Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) technologies aim to remove CO2 from the atmosphere and – unlike CCS and CCU – can generate negative emissions. Accordingly, they may contribute to stabilizing greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere. Such technical methods, however, meet with considerable resistance in Germany. It is argued here that this resistance can be overcome through regulation. The following article examines both the challenges and the possible steps involved in bringing technology-based CDR to market.