APACdr SUMMIT

The APACdr SUMMIT is a partner event of ecosperity Week 2026 by Temasek
Organized by the Carbon Business Council and Emerald Climate
Programme Overview
12:00 – 1:00 PM - Arrival Lunch (Networking)
Sponsored lunch for speakers, and invited guests
Opportunity to connect ahead of closed-door discussions

1:00 – 1:10 PM Opening Remarks
Setting the context & landscape

1:20 – 2:20 PM Roundtable 1
The Economic Role of CDR
Where does CDR sit in the real economy?
industry, materials, and fuels
land use and agriculture
waste-to-value systems
energy and resource systems

2:35 - 2:55 PM RT 2 Spotlight
From land to asset class, making carbon investable & stacked economics
2:55 – 3:50 PM Roundtable 2
Demand, Capital & Market Design
Buyers, finance, portfolio strategies. What unlocks institutional capital for CDR in APAC?
4:15 – 4:40 PM - Sponsor Coffee Break

4:40 – 5:00 PM
How are countries in Asia moving forward?
Japan CDR Coalition Roadmap

5:00 – 5:55 PM Roundtable 3
What could trigger a country to move?

5:55 – 6:00 PM — Closing Remarks

🔒 Attendance
This is a closed-door, curated session with limited capacity.
Attendance is by approval to ensure:
balanced representation across policy, finance, and industry
high-quality, outcome-driven discussion
Closed-door roundtables bringing together government, finance, and industry to design the next phase of carbon removal in APAC.
Home to more than 60 percent of the world’s population and approximately half of global emissions, Asia-Pacific will play a decisive role in shaping the future of carbon removal. Technical capability, financial expertise, and project development capacity are expanding across the region. The next phase of progress, however, depends on coordinated demand signals, regulatory clarity, and institutional adoption. How can the Asia-Pacific finance and scale carbon removal by 2030 and beyond?

The APACdr Summit convenes policymakers, institutional capital, industrial buyers, and project developers to address this and other key questions. Carbon removal is forecast to be a trillion-dollar industry and is recognized by scientists around the world as a central tool to achieve net zero targets, in tandem with reducing emissions.

The Summit will examine how carbon removal integrates into Asia Pacific’s broader electrification and industrial transition, including the development of carbon infrastructure within emerging clean value chains. The Summit is organized by the Carbon Business Council and Emerald Climate, in partnership with market leaders.