<![CDATA[Carbon Removal Memes]]>https://carbonremovalmemes.comhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NaIo!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9f7dad29-34d1-4a94-b3d6-fd50635a2882_200x200.pngCarbon Removal Memeshttps://carbonremovalmemes.comSubstackWed, 04 Nov 2026 16:37:49 GMT<![CDATA[Registries brace for the “Godzilla” El Niño…]]>https://carbonremovalmemes.com/p/registries-brace-for-the-godzillahttps://carbonremovalmemes.com/p/registries-brace-for-the-godzillaWed, 04 Nov 2026 13:15:33 GMT
Meme captioned "Verra durability team watching 2027 climate predictions unfold". Chief Brody from Jaws backs away from the water, with the caption "WE'RE GUNNA NEED A BIGGER BUFFER".

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]]><![CDATA[just a little off the top]]>https://carbonremovalmemes.com/p/just-a-little-off-the-tophttps://carbonremovalmemes.com/p/just-a-little-off-the-topTue, 03 Nov 2026 13:40:35 GMT
Meme captioned "POV: you told the barber you wanted a haircut like Verra's Non Permanence Risk Tool". A bald man in a suit looks calmly at the camera.

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]]><![CDATA[it’s wafer-thin]]>https://carbonremovalmemes.com/p/its-wafer-thinhttps://carbonremovalmemes.com/p/its-wafer-thinMon, 02 Nov 2026 13:15:34 GMT
Meme captioned "WHEN YOU PITCH YOUR CDR PROJECT DURING NYC CLIMATE WEEK". Mr Creosote from Monty Python's The Meaning of Life sits at a restaurant table covered in food while a waiter leans in to offer him more.

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]]><![CDATA[Happy Halloween]]>https://carbonremovalmemes.com/p/carbon-removal-halloween-costumeshttps://carbonremovalmemes.com/p/carbon-removal-halloween-costumesSat, 31 Oct 2026 12:23:33 GMT
A Spirit Halloween costume package for a "Carbon Removal Project Developer": a grinning man in a "Remove Carbon Save Everything" cap, holding binders tabbed Biochar, BECCS, DAC, Rock Weathering and Blue Carbon, a stickered laptop, and a roadmap reading Phase 1: Pilot, Phase 2: Scale, Phase 3: ???, beside a stack of books from Methodologies to Market Demand. Includes: methodologies, an Excel model with optimistic assumptions, additionality defined differently each time, a 40-page project design document nobody will read, a pitch deck, a non-binding letter of interest from big tech, and unshakeable confidence the market will scale any day now. Not included: a guaranteed buyer, a profitable business model, clear proof of additionality, reality. One size fits all voluntary markets.
A Spirit Halloween costume package for an "AI-Powered Sustainability Consultant" ("Big ideas. Bold takes. Mostly vibes."): a woman in sunglasses with headphones round her neck, holding a phone and an "Optimism scales faster with AI" tumbler, a laptop stickered Claude, Build Iterate Scale and Systems Thinking, an "AI Climate Innovation Speaker" lanyard, and a tote reading "Same data, different insights." A checklist reads: reimagining MRV with AI, exploring the next frontier, so excited for what's possible, humbling to be part of this movement, stay curious, the future is regenerative. Includes: a steady stream of LinkedIn posts with em dashes, a custom GPT for everything, hot takes on regulation, markets and behavior change with no actual field experience, a "context harness" no one understands, a slide deck that looks like a product, and iced coffee for back-to-back panels about the future. Not included: real-world implementation, nuanced understanding of agriculture, evidence to back up the hot takes, time offline. Adult costume, one size fits all climate panels.
A Spirit Halloween costume package for a "Carbon Removal Thought Leader" ("Perpetually self-employed."): a man in a "Carbon Removal Changes Everything" cap and fleece vest with a "Keynote Speaker" lanyard, holding a "Removals not offsets" mug, a tote reading "A cooler planet is still possible", and a laptop stickered Direct Air Capture, Enhanced Rock Weathering and nature + tech. A checklist ticks off scale, urgent, systems change, big tent, optimistic, different this time. Includes: a Substack nobody asked for, weekly LinkedIn posts with bold takes and em dashes everywhere, a podcast with 12 listeners, strong opinions about all carbon removal pathways, a conference circuit and matching outfit, a deck raising a pre-seed round (again). Not included: a project in operation, actual credits sold, a profitable business model, time spent outside of climate Twitter. Adult costume, one size fits all climate conferences.

