The CMCC Foundation, as the coordinator of the UPTAKE project, and Politecnico di Milano will be hosting the 4th International Conference on Carbon Dioxide Removal (formerly the International Conference on Negative CO₂ Emissions) on June 10–12, 2026 at Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy.
The event aims to highlight the latest scientific developments in the field of Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR). It offers a valuable opportunity to contribute to the global dialogue on the topic and discuss the latest scientific findings and innovations in this field with a broad community of stakeholders.
Call for Abstracts now open!
Submission Deadline: January 30th, 2026
Notification of Acceptance: March 9th, 2026
Venue: Politecnico of Milan, 10-12 June 2026
This is a great opportunity to contribute to the global dialogue on Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) and discuss the latest scientific findings and innovations in this field with a broader community of stakeholders.
Submission Guidelines:
- Abstracts must align with the conference themes, available on the Conference Themes page.
- When submitting, select the discipline and methods relevant to your abstract (multiple selections are allowed).
- Multiple submissions are welcome; however, each author can present only one paper at the conference.
For detailed submission instructions and more information, visit: 
Call for Abstracts – 4th International Conference on Carbon Dioxide Removal
Scientific Steering Committee: The selection of abstracts will be overseen by the conference’s Scientific Steering Committee, comprising distinguished experts in the field:
- Luiz Aragao - Brazilian National Institute for Space Research (INPE)
- André Bardow - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich)
- Holly Jean Buck, University at Buffalo
- Daniela Faggiani Dias - Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC Foundation)
- Sabine Fuss - Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
- Oliver Geden - German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP)
- Matthew Gidden - Joint Global Change Research Institute (PNNL); International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
- Greg Nemet - University of Wisconsin
- Christopher Pearce - National Oceanography Centre (NOC)
- Soheil Shayegh - Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC Foundation)
- Stephen Smith - University of Oxford
- Pete Smith - University of Aberdeen
- Massimo Tavoni - Politecnico di Milano; Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC Foundation)
- Detlef Van Vuuren - Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL)
- Jennifer Wilcox - University of Pennsylvania; Isometric