Carbon Removal Breakfast Club – CarbonX Special Edition
📅 Date & Time: 20th May 2025, 2pm London, 9am New York, 9pm Beijing
📍 Location: Online Interactive Webinar
🎯 Format: Small-group interactive session (capped at ~30)
🌱 About This Session
If you’re a carbon removal founder or ecosystem builder exploring non-dilutive funding options, this is for you.
Tencent — one of Asia’s most influential tech firms — has committed ¥100B (USD ~$14B) to Sustainable Social Value (SSV) initiatives, including climate innovation, education, and rural development. As part of that, the CarbonX Program is Tencent’s flagship vehicle to support breakthrough decarbonization technologies.
Now in Phase 2, CarbonX is offering multi-million USD grants (not equity!) across:
CDR (Carbon Dioxide Removal)
CCUS / CCU (Carbon Capture, Utilization & Storage)
LDES (Long Duration Energy Storage)
💡 What We’ll Cover
What CarbonX is prioritising in Phase 2
Why past applicants can reapply — and should
What makes a project stand out
Why Asian capital (and policy) shouldn’t be overlooked
👥 Who’s Joining Us
We’ll be joined by a stellar mix of folks bringing insight, funding perspective, and firsthand experience from both sides of the table:
🎙️ Lydia Chen – Founder, Seoi.Cure CDR & Producer and Host, Carbon Removal Breakfast Club
Lydia helps carbon removal innovators become financing-ready and unlock capital through Seoi.Cure CDR. With a background in climate tech and structured products, she designs experiences like this to bridge the gap between innovation and funding.
👤 Xinwo Huang – Program Director, CarbonX Program at Tencent
Xinwo leads the CarbonX Program under Tencent’s ¥100B Sustainable Social Value program. He brings a systems lens to climate innovation and is helping shape how global grant capital gets deployed.
👩🔬 Deanna Zhang – Founder, V1 Climate Solutions
Deanna is the founder of V1 Climate Solutions. She works closely with founders and investors across the ecosystem, offering a grounded perspective on climate innovation, technology trends, and what makes early-stage climate solutions fundable.
💬 Who Should Join?
Founders in CDR CCU LDES
Teams preparing grant or pilot applications
Climate capital allocators and intermediaries
Ecosystem leads seeking Asia-facing funder knowledge
💭 Why This Matters
While climate headlines in the U.S. feel shaky, Asia is gaining ground — fast.
This is catalytic grant funding from a globally respected player. If you’re serious about scaling your climate tech, don’t overlook where the energy (and budgets) are shifting.
✋ RSVP Now — Spots Are Limited
This session will be capped at 30 participants for quality discussion.
If we reach capacity, we’ll open a waitlist or offer a second round.