The marathon to build a carbon removal industry that successfully operates at gigaton scale has only just begun. There is an absolute need - and real opportunity - to scale solutions that are permanent, net-negative, additional and verifiable. These quality criteria have always been at the core of Climeworks’ mission, and will take center stage at this year’s event.
Our full-day event will put the spotlight on the science and economics of direct air capture, the roles of corporations and governments in the voluntary carbon market, the importance of environmental justice, and more.
Keynotes and panels:
00:05:37 - Session 1 - Introductory remarks
• Dr. Jan Wurzbacher, co-CEO and co-founder, Climeworks (with face in bubble)
• Dr. Christoph Gebald, co-CEO and co-founder, Climeworks
00:31:08 - Session 2 - Out of the lab, into the world: what it takes for high-quality carbon removal to reach scale
• Howard Herzog, Senior Research Engineer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
• Jan Wurzbacher, co-CEO and co-founder, Climeworks
00:55:45 - Session 3 - The state of carbon dioxide removals
• Julio Friedmann, Chief Scientist, Carbon Direct
• Erin Burns, Executive Director, Carbon180
• Gregory Nemet, Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Moderated by: Anca Gurzu, Climate and Energy Correspondent, Cipher
01:35:46 - Session 4 - How carbon dioxide removal fits into the climate solutions conversation in 2023
• Marcius Extavour, Chief Climate Solutions Officer, TIMECO2
01:52:37 - Session 5 - Why MRV matters in more than one way: a key to achieving climate positive impact at scale, a driving force for carbon markets
• Anu Khan, Deputy Director of Science and Innovation, Carbon180
• Natalia Dorfman, CEO, Kita
• Ted Christie-Miller, Head of Carbon Removal, BeZero Carbon
• Moderated by: Claire Nelson, Columbia University & Cella
02:36:42 - Session 6 - Risk overshooting and the economics of negative emissions
• Prof. Lord Nicholas Stern, Chair, Grantham Research Institute
02:46:03 - Session 7 - Corporate leadership to net zero and beyond: approaching long-term value assessment of carbon removals for maximum impact
• Rich Lesser, Global Chair, Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
• Dr. Christoph Gebald, co-CEO and co-founder, Climeworks
03:17:24 - Session 8 - Deployment-led innovation: Microsoft’s perspective at the intersection of supply and demand
• Brandon Middaugh, Senior Director, Climate Innovation Fund Microsoft
03:28:15 - Session 9 - Increasing the supply of carbon dioxide removals: the crucial role of corporate commitments
• Rachel Delacour, CEO, Sweep
• Mischa Repmann, Senior Sustainability Risk Manager, SwissRe
• Michael Rammelsberger, Chief Supply Chain Officer, Mammut Sports Group
• Moderated by: Brian Kahn, Bloomberg
04:02:03 - Session 10 - How the voluntary carbon market can structurally drive the scale-up of durable, tech carbon removals
• Brian DiMarino, Managing Director, Head of Operational Sustainability, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
04:19:00 - Session 11 - Setting up the right policy framework for scaling CDR: from voluntary markets to the endgame
• Eve Tamme, Managing Director, Climate Principles
• Giana Amador, Executive Director, Carbon Removal Alliance
• Helen Bray, Vice President Policy, Puro.earth
• Noah Deich, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Carbon Management, U.S Department of Energy (DOE)
• Moderated by: Na'im Merchant, Carbon Removal Canada
05:04:49 - Session 12 - Silver Buckshot Solutions: incorporating DAC into Climate Action
• Katharine Hayhoe, Chief Scientist, The Nature Conservancy
05:13:44 - Session 13 - Global, mainstream - removals and climate restoration beyond the U.S., Europe and the experts
• James Mwangi, Chief Executive Officer, Africa Climate Ventures
05:31:31 - Session 14 - Capturing the benefits of DAC by elevating environmental justice
• Simone H. Stewart, Policy Specialist, National Wildlife Federation
• Ugbaad Kosar, Director of Environmental Justice, Carbon180
• Nikki Batchelor, Executive Director, XPRIZE Carbon Removal
• Moderated by: Hannah Wise
06:12:30 - Session 15 - Closing remarks with pre-recorded video address from Bill Gates
• Bill Gates, Founder, Breakthrough Energy
• Dr. Jan Wurzbacher, co-CEO and co-founder, Climeworks
• Dr. Christoph Gebald, co-CEO and co-founder, Climeworks
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