For the first time in UN climate negotiations, carbon dioxide removal (CDR) will have its own dedicated space. The COP30 Presidency has confirmed the creation of the CDR30 Pavilion, a landmark pavilion inside the UNFCCC Blue Zone in Belém, Brazil, placing carbon removals at the heart of global climate diplomacy.
Coordinated by the Negative Emissions Platform (NEP) and supported through CDR30: The Global CDR Initiative at COP30, the pavilion is backed by more than 90 organizations spanning companies, NGOs, research bodies, investors, and philanthropies.
The IPCC has made clear that achieving net-zero is impossible without large-scale carbon removals. Scientific assessments show the world must remove 7-9 billion tons of CO2 annually by 2050 – up from less than 0.05 Gt today.
That requires scaling the sector by a factor of up to 5,000, equivalent to nearly 40% growth every year.
By 2030, capacity needs to reach 100 million tons annually, rising to the hundreds of millions by 2035. Significant near-term investment is required to unlock technologies, infrastructure, and cost reductions at scale.
The pavilion marks a breakthrough moment, putting CDR on the political stage, connecting decision-makers with credible science, and strengthening alliances to accelerate durable carbon removals.
Showcasing Solutions
From Iceland’s direct air capture and mineral storage in basalt, to US bio-oil sequestration, to Brazilian farmers deploying biochar and enhanced rock weathering, the pavilion will highlight a wide range of land, air, ocean, and rock-based solutions.
Daily events, live demonstrations, and negotiation briefings will make the CDR30 Pavilion a hub for diplomacy and science, a gathering point for innovators and financiers, and a global signal that durable removals are indispensable to meeting the Paris Agreement.
“COP30 is the moment carbon removals step fully onto the world stage,” said Chris Sherwood, Secretary-General of NEP. “With this pavilion, we are making history.”
To date, the coalition has raised $200,000 of the $500,000 target. Sponsors and funders, who would like to back the Pavilion and access the partner deck, are asked to email: cdr30@negative-emissions.org
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