Removals Between Governments: Scaling Carbon Removal Deals Under Article 6.2

​Taking place at the COP31 Finland Pavilion.

​Governments have begun trading carbon removal under Article 6.2. Norway and Switzerland signed the first bilateral agreement covering durable removals in 2025, but much of the practical work is still open. This panel looks at how governments can do these deals with integrity, using the methodologies, independent certification and registries that have run in the voluntary market since 2019 rather than writing new rules for every agreement.

​Speakers

• ​Veronika Elgart, Switzerland

• ​Norway Government - named speaker TBC

• ​Chris Neidl, UNFCCC High-Level Climate Champion

• ​Moderator: Antti Vihavainen, Co-Founder and Vice Chairman, Puro.earth

​What participants will take away

​Participants will hear:

• ​What countries have learned so far.

• ​How to prevent double issuance between Article 6.2 and voluntary use.

• ​How host countries can approve independent methodologies through their own national processes.

• ​How separate removal and reduction targets in NDCs could send a clear demand signal for durable CDR

• ​What other governments need in order to build CDR capacity in 2027 and beyond.