Invest in Carbon Removals in Amsterdam
Invest in Carbon Removals | Amsterdam, 28 May 2025
In partnership with Climate Cleanup
Exploring how carbon removals can become a mainstream investment opportunity
Amsterdam marked the first in-person stop of the Invest in Carbon Removals roadshow – an initiative designed to raise investor awareness and accelerate deal flow across the carbon removal economy. Organised with Climate Cleanup, the event brought together innovators, investors, and ecosystem builders for a focused session on how carbon dioxide removal (CDR) solutions can become investable, scalable climate strategies.
As CDR projects prepare to scale capacity thirtyfold over the next five years, panellists explored the urgent need for funding across the innovation cycle – and the central challenge at hand: how to unlock capital and turn CDR into a bankable solution.
Clear vision, concrete insights
Max Zeller, Founder & Partner, Carbon Removal Partners
Ram Amar, CEO, Rewind
Brian Reynolds / Oliver Grogono, Standard Gas
Pathways to bankability
From corporate procurement and investor confidence to the role of public support, panellists shared candid insights on the risks, barriers, and opportunities in CDR finance.
Funding journeys and lessons learned
Panellists explored how different CDR methods – from biochar to geological storage – require tailored approaches to investment, with varying risk profiles and capital needs.
Interactive discussion
Audience polls sparked live engagement, revealing perceptions around sector growth, core financing barriers, and bold ideas for unlocking capital at scale.
Key Takeaways
Diversification builds resilience
Investing across CDR pathways helps mitigate risk while unlocking a wide range of co-benefits, markets, and return profiles.
Policy is a key driver of demand
Corporate uptake will grow with stronger government-backed compliance programmes and blended finance mechanisms that reduce perceived risk.
CDR delivers value beyond climate
The emerging carbon removals ecosystem holds potential to benefit not only the planet, but also industries and communities – if the right funding frameworks are in place.
“The Invest in Carbon Removals initiative will continue to connect climate innovators, investors, and policymakers to strengthen the foundations of a robust and investable carbon removal market. As the ecosystem grows, so will the opportunities to scale impactful solutions through collaboration and capital”