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]]><![CDATA[is Henry's law still funny?]]>https://carbonremovalmemes.com/p/is-henrys-law-still-funnyhttps://carbonremovalmemes.com/p/is-henrys-law-still-funnyFri, 30 Oct 2026 13:15:42 GMT
Jamie Lee Curtis, in a blue shirt, gestures earnestly to camera, captioned "me proudly explaining how I removed a tonne of CO2 from the atmosphere". Behind her in the trees stands Michael Myers, captioned "the ocean immediately off gassing an equivalent tonne".

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]]><![CDATA[Carbon dioxide removal's ronin, doomed to wander the Earth]]>https://carbonremovalmemes.com/p/carbon-dioxide-removals-ronin-doomedhttps://carbonremovalmemes.com/p/carbon-dioxide-removals-ronin-doomedThu, 29 Oct 2026 13:20:45 GMT
Text reading: "In Japan, 'Johatsu' refers to people who disappear due to failed climate startups, debt, and job loss. They abandon their lives and live anonymously off the grid. Specialized companies, called 'macro conditions' assist them in vanishing completely." Below, a lone man in a suit walks away through steam on a neon-lit Tokyo backstreet.

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]]><![CDATA[monty python is still speaking to cdr]]>https://carbonremovalmemes.com/p/monty-python-is-still-speaking-tohttps://carbonremovalmemes.com/p/monty-python-is-still-speaking-toWed, 28 Oct 2026 14:05:35 GMT
Meme captioned "MY REACTION READING ADVICE TO CDR DEVELOPERS WRITTEN BY NEPO BABIES WITH AI". Below, a still from Monty Python and the Holy Grail of King Arthur facing Sir Bedevere, subtitled "Who are you, who are so wise in the ways of science?"

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]]><![CDATA[so y’all mind if I put this giant cdr project on your farm?]]>https://carbonremovalmemes.com/p/so-yall-mind-if-i-put-this-gianthttps://carbonremovalmemes.com/p/so-yall-mind-if-i-put-this-giantTue, 27 Oct 2026 13:55:34 GMT
Meme with the text: "Them: You must complete a public consultation. Me: Already did. The public consultation:" Below, a man in a tracksuit jacket hands money to a bald man in sunglasses, with the subtitle "I'm gonna pay you $100 to fuck off."

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]]><![CDATA[oh crap now comes the hard part?!]]>https://carbonremovalmemes.com/p/oh-crap-now-comes-the-hard-parthttps://carbonremovalmemes.com/p/oh-crap-now-comes-the-hard-partMon, 26 Oct 2026 13:15:34 GMT
A man in a period costume weeps with relief, wiping his eyes with banknotes, under the text "WHEN YOU FINALLY GET THE CHECK" and above "BUT STILL NEED TO BUILD THE PLANT".

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]]><![CDATA[sorry, I can't talk right now]]>https://carbonremovalmemes.com/p/sorry-i-cant-talk-right-now-carbon-removalhttps://carbonremovalmemes.com/p/sorry-i-cant-talk-right-now-carbon-removalSun, 25 Oct 2026 14:01:23 GMT
Two lines of dialogue: "Sorry, I can't talk right now." "Why, what's going on in carbon removal?" Below, Tom Waits in a red devil costume and sunglasses pedals a tiny red tricycle across a gravel lot, then takes a phone call.

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]]><![CDATA[we've come a long way]]>https://carbonremovalmemes.com/p/weve-come-a-long-way-carbon-removalhttps://carbonremovalmemes.com/p/weve-come-a-long-way-carbon-removalSat, 24 Oct 2026 14:01:43 GMT

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]]><![CDATA[planking is how you get a durable core]]>https://carbonremovalmemes.com/p/planking-is-how-you-get-a-durablehttps://carbonremovalmemes.com/p/planking-is-how-you-get-a-durableFri, 23 Oct 2026 14:05:37 GMT
Mock headline reading "Minute-long Plank Really Putting 1,000 Years of Permanence Into Perspective", above a photo of a woman in workout clothes holding a forearm plank on a gym floor.

