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In Depth Analysis of a Post Biden CDR Landscape
Explore the future of carbon removal under a Trump administration. Join industry leaders to navigate policy shifts, federal funding risks, investment opportunities, and innovations shaping the path forward for climate and business resilience. These are the conversations you need to be having in 2025.
Unparalleled Senior Networking
An expertly curated audience of 400 senior executives and decision makers, 80% C-Suite or Director level. East Coast delegates can schedule all the vital meetings they need for the year, across two days using our summit networking tool.
The Latest Insights, to Unlock Opportunities
Join interactive discussions with carbon credit buyers, hear from pioneering new technology providers; learn from investment leaders and play an integral part in the most pressing CDR conversations.
Meet our NEW East Coast Speakers
Meet the pioneers taking centre stage for Carbon Unbound East Coast. Featuring top buyers, investor heavyweights, NGOs, and tech innovators, our experts will present a two-day agenda laser-focused on scaling the CDR industry in the post-Biden political era.
Timothy Bushman
Director of Policy & Research
Hara Wang
Co-Founder
Mandy Rambharos
CEO
Chris Neidl
Co-Founder
Jennifer Jenkins
Chief Science Officer
Akifumi (Chris) Takigawa
Director
Ugbaad Kosar
Director of Environmental Justice
Alexander Rink
CEO
Peter Mayer
Partner
Kelly Levin
Chief of Science, Data & Systems Change
Ben Rubin
Executive Director
Sophie Purdom
Managing Partner & Co-Founder
Tim Sperry
CEO
Giana Amador
Executive Director
Ryan MacPherson
Director, Climate Innovation & Investment
Anu Khan
Entrepreneur-in-Residence
Our Mission: One Gigaton of Carbon Removed from Earth's Atmosphere
2024 Companies in Attendance
2025 Sponsors
Industry leaders supporting innovation, investment and collaboration in carbon removal choose Carbon Unbound partnerships.
Meet our Carbon Unbound USA ‘24 Advisory Board
CDR pioneers crafting the discussion.
Brad Ack
Chief Executive Officer
Ocean Visions
Giana Amador
Executive Director
Carbon Removal Alliance
Nikki Batchelor
Director of Carbon Removal
XPRIZE Carbon Removal
Sarabeth Brockley
Head of Carbon Strategy
Nasdaq
Harris Cohn
Head of Sales
Charm Industrial
Kerry Constabile
Vice Chair, Energy Technical Advisory Committee & Senior Climate Expert
Gold Standard
Natalia Dorfman
CEO & Co-Founder
Kita
Kristin Ellis
Partner
Lowercarbon Capital
Alexander Farsan
Head of Climate and Environment
Klarna
Justin Freiberg
Managing Director
Yale Carbon Containment Lab
Mars Garza
Co-Founder
Alcove
Julie Gosalvez
Chief Marketing Officer
Climeworks
Annie Guo
Strategic Origination Lead, Carbon Removal
Microsoft
Angela Hepworth
SVP Commercial Innovation
Drax
Robert Höglund
Climate Advisor
Milkywire
Tito Jankowski
CEO
AirMiners
Hannes Junginger-Gestrich
Founder & CEO
Carbonfuture
Anu Khan
Deputy Director of Science & Innovation
Carbon180
Michelle Li
Founder
Clever Carbon
Jim Mann
Founder & CEO
UNDO
Radhika Moolgavkar
Head of Supply & Methodology
Nori
Luke Rondel
Head of Growth
Running Tide
Ben Rubin
Executive Director & Co-Founder
Carbon Business Council
Gaurav N. Sant
Pritzker Endowed Chair in Sustainability
UCLA Samueli School of Engineering
Benjamin Schulz
Founding Partner
Carbon Removal Partners
Mitchel Selby
Sustainability Fund
Shopify
Chris Sherwood
Secretary-General
Negative Emissions Platform
Anna Stukas
VP Business Development
Carbon Engineering Ltd
Susan Su
Partner
Toba Capital
Christian Theuer
Policy + Comms
Heirloom
Duncan Turner
General Partner
SOSV
Ongeleigh Underwood
Director
Circular Carbon Network
Rob van Straten
CEO
Skytree
In Numbers
C-Suite or Director Level
Organisations in Attendance
New Audience Members Event to Event
Don't Just Take Our Word For It
Just some of the delegate praise for previous Carbon Unbound summits.
2025 Summit Themes
The New US Administration - The De-Bidenization of a Climate Legacy?
Will the broader Decarbonization megatrend prevail regardless of the new Commander-in-Chief?
