High-integrity carbon markets are entering a new phase – one where they must mobilise serious finance for both nature-based and engineered carbon removal, without compromising on environmental and social integrity. This session looks at how Article 6 and voluntary carbon markets can unlock high-quality removals while addressing permanence, risk of reversal, and high up-front capital needs.

We’ll unpack lessons from real CDR projects, debate what “high integrity” really means for removals, and explore how robust methodologies, safeguards, and equitable benefit-sharing can turn theory into practice for project developers, buyers, and host countries.

What we’ll cover

• Carbon markets for removals: How Article 6 and voluntary markets can support the development and implementation of high-integrity carbon removal projects.
• Integrity, permanence and risk: Challenges specific to removals – permanence, risk of reversal, additionality, and high up-front financing requirements – and how to address them.
• Fair and effective market design: Approaches to robust methodologies, MRV, and equitable benefit-sharing that can credibly mobilise finance for nature-based and engineered CDR.

Who’s on stage

• Gregor Sahler, Panelist, GIZ
• Luis Panichelli, IETA
• Niklas Kluger, Panelist, InPlanet
• Sonja Berdau, Moderator, GIZ