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Think Negative Pavilion · D250, Blue Zone · COP31 Antalya

An unprecedented carbon removal programme, created together by the CDR community

49 sessions from 40 organisations across 9 days of COP31, 9–18 November 2026. Come and join us at Pavilion D250 in the Blue Zone.

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Pavilion programme

Times are Antalya time (UTC+3). Select a session for its description, speakers and registration link.

Monday 9 November
Food, Agriculture and Health
Tuesday 10 November
Energy and Transport
Wednesday 11 November
Zero Waste
Thursday 12 November
Resilient Cities and Built Environment
Friday 13 November
Finance and Trade
Saturday 14 November
Children, Youth, Education and Skills
Monday 16 November
Science, Industry and Technology
Tuesday 17 November
Ocean, Seas, Nature and Land Use — Rio Synergy
Wednesday 18 November
Human and Social Development

The programme at a glance

Each dot is a session, placed between the themes it covers: sessions that share themes sit close together. Select a theme, a carbon removal method or a region to see its sessions.

COP31 outcomesNDCs & policyCompliance & Art. 6FinanceDemand & integrityIndustryZero waste & citiesAgriculture & landCommunitiesRegional deploymentPublic engagementEvidence & durabilityFrom Burned Residue to Bankable Removal: Aggregation as the Financing Model for Biochar in Africa — Verst CarbonAddressing Durability in Nature-Based Carbon Removal — The Climate CenterAccounting for industrial CDR: what’s needed for companies to invest in integration — Rethinking RemovalsFrom Degraded Soil to Durable Tonnes: De-Risking Removal that Builds Farmer Resilience — Mati CarbonSeparate to Scale: How individual targets can increase investment in decarbonization and carbon removal — Open Air CollectiveCDR and the Global Climate Action Agenda — CDR2030Building the Foundations for Marine CDR in Africa — Ocean-Climate Innovation Hub Kenya, Carbon Removal Kenya, Kuehne Climate CenterGetting New Climate Tech out of the Lab — University of CanterburyFrom Plans to Plants: Combining Public Support and Private Capital for Large-Scale Carbon Dioxide Removal — Puro.earthA Policymaker Framework for Responsible Direct Air Capture in East Africa — FZ JuelichBiochar: From Biomass Residues to Carbon Removal — International Biochar InitiativeHow governments are building demand for carbon removal — IsometricWhat would it take for non-geological removals to become compliance-grade? — BeZero CarbonSouth-East Asia’s role as a Global CDR supply hub — Puro.earthCarbon Removal in New Zealand: Past and Present Frontiers — University of CanterburyDe-risking Aviation Targets: Solutions to the CORSIA Challenge — Deep SkyCarbon Removal in the Middle East: Building CDR and Regional Strengths — 44.01The buyer’s guide to 2027: Decoding the rules rewiring carbon removal demand — CEEZER Software GmbHCan Domestic Climate Funds Finance Durable Removals? Lessons from Building Nigeria's Climate Change Fund — Green ProtocolDemand in Practice: How Buyers, Banks, and Governments Scale Carbon Removal — CarbonairesUnlocking Carbon Removal in the Mining Industry — CDR2030The integrity stack: How ratings, standards, and insurance turn claims into a credible CDR — CEEZER and BeZero CarbonRetaining Atmospheric and Biogenic Carbon in the Global Materials Economy — UNEP Copenhagen Climate CentreFrom Negotiation to Action: Building Credible Carbon Markets to unlock the potential of Africa’s Carbon Sinks — GIZMeasuring what we remove: CDR and CCUS in National Inventories - IPCC Methodologies — Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeUnlocking corporate demand for nature and carbon removal — WBCSDGround truth: Pricing, credibility, and corporate strategy for removal in the Global South — CEEZER Software GmbHMaking Hidden Costs Visible in Policymaking for Scaling Carbon Dioxide Removals — ClimateNicheTurkiye’s CDR Pioneers: Scaling Up Biochar and Regenerative Agriculture for High-Integrity Carbon Removal — Life ClimateBuilding social license and research fundamentals to enable national action: Unlocking the potential of ocean-based carbon removal — Dalhousie University and Carbon to SeaPolicy-Driven Demand: How Compliance Markets and Article 6 Can Unlock DAC at Scale — AircaptureCDR Before Lock-In: Can Southern Brazil Build Carbon Removal into the AI and Data Center Boom? — Federal University of Rio Grande do SulGlobal South Governments on Carbon Removal as an Investment and Development Pathway — ExomadBuilt to Last: Industrial Integration as a Route to Carbon Removal in Emerging Markets — CDR TürkiyeFrom Air to Industry: Creating Markets for Atmospheric CO₂ — AircaptureOcean-Based Carbon Removal Deep Dive and Reception: New Research, Emerging Governance and the Path to COP32 — Carbon to Sea Initiative and Environmental Defense FundCarbon removal beyond borders: how can European countries source, support and build capacity abroad, while scaling at home? — AFENCarbon Removal Readiness Assessments - a tool to jumpstart planning at country level — Carbon GapCo-designing buyer guidance: a workshop on CDR claims — Klimate x NCRA x Carbon GapFinancing Nature-Based Carbon Removal in Emerging Markets: Who Takes the Risk Before Credits Arrive? — KAYA Climate SolutionsCarbon Cascadia - The Carbon Dioxide Removal Game — Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research

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Get in touch

Questions about the programme, a session or visiting the pavilion? Contact Selin Peker at the Negative Emissions Platform: selin.peker@negative-emissions.org