Carbon dioxide removals (CDR) are expected to play a key role in the next two decades. In 2024 the EU adopted a Certification framework, and at COP29 methodological standards for removals were adopted under the PACM. Both nature-based and engineered solutions, however, face challenges on global markets, and policies.
What is the potential for integration of CDR in emissions trading systems (ETS), and climate plans (NDC) under the Paris Agreement? Is it possible to assess the impact of the new UN standards on the sector? Which governance gaps still need to be addressed to allow countries to cooperate on the matter?
Chair: Jacopo Bencini, Research Associate, Florence School of Transnational Governance, EUI
Speakers:
- Stephanie La Hoz Theuer, Senior Carbon Market Expert, ICAP
- Sebastien Cross, Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer, BeZero Carbon
- Daniele Agostini, Head, Energy and Climate Policies, ENEL Group
- Jose Pedro Bastos Neves, General Coordinator of Production Structure and Sustainability, Ministry of Finance, Brazil
Conclusion: Elena Marro, Research Collaborator, Florence School of Transnational Governance, EUI
Participation in this event is by invitation only and all deliberations will take place under the Chatham House rule (no views or positions may be attributed publicly to any participant).
More information and the full programme of the EUI Climate Week 2025 can be found here.