• Chris Sherwood, Secretary General, Negative Emissions Platform 

• Johannes ten Broeke, Head of Cabinet, Cabinet of Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra, European Commission

This session will delve into how the revision of the EU Climate Law, ETS-integration, Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act, Industrial Carbon Management Strategy, and the Clean Industrial Deal are shaping CDR demand. Policymakers will also share insights into the development of a comprehensive CDR Strategy, outlining financial support through key mechanisms such as the Innovation Fund and Horizon Europe, while assessing procurement strategies and the creation of a compliance market. 

Johannes ten Broeke, Head of Cabinet, Cabinet of Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra, European Commission

Svea Nyberg, EU Policy Officer, IETA

Alexander Mäkelä, Chief Policy Officer, Carbon Gap

Hanna Ojanen, Head of Carbon Markets and Policy, Carbo Culture

Victor van Hoorn, Director, Cleantech for Europe

How can CDR solutions be embedded into hard-to-abate sectors such as agriculture, chemicals, cement, aviation, maritime, and heavy industry? What synergies exist? How can co-location be mutually beneficial? How can the business models be mutually supportive? This discussion will explore policy incentives and mechanisms for integrating removals into sector-wide decarbonisation strategies, encouraging or mandating the adoption of CDR solutions in these vital industries. 

Before kicking of the panel discussions, 5 carbon removal companies will present the integration of their respective technology into hard-to-abate sectors.

Paebbl (Julia Oomens-Meer)

Novocarbo (Venna Lepel)

Charm Industrial (Nora Cohen Brown)

Planeteers (Frank Rattey)

Pronoe (Nicolas Sdez)

• Jörg Rüger, German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection

• Nicola Rega, Executive Director Climate Change and Energy, European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC)

• Fabio Poretti, Technical & Scientific Officer, Confederation of European Waste-to-Energy Plants (CEWEP)

• Cara Maesano, Manager and Geochemical Lead, Carbon Dioxide Removals, RMI

Leila Toplic, Chief Communications and Trust Officer, Carbonfuture

This session explores how policymakers, funders, and innovators are putting carbon removal on a growth trajectory. Speakers will share early lessons and emerging strategies or mechanisms in accelerating technological innovation and market development. They will also examine how international cooperation can boost carbon removal and amplify its contribution to climate and economic goals.

• Veronika Elgart, Head of Bilateral Climate Agreements, Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), Switzerland

• Jürgen Schneider, Director General Climate, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Climate and Environmental Protection, Regions and Water Management, Austria

• Michel Heijdra, Director-General for Climate and Energy - Ministry of Climate Policy and Green Growth, Netherlands

• James Screen, Deputy Director for Greenhouse Gas Removals, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, United Kingdom

Christopher Neidl, Carbon Removal Lead, UN High-Level Climate Champions