Negative Emissions Summit 2025

Join us on June 12th for an immersive dive into the future of carbon removal and its role in combating climate change.

This Summit represents a global initiative with regional impacts, involving diverse stakeholders from all sectors in shaping a sustainable future.

Thursday, 12 June, 2025

10:00 - 18:00 CET

Autoworld, Brussels.

Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is not just a climate necessity—it’s fast becoming a cornerstone of Europe’s industrial strategy. As global competition for clean technologies intensifies, the EU must scale up permanent carbon removals to stay ahead and meet its net-zero goals.

Hosted by the Negative Emissions Platform, the 2025 Negative Emissions Summit brings together policymakers, industry leaders, and experts to explore how carbon removals can drive competitiveness, economic growth, and industrial decarbonisation across Europe.

From shaping demand through the Clean Industrial Deal and compliance markets, to embedding CDR in hard-to-abate sectors and national strategies—this Summit is where policy meets action.

With keynote speakers from the European Commission, national governments, and leading climate organisations, this is a unique moment to influence Europe’s carbon removal agenda. Register now and be part of the conversation shaping the future of climate and industry.

Speakers:

  • Johannes ten Broeke

    Head of Cabinet for Wopke Hoekstra, European Commissioner for Climate, Net Zero and Clean Growth

  • 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

  • Veronika Elgart

    Head of Bilateral Climate Agreements - Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), Switzerland

  • Hanna Ojanen

    Head of Carbon Markets and Policy, Carbo Culture

  • Alexander Mäkelä

    Chief Policy Officer, Carbon Gap

  • Jürgen Schneider

    Director General - Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Climate and Environmental Protection, Regions and Water Management, Austria

  • Jörg Rüger

    German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection

  • Nicola Rega

    Executive Director Climate Change and Energy - European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC)

  • Cara Maesano

    Manager and Geochemical Lead, Carbon Dioxide Removals - RMI

  • Svea Nyberg

    EU Policy Officer, IETA

  • Fabio Poretti

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

Moderators:

  • Christopher Neidl

    Carbon Removal Lead - United Nations Climate Change High-Level Champions

  • Chris Sherwood

    Secretary General - Negative Emissions Platform

  • Leila Toplic

    Chief Communications and Trust Officer - Carbonfuture

  • Victor Van Hoorn

    Director - Cleantech for Europe

The Agenda:

Welcome and Keynote

10:00-10:30

    • Chris Sherwood, Secretary General, Negative Emissions Platform 

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

Supercharging CDR Demand: Policy, Compliance Markets, and Industrial Decarbonisation  

10:30—12:00

  • 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

Embedding Carbon Removals in Hard-to-Abate Sectors

13:00—14:30

  • 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

Powering Up Carbon Removals: Countries in Action

15:00—16:30

  • 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

Negative Emissions Platform Members Showcase:

  • Carbyon

    Direct air capture, 100-1000 years, Netherlands

    CDR Method: Direct air capture
    Duration of storage: 100-1000 years
    Region: Netherlands

    View Website

  • Stockholm Exergi

    Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage, >1000 years, Sweden

    CDR Method: Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage
    Duration of storage: >1000 years
    Region: Sweden

    View Website

  • Climeworks

    Direct air capture, >1000 years, Netherlands, Canada, United States, Spain, Belgium, Ireland

    CDR Method: Direct air capture
    Duration of storage: >1000 years
    Regions: Netherlands, Canada, United States, Spain, Belgium, Ireland

    View Website

  • Skytree

    Mineralisation, Biogenic carbon capture and permanent storage via surface mineralization in mineral waste, >1000 years, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom

    CDR Method: Mineralisation, Biogenic carbon capture and permanent storage via surface mineralization in mineral waste
    Duration of storage: >1000 years
    Regions: Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom

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  • neustark AG

    Mineralisation, Biogenic carbon capture and permanent storage via surface mineralization in mineral waste, >1000 years, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom

    CDR Method: Mineralisation, Biogenic carbon capture and permanent storage via surface mineralization in mineral waste
    Duration of storage: >1000 years
    Regions: Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom

    View Website

  • Alcom Carbon Markets

    Biochar, 100-1000 years, Singapore, United Kingdom, Philippines, India

    CDR Method: Biochar
    Duration of storage: 100-1000 years
    Regions: Singapore, United Kingdom, Philippines, India

    View Website

  • SeaO2

    Direct ocean capture, >1000 years, Netherlands

    CDR Method: Direct ocean capture
    Duration of storage: >1000 years
    Region: Netherlands

