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Events at COP30 – 11/10-21/2025
This November, Brazil is hosting the COP30. The City CDR Initiative is on the ground. We are organizing three events focusing on the urban CDR opportunity and how to unlock it at scale. We zoom in on multi-stakeholder governance, the urban carbon removal methods and deployment pathways, and the tools that local governments have to Read More Events at COP30 – 11/10-21/2025
Mobilization event at New York Climate Week – 9/24/2025
On September 24th 2025, we are organizing a high-level event on ‘Reimagining Carbon Sink Cities: How to Catalyze Carbon Removal for Sustainable, Resilient, and Inclusive Cities’. The event is organized in collaboration with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), Conservation International, the Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance (CNCA), UN High-Level Climate Champions, and XPRIZE. At the event, Read More Mobilization event at New York Climate Week – 9/24/2025
Workshop at CNCA Annual Meeting – 6/18/2025
On June 18th 2025, the City CDR Initiative gave a workshop on ‘Pioneering Urban Carbon Removal for a Positive Living Environment’ at the Annual Meeting of the Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance (CNCA) in Glasgow. CNCA is a supporting partner in the Initiative. The workshop focused on identifying critical levers and activation mechanisms to unlock city-led Read More Workshop at CNCA Annual Meeting – 6/18/2025
Workshop at NetZeroCities – 5/7/2025
On 7 May 2025, our consortium partner South Pole hosted a workshop session in Vilnius on ‘Closing the Net-Zero Gap: Carbon Removal and BECCS in Cities’ in the context of the EU’s Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities Mission conference organized by NetZeroCitiesEU. The Cities Mission is a leading public sector effort to unlock this opportunity. It Read More Workshop at NetZeroCities – 5/7/2025
