Carbon Pavilion programme at COP30

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As one of the world’s most read platforms on sustainability, illuminem is proud to spotlight the key events shaping environmental sustainability and social responsibility, with a special focus on all the happenings at COP30. Drawing on insights from our network of 1,500+ Thought Leaders, we’re excited to present our insiders’ guides to the unmissable events in COP30 and its pavilions, the go-to resource for delegates at the defining climate summit of the year.

For the first time, we’re unveiling the full schedule of events at the Carbon Pavilion. True to our style, ⭐ spotlights our recommended events.

Website: https://cdr30.org/events/month/2025-11/
Location: Carbon Pavilion, Blue Zone Belém, Brazil
Dates: Monday, November 10 – Friday, November 21, 2025

Monday, November 10
• 13:30–15:00 | All CDR pathways lead to net zero: a comprehensive review of CDR pathways with leading experts
• 15:30–17:00 | Value chain decarbonization & removal: harnessing industrial systems for CDR
• 16:00–18:00 | Learnings from Carbon Rhine Route: building BECCS value chains across Europe

Tuesday, November 11
• 10:00–11:30 | From CCS to CDR: how carbon capture and storage paves the way for carbon removals
• 13:30–15:00 | Community consent and local engagement: best practice in CDR
• 15:00–16:00 | The Vancouver declaration: a new coalition of the willing takes on global warming
• 15:30–17:00 | The oceans as a climate hero

Wednesday, November 12
• 10:30–11:30 | De-risking resilience: blended finance pathways for farmer adaptation & food security
• 13:30–15:00 | National carbon removal roadmaps
• 13:30–16:00 | The global heating emergency: what’s the plan
• 15:30–17:00 | Biochar: unlocking climate, ecosystem, and ESG value through artisanal and industrial methods

Thursday, November 13
• 10:00–11:30 | Financing high-integrity carbon removals under Article 6
• 12:00–12:30 | Enhanced rock weathering 101
• 13:30–15:00 | The multiplier effect: how the public and private sectors can unlock CDR at scale
• 15:30–17:00 | Latin America leads: unlocking regional carbon removal for sustainable growth

Friday, November 14
• 10:00–11:30 | Global South leadership in carbon removal
• 11:00–13:00 | Biochar: the next 5 years
• 13:30–15:00 | Municipal power: how to realise carbon sink cities
• 15:30–17:00 | Be big, be boring: financing the next frontier of global biochar carbon removal

Monday, November 17
• 10:00–13:30 | Driving carbon removals for people, nature, and planet: landscape-level nature-based solutions in commodity supply chains
• 13:30–15:00 | Be big, be boring: financing the next frontier of global biochar carbon removal
• 13:30–14:30 | CDR innovation in India: learnings from startup founders
• 15:30–17:00 | Buyers guide
• 16:00–17:00 | How to structure risk-mitigated CDR long-term portfolios accommodating enterprise timescales

Tuesday, November 18
• 10:00–11:30 | Navigating the policy landscape for ocean carbon removal
• 13:30–15:00 | Carbon removal for people and planet: building co-benefits into the Paris Agreement
• 15:30–17:00 | Gone: closing the ambition gap

Wednesday, November 19
• 10:00–11:30 | 3Ts setting standards for CDR: transparency, traceability & transmissibility restoring trust in the VCM 2.0
• 13:30–15:00 | Presentation (Dr. David Manning & Dr. Christina Larkin) (Injy Johnstone, Oxford)
• 14:00–16:00 | Universal carbon removal offtake legal contract
• 15:30–17:00 | Paving the way for a regenerative economy: CDR and prosperity beyond net-zero

Thursday, November 20
• 10:00–11:30 | Leading carbon removal charters: the power of soft law