Value Chain Decarbonization & Removal: Harnessing Industrial Systems for CDR

​From agriculture to manufacturing and waste treatment, industrial production chains have long been synonymous with emissions — the very term Industrial Revolution is bound to the origins of the climate crisis. Yet the same sectors that transformed the planet’s atmosphere now hold the power to restore it.

​Value Chain Decarbonization & Removal (VCDR) reframes industry’s role in climate action. It posits that entire value chains can become active contributors to carbon dioxide removal, not just emission reduction. By rethinking production processes, materials, and supply structures, industries can transition from carbon-intensive to carbon-negative operations.

​Identifying key processes and embedding carbon-neutral or carbon-removing alternatives within them, VCDR unlocks new opportunities for reduction, CDR, economical growth and optimization of industrial systems at scale.

​This panel brings together leaders from industry, policy, and climate tech to explore the strategic role of VCDR in achieving net-negative emissions and to share emerging breakthroughs from this critical new frontier.