Canada: a safe haven for carbon removal innovation in an uncertain world
Post-election, Canada is positioned for global leadership in carbon removal technology right when the world needs it most.
The Carbon Curve | April 29, 2025
By Na’im Merchant
Photo by Jason Hafso on Unsplash
The day after Mark Carney's election victory, I find myself reflecting on a sentence about carbon removal in the now re-elected Liberal party platform. Just a few years back, seeing carbon removal featured in a major G7 party's election platform would have seemed like wishful thinking. But here it was - and not just some vague promise to "explore" carbon removal options. In that sentence, the governing party made a clear, bold commitment to establish Canada as "a global leader in carbon removal and sequestration" and turn our country into a hub for carbon removal technology development.
