Unlocking Carbon Removals

This high-impact discussion featured leading voices from South Pole, NextGen and cross-sector pioneers as we explore the urgent need to scale carbon removal solutions. Together we unpacked how both nature-based and technological approaches can contribute to credible net-zero pathways and what’s still needed to bring them to scale.

Across panel discussions and interactive roundtables, we discussed:

• Clarify the roles of nature-based and technological carbon removal (CDR) in achieving global climate targets.
• Highlight real-world innovations and partnerships that are scaling up permanent CDR.
• Examine market signals, corporate demand, and policy mechanisms shaping the carbon removal landscape
• Explore the challenges of financing, monitoring, and verifying carbon removal at scale.
• Foster cross-sector collaboration between academia, industry, and finance to accelerate impact.