Webinar: Presentation of the report 'Scaling up carbon dioxide removals'

On 25 February 2025, the Advisory Board will host a public webinar to present its recently published report 'Scaling up carbon dioxide removals – Recommendations for navigating opportunities and risks in the EU'

2024 was the warmest year on record since 1850. Alongside deep emissions cuts, removing carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the atmosphere is essential to halting global warming, stabilising the climate and curbing the most severe impacts of climate change.

The EU is committed to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 – and eventually net-negative emissions, where removals exceed emissions. With the ongoing decline in the EU’s carbon sink – the capacity of its natural systems, like forests and soils, to absorb and store CO₂ – and the slow rollout of new removal methods, current trends underscore the urgent need for a strong policy response to scale up removals across the EU to counterbalance residual emissions from activities that currently have no or limited mitigation alternatives.

To achieve its climate targets, the EU must quickly scale up carbon dioxide removals to counterbalance residual emissions from activities with currently no or limited mitigation alternatives, while pursuing deep emissions cuts. To help navigate this challenge, the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change has analysed the current landscape and provided science-based recommendations on how to scale up removals effectively while managing risks and maximising benefits.

Read more about the newly released report ‘‘Scaling up carbon dioxide removals – Recommendations for navigating opportunities and risks in the EU’ here.

Following the publication, the Advisory Board will host a public webinar on 25 February, from 15:00 to 16:30 CET. The Advisory Board will present the new report, which will be followed by a session with questions from the participants.

You can sign up for the public webinar here.

Please note that the webinar has limited availability, with only the first 250 people who sign up being able to participate directly in the webinar. If you are not among the first 250 to sign up, don't worry. You can still enjoy the event by livestreaming it below. 

Watch the recording of the webinar here.