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]]><![CDATA[one does simply remove carbon it can be this easy]]>https://carbonremovalmemes.com/p/one-does-simply-remove-carbon-ithttps://carbonremovalmemes.com/p/one-does-simply-remove-carbon-itThu, 22 Oct 2026 14:25:35 GMT
Boromir from The Lord of the Rings, mid-gesture, with the text "ONE DOES NOT SIMPLY" above and "REMOVE BILLIONS OF TONNES OF CARBON DIOXIDE" below.

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]]><![CDATA[you could buy 1 NBS credit]]>https://carbonremovalmemes.com/p/you-could-buy-1-nbs-credithttps://carbonremovalmemes.com/p/you-could-buy-1-nbs-creditWed, 21 Oct 2026 13:25:35 GMT
Two glass jars of coins. The one labelled "swear jar" holds a few coins at the bottom. The one labelled "Niche CDR memes nobody asked for or understands jar" is nearly full.

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]]><![CDATA[I don't need it. I don't need it. I definitely don't need it... I need it!]]>https://carbonremovalmemes.com/p/i-dont-need-it-i-dont-need-it-i-definitelyhttps://carbonremovalmemes.com/p/i-dont-need-it-i-dont-need-it-i-definitelyTue, 20 Oct 2026 13:55:35 GMT
Two-row SpongeBob meme. Top: a feeble, wobbly SpongeBob next to the label "CARBON DIOXIDE REMOVAL". Bottom: a bulging, muscular SpongeBob in a boxing ring next to the label "SUPERPOLLUTANT ELIMINATION".

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]]><![CDATA[D(eath Star)AC]]>https://carbonremovalmemes.com/p/death-starachttps://carbonremovalmemes.com/p/death-staracMon, 19 Oct 2026 14:01:57 GMT
Two stills from Rogue One. Top: Director Krennic in a white uniform, death troopers behind him, says "A man of your talent, spending his life on nature based solutions (NBS)?" Bottom: Galen Erso stands in a field and replies "It's a peaceful life."

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]]><![CDATA[don’t make Tim Meadows yell]]>https://carbonremovalmemes.com/p/dont-make-tim-meadows-yellhttps://carbonremovalmemes.com/p/dont-make-tim-meadows-yellSun, 18 Oct 2026 13:53:32 GMT
Animated GIF captioned "when Amazon does literally anything about climate". Tim Meadows, in a suit and tie, shouts with a big grin, with the caption "THAT'S NOT ENOUGH"

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]]><![CDATA[what conflict of interest?]]>https://carbonremovalmemes.com/p/what-conflict-of-interesthttps://carbonremovalmemes.com/p/what-conflict-of-interestSat, 17 Oct 2026 22:00:58 GMT
Animated GIF captioned "when I ask how a carbon registry manages conflicts of interest". A man in a light blue shirt leans toward the camera with a pained, defensive grimace, with the caption "IT'S ILLEGAL FOR YOU TO ASK ME THAT".

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]]><![CDATA[oof are we really this pretentious]]>https://carbonremovalmemes.com/p/oof-are-we-really-this-pretentioushttps://carbonremovalmemes.com/p/oof-are-we-really-this-pretentiousFri, 16 Oct 2026 14:15:36 GMT
Meme headed "CO2 stored in concrete looking at CO2 stored in Mountain Dew". Below, three pale vampires of the Volturi from Twilight, in eighteenth-century coats and lace cravats, gaze down haughtily from a balcony.

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]]><![CDATA[we’re all mad here (in cdr)]]>https://carbonremovalmemes.com/p/were-all-mad-here-in-cdrhttps://carbonremovalmemes.com/p/were-all-mad-here-in-cdrThu, 15 Oct 2026 13:25:51 GMT
A mock eye test. Under the heading "EYE TEST" is a blue banana, with the key: "Yellow: You are normal. Red: See a doctor. Blue: Go work on climate."

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