Boosting Demand - Buyers Needed to Scale CDR
Learn about the benefits, due diligence and how easy it is to become a much-needed CDR Buyer.
Article 6: A Way Forward for the VCM
Will the increased certainty on the codes of conduct impact demand and scale investments?
What’s On?
Carbon Unbound West Coast hosts two full days of action-packed sessions and networking, here's your laser-focused CDR agenda.
Thursday 24th October
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Attend Our European Sister Summit
Gain a truly global perspective on carbon removal as 400 CDR pioneers from Europe, the Tropics and Asia gather in London. This October, connect with the EU leaders, investors, and buyers driving gigaton-scale solutions at Carbon Unbound Europe.
21 & 22 October 2025. London
*Carbon levels in the atmosphere (NASA, 2023).
Committing Unbound Dollars to Carbon Removal
At Unbound, we are dedicated to carbon dioxide removal. Through our partnership with Milkywire’s Climate Transformation Fund, we offset emissions across our global event portfolio to the tune of 5% of our pre tax profits in 2024. Additionally, our LIVE Carbon Removal Marketplace, launched with Terraset, CDR.fyi, and AirMiners, raised over $20,000 to fund impactful carbon projects with ten global suppliers.
Join us in New York in May to help achieve an even greater impact—we're looking for more event partners to help generate headlines and a carbon-neutral future!
What's On in NYC?
Carbon Unbound East Coast hosts two full days of action-packed sessions and networking, this is your laser-focused CDR agenda.
Tuesday 20th May
Morning
Carbon Unbound is partnering with Terraset, AirMiners and CDR.fyi to unlock philanthropic capital and catalyse permanent carbon removal.
With the top 10 buyers dominating purchases and a growing removals gap, our goal is to change the narrative around CDR purchasing, spotlight some exceptional CDR providers, and leverage the summit to make a quantifiable, tons-removed difference while ensuring transparency and enhancing trust.
Leveraging Terraset's tax-deductible vehicle for carbon removal, we ask you, the audience, to drive real impact by allocating dollars to a portfolio of incredible CDR companies, which is then used to purchase CDRs.
- The new administration's federal policies are expected to significantly impact carbon removal strategies. What are the CDR key takeaways from the transition period (Feb-May)?
- Numerous carbon removal policies in the US have been passed with bipartisan support. Do we envisage an increase in bills such as the ‘Federal Carbon Dioxide Removal Leadership Act’ and tax credits such as the ‘45Q credit’?
- Carbon removal lacks a pre-existing market, and it is in dire need of DEMAND. With Republicans at the helm, this could change. Can there be (a shift) increase in Public-Private Partnerships?
- What are the main consequences for the CDR sector if the USA exits the Paris Agreement?
- Carbon removal is an enormous economic opportunity for states, and deploying CDR can also benefit ecosystems and human health. So, what is holding states back?
- States can pave the way for this sector by developing DEMAND. What have been significant strides forward by states and cities? How has the Federal government influenced local CDR policy activity?
- The IRA has spurred investments in a large number of Republican congressional districts.. If unspent IRA funds are held back how will affected states and businesses react?
- How can oil -and-gas-dominated states and regions be convinced of the case of Carbon Removal in an era of federal government support? How much can local corporations, communities and officials influence a shift?
- In the Northern East Coast, New York and Massachusetts are leading on CDR. Are they influencing neighbouring states and is collaboration on the table?
The key to sustained growth in the CDR market lies in attracting more buyers, scaling DEMAND, and encouraging existing purchasers to increase their investments. This session will provide an update on the number of durable tonnes sold in the first quarter Q1 2025 and also present a high-level approach of highlights and trends since our previous Carbon Unbound West Coast summit, late October 2024.
Rev-up your engines! Investors will be positioned in the breakout room ready to meet start-ups. Start-ups take a seat and have 4 minutes before a bell is rung and people move to the next table.
- Forestry projects dominate the VCM market, the number of available credits is increasing and DEMAND is growing. Methods and geographic concentrations for ‘Improved Forest Management’ (IFM) and ‘Afforestation, Reforestation, and Revegetation’ (ARR) differ greatly. What are the key differences and advantages of IFM and ARR?
- Lack of additionality and permanence have damaged these NBS credits in the past, but it’s been shedding its bad reputation. How important has the role of MRV been and which aspect has been the most significant?
- What are the main drivers for buyers when selecting their forest purchase? What are the show-stoppers?
- What are the most significant risks and opportunities in scaling different forestry projects? Are these projects underfunded or undersupplied?
Organizations invite attendees to participate in intimate discussions about critical challenges related to CDR development and increasing DEMAND.
