CDR30 Pavilion:
Where the World Meets Carbon Removals
For the first time in history, carbon removals will have a dedicated, physical pavilion inside UN climate negotiations — the CDR30 Pavilion at COP30. Secured in the UNFCCC Blue Zone, this landmark space comes through CDR30: The Global CDR Initiative at COP30, initiated by the Negative Emissions Platform and now backed by a global coalition.
How We Got Here
The journey to the CDR30 Pavilion began when the Negative Emissions Platform (NEP), as a UNFCCC Observer, applied for a physical pavilion in the COP30 Blue Zone and committed the upfront funding to make it possible. NEP also took on the administrative groundwork to set the project in motion.
Since then, partners across the carbon removals ecosystem have come together to build on this foundation bringing ideas, resources, and momentum. With the official confirmation from the COP30 organisers, the CDR30 Pavilion is now secured as a shared space for the entire carbon removals community.
This will be the first-ever dedicated pavilion for carbon removals inside the UN climate negotiations: a place where governments, civil society, and industry can engage directly with the solutions needed to reach climate goals.
The science is clear: reaching net zero is impossible without carbon removals.
The gap today
Fewer than 50 million tonnes of CO₂ are removed each year.
The need tomorrow
7–9 billion tonnes annually by 2050
Carbon removals are moving from the start up to the scale up phase of climate action. This pavilion is a space to show how CDR can deliver climate, economic, and community benefits. The pavilion will act as:
A hub for diplomacy and science: showcasing technologies, convening experts, and hosting side events.
A gathering point for the ecosystem: uniting innovators, buyers, financiers, and policymakers around durable, high-integrity CDR.
A global signal: that carbon removals are essential to deliver on the Paris Agreement.
The CDR30 Pavilion: A New Space for Climate Action
“COP30 is the moment carbon removals step fully onto the world stage. With this pavilion, we are making history”
Chris Sherwood
Secretary-General,
Negative Emissions Platform
Quick Facts
Event >
COP30: UN Climate Change Conference, 10–21 November 2025, Belém, Brazil
CDR Growth vs. Need >
7–9 Gt/year required by 2050 vs. <0.05 Gt/year today; carbon removal is recognised in all UNFCCC Climate Action Pathways as essential to reaching climate goals
CDR Pavilion at COP30>
Officially confirmed by the COP30 Organising Team as a dedicated space to spotlight global carbon removal solutions
Drivers
About CDR30
CDR30: The Global CDR Initiative at COP30 represents a collective effort to elevate carbon removal as a strategic pillar of climate action at COP30, advocating for stronger policy recognition, scaled deployment, and financing mechanisms that deliver tangible economic and climate benefits.