Carbon removal conferences 2026

Compare removal-focused and broader carbon events by procurement, infrastructure and funding fit.

For removal developers, MRV providers and infrastructure partners; distinguish offtake buyers, capital and engineering procurement.

3 upcoming or in-progress events · 3 selected editions. Dates, ticket information and access notes are shown below with their review status.

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Removal procurement

Carbon Unbound is the most directly removal-focused selection here. Broader carbon events can provide context, but verify that the agenda covers removal procurement and that your target buyers participate.

Offtake, capital or engineering?

A removal developer may need all three, through different meetings. Separate durable credit offtake from investment, capture equipment and infrastructure procurement when assessing the room.

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Buyer workshops may be separately registered or restricted. Ask the organizer about eligibility before buying travel, and prepare a clear account of permanence, delivery timing and verification for procurement conversations.

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Upcoming events include editions ending today (UTC). Use past editions for historical comparison. Audience descriptions help you qualify fit; they do not guarantee attendance, introductions or access to restricted sessions.

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3 conferences

Sep 2026

Sep

22–23

North America Climate Summit (NACS) 2026

Tickets

$500-1,500

New York, USA · North America · Sep 22-23, 2026

NACS 2026 is IETA's flagship North America carbon markets conference, run with ICAP at Convene 360 Madison in New York. It lands alongside Climate Week NYC and UNGA as the final stop in IETA's 2026 regional Climate Summit series and a lead-in to COP31. Sessions cover compliance and voluntary carbon markets, carbon removals and CCUS, Canadian industrial carbon pricing, RGGI, Article 6 and PACM, CORSIA, and US federal climate policy heading into the November midterms.

Who's thereIETA describes the event as drawing hundreds of delegates spanning government officials, carbon market analysts, and industry practitioners, with no independently verified attendance breakdown published. The 2026 sponsor roster runs from the American Forest Foundation at platinum level through 1PointFive, Fastmarkets, S&P Global Energy and Verra at gold, LRQA EcoEngineers and OPIS at silver, and API, Beveridge & Diamond, Cool Effect and StoneX at bronze. That mix puts carbon project developers, registries, traders, price reporting agencies, and compliance-market service providers in the room. ICE and Verra both run their own program sessions on Day 1.

TicketsUSD 899, no VAT. Eligible IETA members, government, NGOs and academia: USD 200 discount by code. Nightcap: separate USD 99 ticket. Press: free by code.

Access & notesSeptember 22 welcome reception included. Agenda roundtables have invitation restrictions. Nightcap requires its own ticket and invitation-card collection before September 23 at 18:00; passes are non-transferable. Additional pre-event activities are unconfirmed. Registration includes sold-out labels; check current ticket availability directly with the organizer.

Source check 2026-09-14; see linked source scope. Original record 2026-08-25. Confirm current availability with the organizer.

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Tickets: USD 899, no VAT. Eligible IETA members, government, NGOs and academia: USD 200 discount by code. Nightcap: separate USD 99 ticket. Press: free by code.

Who's there: IETA describes the event as drawing hundreds of delegates spanning government officials, carbon market analysts, and industry practitioners, with no independently verified attendance breakdown published. The 2026 sponsor roster runs from the American Forest Foundation at platinum level through 1PointFive, Fastmarkets, S&P Global Energy and Verra at gold, LRQA EcoEngineers and OPIS at silver, and API, Beveridge & Diamond, Cool Effect and StoneX at bronze. That mix puts carbon project developers, registries, traders, price reporting agencies, and compliance-market service providers in the room. ICE and Verra both run their own program sessions on Day 1.

Room: The organizer describes hundreds of delegates without a specific confirmed 2026 count. The main summit runs September 22–23.

Go if You sell into North American compliance carbon markets (RGGI, California cap-and-trade, Quebec, Alberta TIER), carbon removal, or MRV and carbon accounting software, or you need direct access to the regulators and policy staff shaping subnational and federal carbon rules, and USD 899 per delegate plus New York costs pencils out for two days of dense practitioner conversations.

Skip if You need an exhibition-led format or confirmed corporate voluntary-credit buyer participation. Some agenda roundtables require invitations; confirm access to the sessions relevant to your offer.

Worth knowing: September 22 welcome reception included. Agenda roundtables have invitation restrictions. Nightcap requires its own ticket and invitation-card collection before September 23 at 18:00; passes are non-transferable. Additional pre-event activities are unconfirmed. Registration includes sold-out labels; check current ticket availability directly with the organizer.

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Oct 2026

Oct

20–21

Carbon Unbound Europe 2026

Tickets

$1,500+

London, UK · Europe · Oct 20-21, 2026

Europe's main CDR-focused summit, covering the removals infrastructure, MRV, and offtake layer, with a buyers' workshop whose date and admission rules need confirmation.