Afternoon
- What has been the demand and supply status in 2024 and are we seeing growth in 2025?
- Have the existing principles, standards and reporting frameworks been motivating corporations to include (more) removals in their target setting? How has this impacted offset programs such as CORSIA?
- What implications does Trump’s second term have for the VCM and compliance market, both nationally and internationally? Will state-led initiatives and international trading schemes remain resilient?
- How does Article 6 relate to CDR in the VCM? Which players does it impact the most?
- Suppliers are trying to maximize the economic upside of carbon credit sales between the VCM and compliance markets. How do they navigate this?
Spotlighting start-up CDR pioneers that utilize carbon to produce materials and products while permanently storing CO2. They showcase their unique solutions in carbon utilization to our panel of experts.
- DEMAND for high-quality CDR is outstripping the supply, and investors need to step forward to realize this potential. The market has been dominated by funds raised by companies in the VCM. How can we expand interest and include new players?
- What do investors need before they write a check, and is there a shift in funding solutions, such as non-dilutive funding?
- Can we ‘flip the script’ on Carbon Removal from costly to money-making? How do we convince CFOs that investing in a start-up can yield a return on investment?
- Policy support, data transparency, and innovative business models are key to reducing investment risk. What has become the most important or are they highly integrated?
- Several CDR startups have moved from strategy to execution. How can investors be incentivized and motivated to shift to longer-term investing in the CDR market?
- Various funding sources and mechanisms are essential for project developers and investors alike. What are the building blocks of carbon removal project finance for Direct Air Capture?
- Governments have pioneered CDR policies and financially incentivized the expansion of novel solutions, such as DAC. Will the new US Administration remain the leader in public procurement, or will its involvement change?
- What other hard-tech industries can DAC learn from, and can they cooperate with these sectors to accelerate scaling?
- If DAC had all the money in the world and all the DEMAND in the world, what are the non-monetary challenges with DAC?
10 minutes case setting, 30 minutes breakout discussion, 20 minutes feedback sharing with the audience.
The lack of DEMAND will remain the key challenge in scaling CDR. This interactive session will outline different pathways for scaling demand and highlight the barriers we need to overcome. Drawing on firsthand accounts, scientific data, and expert insights, we will gather insights from buyers, suppliers, investors, policymakers, and other relevant stakeholders and explore how different stakeholders can learn from each other's experiences to increase this much-needed demand.
Sharing is caring: the more the CDR community can unify their voices on buying carbon removal, the faster this market will scale. Join us and share the lessons you have learned with your peers.
Wednesday 21st May
Morning
- Agricultural carbon credits and land management can potentially create lasting land value. What are the difficulties and untapped potential of these assets? What incentives and education is needed to motivate farmers?
- ERW and biochar solutions are gaining ground. How do Biochar and ERW carbon credits support farmers, and how important is government support in ensuring the growing DEMAND?
- Federal policy, especially the Farm Bill, is crucial to transforming the agricultural system. Will funding continue to be available? Will the private sector step up if policies are failing?
- What is the contrast and potential between different geographies? What can regions globally learn from each other in order to improve the quality of carbon sequestration?
Organizations invite attendees to participate in intimate discussions about critical challenges related to CDR development and increasing DEMAND.
- Which of these industries, concrete/cement, chemicals, steel, or aviation, have made the most progress and what innovative solutions specific to each industry are the most promising?
- DEMAND for industrial products labelled as ‘green’ needs to increase dramatically. What is driving change quickest and why?
- Voluntary efforts of large corporations have assisted in a push to get cleaner plants built. How can businesses, as well as coalitions accelerate policy incentives and regulatory frameworks?
- Several major HtA industrials, particularly in Japan and Europe where there is a compliance market, signal the need for high-quality CDR. Is there enough signal to drive the potential supply need and in a timely manner?
- Will customers be the ones to bear the additional, near-term decarbonization costs, and in which of the HtA industries will this be most evident?
Afternoon
- The intersection of insurance, legal, and financial frameworks in the carbon removal industry is a dynamic and evolving space. How and at what stage do they support each other?
- DEMAND for high-quality credits in the VCM is more pressing than ever. How do legislation and insurance schemes adhere to higher standards?
- How do you create robust legal frameworks in the nascent CDR sector, whilst ensuring they are complimentary to the needs of the finance and insurance sector?
- Has the risk profile of long-term offtake agreements been reduced? How can we improve trust through legal and insurance schemes?
- How do you include ‘equity justice’ decisions in your business plan?
- Considering some DAC projects in the US and the deployment DEMAND for environmental justice and just transition principles, what are experiences of the communities in areas with these facilities?
