AI-powered carbon removal strategy simulator for EU leaders
Germany and global actors have historically lacked clear leadership and scaled strategies for carbon removal technologies
ZeroForge lets EU policymakers and national governments build, simulate, and optimize carbon removal portfolios using interactive modeling of DAC, BECCS, enhanced weathering and other pathways. It calculates costs, timelines, and net-zero alignment while providing ready-to-use strategy templates. Technology developers can model how their solutions fit into national plans.
EU climate policymakers, national governments pursuing net-zero goals, and carbon removal technology developers
Combines techno-economic simulation, real-time EU policy alignment scoring, and leadership benchmarking in one purpose-built tool — no other platform translates CDR science into actionable government strategy models.
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Central workspace to create, version, and manage multiple national or regional CDR strategies
Curated database of 25+ carbon removal methods with performance, cost, and readiness data
Drag-and-drop builder that models combined removal volumes, costs, and timelines over 2030-2050
Automatically scores strategies against EU CRCF, Net-Zero Industry Act, and national targets
One-click export of polished PDF strategy decks and Excel data packages for ministries
Invite colleagues from different departments with role-based permissions
GPT-4 powered suggestions for technology mixes based on country context and budget
Side-by-side visual comparison of up to 4 different strategy scenarios
Anonymous aggregated data from other EU member states for peer comparison
Pull live data from EU ETS, Eurostat, and national inventories
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| country | text | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
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| org_id | uuid | No |
| role | text | No |
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Relationships:
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| org_id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| target_year | int | No |
| model_data | text | Yes |
| alignment_score | int | Yes |
| status | text | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
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| strategy_id | uuid | No |
| technology_id | uuid | No |
| scale | int | No |
| cost_per_ton | int | Yes |
Relationships:
/api/strategiesList all strategies for current organization
/api/strategiesCreate new strategy with initial parameters
/api/simulateRun portfolio simulation and return results
/api/alignment-scoreCalculate policy alignment score
/api/technologiesFetch CDR technology library
Limited to 1 user and basic simulations
Up to 10 users per organization
Unlimited users and custom integrations
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 85 | 6% | $128 | $1,536 |
| Month 6 | 620 | 11% | $1,705 | $20,460 |
The simulation platform used by EU policymakers and governments to lead on scaled CDR deployment.
1. DM cold outreach to 40 EU climate directors using the 'Leadership Gap' research report as hook, offering 3 months free in exchange for feedback. 2. Present at the next Carbon Removal Europe event and run a workshop using the tool live. 3. Partner with one national developer association (e.g. German CDR association) for co-branded webinar and exclusive beta access for their members.
Excellent open data and visualizations
No interactive strategy builder or policy alignment engine
We give policymakers ready-to-use decision tools instead of just data
Strong forest CDR focus and satellite data
Limited to nature-based and not policy-oriented
Our platform covers all CDR pathways and speaks directly to regulatory frameworks
Curated, regularly updated techno-economic database of European CDR projects combined with policy mapping logic that improves with every new strategy created (data moat + network effects)
EU CRCF regulation finalized in 2024 and member states racing to publish national CDR strategies before 2026 deadlines creates immediate demand for practical planning infrastructure.
Policymakers move slowly and have long procurement cycles
Target national agencies and consultants who advise multiple governments; offer self-serve Pro tier
Simulation model accuracy questioned by experts
Partner with established research institutions for model validation and be transparent about assumptions
Success: At least 8 confirm they would pay €25+/mo for the described tool
Success: ≥40% weekly active users and ≥3 paid conversions
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