    View Website

  • Limenet

    Direct air capture, Ocean alkalinity enhancement, >1000 years, Italy

    CDR Method: Direct air capture
    Duration of storage: >1000 years
    Region: Italy

    View Website

  • Drax Group Plc

    Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage, >1000 years, United Kingdom, United States of America, Canada, Japan

    CDR Method: Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage
    Duration of storage: >1000 years
    Regions: United Kingdom, United States of America, Canada, Japan

    View Website

  • Elimini

    Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage, >1000 years, United Kingdom, United States of America

    CDR Method: Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage
    Duration of storage: >1000 years
    Regions: United Kingdom, United States of America

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  • Ørsted

    Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage, >1000 years, Denmark

    CDR Method: Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage
    Duration of storage: >1000 years
    Region: Denmark

    View Website

  • Carbo Culture

    Biochar, >1000 years, Finland, Netherlands, United States, United Kingdom

    CDR Method: Biochar
    Duration of storage: >1000 years
    Regions: Finland, Netherlands, United States, United Kingdom

    View Website

  • Carbon Engineering

    Direct air capture, >1000 years, United States

    CDR Method: Direct air capture
    Duration of storage: >1000 years
    Region: United States

    View Website

  • Novocarbo

    Biochar, >1000 years, Germany

    CDR Method: Biochar
    Duration of storage: >1000 years
    Region: Germany

    View Website

  • CarpeCarbon

    Direct air capture, >1000 years, Italy

    CDR Method: Direct air capture
    Duration of storage: >1000 years
    Region: Italy

    View Website

  • Planeteers

    Enhanced weathering, Ocean alkalinity enhancement, >1000 years, Germany

    CDR Method: Enhanced weathering, Ocean alkalinity enhancement
    Duration of storage: >1000 years
    Region: Germany

    View Website

  • CarbonRun

    River alkalinity enhancement, >1000 years, Canada, Finland

    CDR Method: River alkalinity enhancement
    Duration of storage: >1000 years
    Regions: Canada, Finland

    View Website

  • Vesta, PBC

    Ocean alkalinity enhancement, >1000 years, United States, Germany, Oman

    CDR Method: Ocean alkalinity enhancement
    Duration of storage: >1000 years
    Region: United States, Germany, Oman

    View Website
  • Carbfix

    Carbfix

    Mineralisation, >1000 years, Iceland

    CDR Method: Mineralisation
    Duration of storage: >1000 years
    Region: Iceland

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  • Everest Carbon

    Everest Carbon

    Monitoring, Reporting, Verification for Enhanced Rock Weathering, International

    CDR Method: Monitoring, Reporting, Verification for Enhanced Rock Weathering
    Region: International

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  • 17tons

    17tons

    Monitoring, Reporting, Verification for various carbon removal methods, International

    CDR Method: Monitoring, Reporting, Verification for various carbon removal methods
    Region: International

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  • Isometric

    Isometric

    Registry for carbon removal credits, International

    CDR Method: Registry for carbon removal credits
    Region: International

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  • Carbonfuture

    Carbonfuture

    Registry for carbon removal credits, International

    CDR Method: Registry for carbon removal credits
    Region: International

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  • Ceezer

    Ceezer

    Registry for carbon removal credits, International

    CDR Method: Registry for carbon removal credits
    Region: International

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  • Vesta

    Vesta

    Ocean alkalinity enhancement, >1000 years, USA, Germany, Oman

    CDR Method: Ocean alkalinity enhancement
    Duration of storage: >1000 years
    Region: USA, Germany, Oman

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  • Captura

    Captura

    Direct ocean capture, >1000 years, USA

    CDR Method: Direct ocean capture
    Duration of storage: >1000 years
    Region: USA

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Our Sponsors

“Every time the carbon removal industry meets in one place, we are one step closer to making removals a pillar of the green transition”

David Frank, Microsoft

“ Held in Brussels, at the heart of EU policymaking, this event provided a valuable opportunity to further explore the vital role of government and policy in advancing the growth of CDRs”


Kasia Wilk, Drax

"Attending and speaking at the NEP Summit was an invaluable experience. The diverse mix of attendees—from policymakers and scientists to industry leaders and innovators—enabled rich, interdisciplinary conversations. This convergence of perspectives emphasised collaborative efforts needed to advance the field in Europe and beyond."

Megan Kemp, NextGen CDR