- What are potential conflicts between developers and communities? Are there different views on the economic, social, and environmental impacts, and if so how can these be aligned?
- Different parts of the world have different cultures and approaches to ensure there is a ‘social license’ to operate. What have been some success stories?
- How can the environmental and climate justice grant programs and community activities continue their progress if federal support is reduced?
- The growing interest and investment in ocean-based methods (mCDR), combined with uncertainties, stress the need for government assistance. What type of support has been provided and is in the pipeline?
- Several ocean, and river, CDR methods exploring capabilities to scale up ‘carbon sinking’ have created DEMAND. What are the most new promising ‘abiotic’ solutions and what is their potential? And what is the status and potential for ‘biological’ mCDR, such as kelp, seaweed and algae?
- Data transparency is key in trust building and creating growth of mCDR solutions and quantification uncertainty has been challenging. What is the current status of MRV?
- Many global laws restrict activities in maritime zones, which can complicate using these innovation solutions. What are other factors we should be aware of?
- The CDR market has grown in 2024, but we are still in desperate need to scale DEMAND. Can incentives such as the Global Fortune 1000 CDR Challenge make a sizable dent?
- Policies and government support is vital for boosting CDR but these have changed in the US and across borders. How has this impacted private engagement?
- Everybody, besides corporations, can join the market and use different purchasing options - such as market places (Terraset with tax benefits :)), coalitions, bilateral deals, buyer clubs etc. What are buyers using and which options will grow?
- In the US, 2% of the GDP is from charitable giving. Little goes to CDR, how can we influence the support from this sector?
- Education, market knowledge, and understanding one's carbon footprint are some factors that hinder new -small and big- players. How do you share knowledge and advise the ultimate decision-makers?
Carbon Unbound East Coast is proud to host OpenAir’s global student competition finals. The event will illuminate the next generation of CDR pioneers developing cutting-edge solutions. The five finalists will present their groundbreaking solutions to the delegation.
While enjoying a drink, come together to find out how much has been donated to the LIVE Carbon Removal Marketplace! We’ll hear where the money has come from and where it’s going, and make a final call for pledges.
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Super Early Bird tickets are live for a short period, act now to get up to $700 off general admission prices. Accelerate your carbon removal journey with priority access to industry insights and opportunities.
Big Apple Buzz
Delegates will join us at Convene, One Liberty Plaza in the beating heart of downtown New York. Amongst iconic landmarks and well connected, it's the perfect space to listen, share and shape vital carbon removal ideas.
Nearest Stations
- Fulton Street Station
- Cortlandt Street Station
- WTC-Cortlandt Station
Closest airports
- Newark Liberty: 35 minutes by cab, 1 hour by train
- JFK: 50 minutes by cab, 1 hour by train
Hotel Recommendations
- Mid-Range: AC Hotel New York Downtown
- Mid-Range: Club Quarters, World Trade Center
- High-End: The Beekman
A Priceless Experience
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One ticket provides access to the best in the industry. Our goal has–and will always be – to create an accessible space for diverse conversations and growth around CDR.
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Is the summit streamed/available digitally?
We believe nothing can replace the value of in-person meetings and sitting behind a screen for hours on-end hinders creativity and focus. Taking place in the heart of New York, we've made the decision to do away with virtual streaming. Get out from behind your desk and come away energised, with the connections and insights you need to take your project to the next level.
Summit audio content is available post-event in our Library and is free for delegate attendees, access can be purchased if you weren't able to make it in person.
I'm a start-up. Are there special rates?
Start-ups are entitled to a special discount if you meet certain critera. Please get in contact with delegates@unboundsummits.com and share your number of employees, series of funding and company focus.
What is included in my ticket?
A full two-day, in-person summit pass. Listen to all live discussions and join the debate. Access to our networking tool two weeks before and four weeks after the summit. Breakfast, lunch, networking break snacks, and coffee for both days. One hour of closing networking drinks on day 2 and full access to post summit recordings. You won't miss a beat.
What is your refund policy?
Up to 30 days before the event date you can cancel and request a refund, there will be a 15% cancellation fee. After this point, we unfortunately are unable to provide a refund. You can however transfer your pass to a colleague anytime.
Do you have an event app, and am I able to book 1-1 meetings?
Yes! Meetings and networking is at the core of our summits. As an attendee, you will receive information about how to join our networking tool two weeks before the summit. On there, you will be able to connect with other attendees and set up meetings onsite.
How can I apply for a press pass?
For more information on press attendance, please email rupert@unboundsummits.com.
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