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Puro.earth at COP31

Event COP31
9.11.2026 - 20.11.2026

event details

Join Puro.earth in Antalya 

9 – 20 November 
Antalya, Türkiye 

COP31 brings governments, multi-laterals, NGOs, civil society and the private sector together to agree on the next steps for global climate action. Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is now part of that conversation, from Article 6 deals between governments, to building national supply pipelines. 

Puro.earth will be in Antalya for the event, and we’ll be participating across the two weeks in a range of different events on topics including government-to-government removal deals, financing large-scale CDR, and building regional supply. Throughout COP31, we are also partnering with the Think Negative CDR Pavilion and the Finland Pavilion.  

meet Puro in Antalya

Meet the Team on the ground

Antti Vihavainen

Co-founder and Vice Chairman

Alvin Lee

Head of APAC

Charlie Morrow

Senior Vice President, Communications

Agenda

monday 9 november

The EU CRCF and Buyers’ Club 

Date: Monday 9 November, 2026 
Time: 2:30 – 3:30pm 
Location: EU Pavilion 

Hosted by the European Commission.

Antti Vihavainen will speak about the EU Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming (CRCF) framework and what it means for buyers.

wednesday 11 november

From plans to plants: combining public support and private capital for large-scale carbon dioxide removal 

Date: Wednesday 11 November, 2026 
Time: 12:30 – 1:30pm 
Location: Think Negative Pavilion 

Hosted by Puro.earth and moderated by Antti Vihavainen.

The panel will look at how public funding and private investment can work together to get large-scale projects from final investment decision to delivery. 

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thursday 12 november

South-East Asia’s role as a Global CDR supply hub 

Date: Thursday 12 November, 2026 
Time: 9:30 – 10:30am 
Location: Think Negative Pavilion 

Hosted by Puro.earth and moderated by Alvin Lee.

South-East Asia has large amounts of biomass, minerals and industrial capacity for carbon removal. Speakers from across the region will discuss how governments are positioning to capture that opportunity, and what developers and buyers need to know. 

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friday 13 november

Catalysing carbon and nature credit markets: CRCF and other new opportunities for business, finance and climate 

Date: Friday 13 November, 2026 
Time: 3:00 – 4:00pm 
Location: Finland Pavilion 

Hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland.

Antti Vihavainen will join a discussion on how carbon and nature credit markets can bring private investment into climate action and biodiversity restoration. The session will focus on the EU Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming (CRCF) Regulation and how it can create credible, transparent frameworks that investors can back. 

CDR community leaders’ networking 

Date: Friday 13 November, 2026 
Time: 5:00 – 6:00pm 
Location: Think Negative Pavilion 

Hosted by Think Negative.

Join Puro.earth and leaders from across the carbon removal community to connect and swap ideas at the end of COP31’s first week. 

tuesday 17 november

Global South governments on carbon removal as an investment and development pathway 

Date: Tuesday 17 November, 2026 
Time: 11:00am – 12:00pm 
Location: Think Negative Pavilion 

Hosted by Exomad Green.

Antti Vihavainen will join government representatives to discuss how carbon removal can bring investment, jobs and development to the Global South, with a specific focus on what Latin American governments are doing. 

Removals
between governments: scaling carbon removal deals under Article 6.2 

Date: Tuesday 17 November, 2026 
Time: 1:00 – 2:00pm 
Location: Finland Pavilion 

Hosted by Puro.earth and moderated by Antti Vihavainen.

Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement lets countries trade emission reductions and removals. This session looks at what it takes to move government-to-government removal deals from pilots to scale. 

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Why the ocean holds the key to carbon removal, and how science can help it do more 

Date: Tuesday 17 November, 2026 
Time: 3:00 – 4:00pm 
Location: Finland Pavilion 

Hosted by Oceanry.

Antti Vihavainen will join a panel on the ocean’s role in carbon removal and how better science and measurement can expand it responsibly.  

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