of the world is moving to cut carbon, and biomass appears poised to contribute on multiple fronts. That would be good news for Elimini and other developers in the space.
Elimini Co-Leader Ross McKenzie spoke with Newsweek about BECCS, the evolving US political landscape, and removing carbon for good.
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) is updating its Corporate Net-Zero Standard, sparking debate over how best to align business action with climate science. Proposals to require carbon removals from 2030 mark a step forward, but questions remain about whether cumulative rather than annual targets deliver real capacity growth.
For companies – especially in sectors like technology, aviation, and heavy industry – decarbonization is no longer a distant goal; it's a boardroom imperative. That’s why companies are integrating carbon dioxide removals (CDRs) into their broader business strategies – and those who act early stand to benefit the most.
In March, SBTi launched a consultation on Version 2 of its Corporate Net-Zero Standard. The proposals are bold, and undoubtedly a step in the right direction to bring many areas of the standard more closely in line with the science. However, there are some areas that seem to take a step backwards.
Those aiming for net zero targets by 2030 are now entering the phase in which they must deal with hard-to-abate emissions, which often means incorporating carbon removals. In Q2, the most significant of the entities working to concretely address hard-to-abate emissions through carbon removal action was Microsoft – by a mile.
The first quarter of 2025 shows via engineered removal transactions that the voluntary carbon market is quickly nearing a tipping point as bigger deals continued to punctuate the growth narrative, a greater variety of removals were involved in transactions, and more suppliers and buyers broadened participation in the market.
Despite uncertainties in a shifting political landscape, high demand for renewable energy and carbon dioxide removals (CDR) in the US will ensure the viability of Elimini's future bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) projects, according to Elimini President Laurie Fitzmaurice.
Elimini sponsored the 2025 TAME State Engineering Competition, which welcomed teams from across Texas to Rice University in Houston, while our colleagues volunteered to help facilitate the event as team mentors and judges.
