Carbon Removal
Policy Summit
Carbon Removal
Policy Summit
Embedding carbon removal in Europe’s evolving climate and industrial policy landscape
16 September | 9h-19h | Brussels
On 16 September, we will host our Carbon Removal Policy Summit at The Square in Brussels. This seminal event will bring leaders in the carbon removal space and from international, EU, national and local governments to explore how to build a distinct, durable CDR pillar within Europe’s climate architecture and wider competitiveness and industrial policy agenda.
We look forward to diving into the various policy levers needed to get CDR to scale and have an action-packed programme for our attendees. Check out our full Summit programme below.
Programme
Programme
Join us to examine what policy levers will be key to scaling carbon removal at the international, EU, national, and local level. Conversations will also cover key enabling pathways for scaling carbon removal, in collaboration with our partners, with three breakout rooms:
SEPTEMBER 15
16:00 - 19:00 - Brussels Carbon Capture Social
We're launching our summit with a CDR themed social in partnership with Carbon Management Europe.
Start the Summit with some interesting conversations with others in the CDR and CCS space at Kamilou.
SEPTEMBER 16
Time
Session
08:30 - 09:00
Registration and welcome
09:00 - 10:15
Opening plenary: Framing the system challenge
Welcoming remarks
Vision-setting keynote
EU Commission DG Clima: State of play across the CRCF
Carbon Gap: Policy Tools session
10:15 - 10:30
Coffee break
10:30 - 12:30
CDR policies and implementation across levels of governance
International level (10:30 - 11:30): The role of carbon removals in Article 6
Speakers:
Paul Zakkour (moderator), Director, Carbon Counts
Michel Ardohain, Policy Officer, Task Force for International Carbon Pricing and Markets Diplomacy/EU Commission and Member of the Article 6.4 Supervisory Body
Danny Cullenward, Senior Fellow, Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the University of Pennsylvania
Injy Johnstone, Senior Research Fellow, Net Zero Lab / Max Planck Institute
Anu Khan, Founder and Executive Director, Carbon Removal Standards Initiatvie
Laura Tirollois, Deputy Head of the Carbon Credits Office – Article 6 Negotiator, Ministère de la Transition écologique
European level (11:30 - 12:30): Carbon removal integration into the EU’s post-2030 climate and competitiveness framework
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch break
13:30 - 15:30
CDR policies and implementation across levels of governance
National level (13:30 - 14:30): Building on pioneering experience – national levers to scale carbon removal.
Local level (14:30 - 15:30): Catalysing carbon removal for sustainable, resilient, and inclusive cities.
13:30 - 15:45
Coffee break
15:45 – 17:15
Public–private purchasing & market creation
Designing demand-side instruments (Buyer’s Club, CRCF Facility); governance, eligibility, integrity, and interaction with other national and European measures.
Sector integration
CDR in industrial transition pathways: Integrating CDR into hard-to-abate sectors: residual emissions in sectoral pathways, CDR alongside other decarbonisation options, and investment and infrastructure implications.
Project deployment and infrastructure integration
Enabling conditions for deployment: permitting and siting, integration with CO₂ transport, storage and energy infrastructure, and cross-border coordination and value chains.
17:15 – 17:30
Coffee break
17:30 – 18:00
Closing plenary: Integrating insights and forward-looking takeaways
17:30 – 18:00
Networking session
Our partners
