Carbon removal beyond borders: how can European countries source, support and build capacity abroad, while scaling at home?

​The adoption of the EU’s 2040 climate target and the ongoing reform of the EU emissions trading system leave room for international carbon credits, covering both emission reductions and carbon removals. This raises practical questions for Europe and for member states like France. What role should high-integrity carbon removal credits play, under which criteria and with which guardrails? How can European countries help build carbon removal capacity in partner countries, through technology, expertise, certification and finance? And how can they balance this with developing their own domestic carbon removal capacity?

​Key Topics:

• ​The role of high-integrity carbon removal credits in international credits and the EU emissions trading system

• ​Criteria and guardrails for sourcing carbon removals under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement

• ​Building carbon removal capacity in partner countries through technology, expertise, certification and finance

​Agenda:

​9:30-9:35 : Welcome by AFEN
9:35-9:45 : Scene setting presentation by Luca Lo Re, International Energy Agency
9:45-10:20 : Roundtable discussion with IEA, Octavia Carbon, Rainbow, Carbon Gap, moderated by AFEN
10:20-10:30 : Q&A with audience

​Speakers:

• ​Sylvain Delerce, Chief Scientist, Carbon Gap

• ​Clément Georget, Co-founder, Rainbow

• ​Sifa Kinoti, Head of Policy and Partnerships, Octavia Carbon / Steering committee member, Carbon Removal Kenya and Global South CDR coalition

• ​Luca Lo Re, Senior energy and climate advisor, International Energy Agency

​Moderator: Mathilde Fajardy, Scientific Director, AFEN

Attendance information

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