Who's thereOrganizer-published split: 30% project development, 30% liquidity and market facilitation, 25% standards, trust, and infrastructure (MRV, registries, verifiers), and 15% demand and offtake. 75% C-suite or director level, 70% Europe-based. Sellers outnumber buyers roughly four to one by the organizer's own numbers.

TicketsGeneral GBP 1,995 + VAT. Startup and NGO/government GBP 995 + VAT, subject to application/contact. Buyer and investor passes: enquiry/application; no numeric fee published.

Access & notesMain programme focuses on carbon removal. Closed deal rooms and buyers-workshop sponsorship are advertised; general-pass access to restricted activities is not established. The buyers’ workshop date, venue and admission rules are unconfirmed; check with the organizer before arranging travel. Historical audience percentages not freshly confirmed.

Source check 2026-09-14; see linked source scope. Original record 2026-08-19. Confirm current availability with the organizer.

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Tickets: General GBP 1,995 + VAT. Startup and NGO/government GBP 995 + VAT, subject to application/contact. Buyer and investor passes: enquiry/application; no numeric fee published.

Who's there: Organizer-published split: 30% project development, 30% liquidity and market facilitation, 25% standards, trust, and infrastructure (MRV, registries, verifiers), and 15% demand and offtake. 75% C-suite or director level, 70% Europe-based. Sellers outnumber buyers roughly four to one by the organizer's own numbers.

Room: 400 target for 2026 (organizer projection). The site's cumulative series-wide stats (2,264 unique attendees, 1,134 companies) and a 300+ figure from the 2023 inaugural edition are not this event's actual attendance.

Go if You are CDR-specific, want the infrastructure or intermediary layer, or can get approved into the invitation-only Buyers' Workshop.

Skip if You sell avoidance credits only, since the event is removals-focused, though nature-based removals are in scope. Also skip if you need guaranteed buyer face-time on a roughly £2,000 ticket.

Worth knowing: Main programme focuses on carbon removal. Closed deal rooms and buyers-workshop sponsorship are advertised; general-pass access to restricted activities is not established. The buyers’ workshop date, venue and admission rules are unconfirmed; check with the organizer before arranging travel. Historical audience percentages not freshly confirmed.

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Dec 2026

Dec

1–3

DeCarbon Tokyo 2026

Tickets

$500-1,500

Tokyo, Japan · APAC · Dec 1-3, 2026

The APAC entry for carbon and CDR, at the Tokyo Marriott, covering Japan's GX-ETS and drawing trading houses, shippers, and removals technology companies.

Who's thereJapan and APAC compliance and CDR crowd: METI, GX-ETS players, trading houses (Mitsubishi, Sumitomo), shippers (MOL, NYK procurement speakers in 2025), and CDR technology firms (Climeworks). Day 2 includes a complimentary Corporate Buyers Primer Forum on credit and removal procurement, restricted to qualified Japanese corporate buyers, speakers, and partners.

TicketsThrough September 30: USD 1,195 three-day bundle; USD 995 group of 3+; USD 995 single REDUCE or REMOVE track. Local-company bundle USD 995 or single track USD 695 until November 2, by contact. Tax treatment unstated.

Access & notesDecember 2 closed primer is for Japanese corporate buyers, forum speakers and partners. Programme separately lists a shared lunch with main-conference participants. Group discount requires same-company joint registration/invoice. Buyer guest-pass approval and individual access remain conditional. Shared lunch does not guarantee meetings. Registration also displays 1795 bundle and 1395 single-track reference amounts; avoid asserting future active rates without recheck.

Source check 2026-09-14; see linked source scope. Original record 2026-08-19. Confirm current availability with the organizer.

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Tickets: Through September 30: USD 1,195 three-day bundle; USD 995 group of 3+; USD 995 single REDUCE or REMOVE track. Local-company bundle USD 995 or single track USD 695 until November 2, by contact. Tax treatment unstated.

Who's there: Japan and APAC compliance and CDR crowd: METI, GX-ETS players, trading houses (Mitsubishi, Sumitomo), shippers (MOL, NYK procurement speakers in 2025), and CDR technology firms (Climeworks). Day 2 includes a complimentary Corporate Buyers Primer Forum on credit and removal procurement, restricted to qualified Japanese corporate buyers, speakers, and partners.

Room: 350+ senior decision-makers, organizer target for 2026. No independent count exists for any edition.

Go if You sell to Japanese or APAC corporate buyers or GX-ETS-adjacent industries and can qualify the relevant conference sessions and networking opportunities.

Skip if Your buyers are outside APAC, or your participation depends on admission to the restricted Japanese corporate buyers primer.

Worth knowing: December 2 closed primer is for Japanese corporate buyers, forum speakers and partners. Programme separately lists a shared lunch with main-conference participants. Group discount requires same-company joint registration/invoice. Buyer guest-pass approval and individual access remain conditional. Shared lunch does not guarantee meetings. Registration also displays 1795 bundle and 1395 single-track reference amounts; avoid asserting future active rates without recheck.

Carbon markets · Carbon removal

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