Who Holds the Risk in Carbon Removal? Rethinking Durability and Liability

How can carbon storage be made more durable and trustworthy? What new models can better manage risk and uncertainty?

Managing risk associated with durability is one of the biggest unresolved challenges in carbon removals. This session introduces contracted durability as a new approach to manage reversal risk, clarify long-term liability, and align incentives across projects, buyers, and institutions. Co-hosted by the American Forest Foundation and Beyond Alliance, the discussion will explore where current approaches fall short and what more durable, market-wide, solutions could look like. Attendees will walk away with a clear understanding of what durability risk actually means in practice,, the emerging approaches to manage it, and how stronger risk frameworks can help build trust, unlock investment, and support a broader portfolio of carbon removal pathways.

This session is sponsored by American Forest Foundation and Beyond Alliance. Sponsored breakouts are sponsor-created and hosted sessions, created independently by the sponsor without input from Trellis. Please note that attendee contact information will be shared with the sponsoring company.