Hosted by GLOBE Legislators, in the CDR30 Pavilion

As countries move from negotiation to implementation of the Paris Agreement, legislatures will decide whether climate ambition turns into lasting change. Through their constitutional roles in lawmaking, budgeting and oversight, parliamentarians can anchor carbon dioxide removal (CDR) in national frameworks that are effective, equitable and accountable over decades.

While rapid emissions reductions remain the foundation of climate policy, CDR—through both nature-based and engineered approaches—is now part of every credible pathway to global net zero. Yet most parliaments are only beginning to explore how to regulate, finance and scrutinise this emerging field. This session will examine how lawmakers can support sustainable CDR, safeguard communities and ecosystems, and ensure that carbon removal complements, rather than distracts from, deep decarbonisation.

Bringing together Members of Parliament from Zambia, Nigeria and Namibia, alongside experts and advocates from GLOBE Legislators and beyond, this discussion will highlight practical tools legislators can use—from setting long-term targets and standards, to aligning budgets and strengthening oversight of public and private actors in CDR markets.

What we’ll cover

• Parliamentary leadership on CDR
  How MPs can use legislation, appropriations and oversight to integrate all forms of CDR—including nature-based and technological solutions—into national climate strategies and long-term development plans.
• Safeguards, standards and social licence
  Options for embedding transparency, environmental and social safeguards, community participation and intergenerational equity into CDR laws and regulatory frameworks.
• Engaging constituencies in climate and CDR
  Ways parliamentarians can explain CDR to citizens, respond to concerns, and ensure that projects deliver tangible local benefits such as jobs, resilience and ecosystem restoration.
• Parliamentary cooperation through GLOBE & CDR30
  How GLOBE Legislators and platforms like CDR30 can support MPs with technical capacity, data, peer learning and joint initiatives to strengthen integrity in emerging CDR markets.

Join us

🗓 Tuesday, 18 November 2025
⏰ 15:30–16:30 (local time)
📍 CDR30 Pavilion, Blue Zone, COP30 (Blue Zone accreditation required)