This is it! Hundreds of students, dozens of judges, and months of webinars have all led up to this: The 2025 Carbon Removal Challenge Final Showcase. On May 21, 7pm ET, our finalist teams will present their winning projects to an audience of industry leaders, funders, and mentors. Sign up here to register for this one of a kind event and meet the climate leaders of tomorrow:

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We’ve got 5 amazing finalist teams from 3 different countries with a variety of innovative approaches to carbon removal. Signup for the stream of the 2025 Carbon Removal Challenge finalist presentations at Carbon Unbound. If you're looking for exciting startups, potential employees or just to be inspired for the future, register now!

You can learn more about the teams on the registration page, please join us in celebrating these amazing young innovators!

Check out the recording from our previous webinar: CarbonX: Millions of USD for CDR and more!

We were joined by Dr. Xinwo Huang, Senior Director at Tencent, and Tencent Business Analysis Manager ​Dr. Safina Huang, who will introduced Tencent’s unique funding CarbonX Program 2.0, which will provide millions of grants for CDR projects. Submissions are due at the end of May, so watch to learn about this program and see them answer questions about how best to prepare your materials for success. We think this is an incredible opportunity for the OpenAir community, not just Carbon Removal Challenge teams.

​Intro to the event and CarbonX:
​​Tencent’s CarbonX Program 2.0 is soliciting proposals globally based on 4 tech demonstration scenarios with tens of millions US$ in grant fundings.​Applications are open to universities, research institutions, and early-stage startups!

​The CarbonX Program 2.0
​The CarbonX Program (https://carbonxprogram.com/), initiated by Tencent together with industry, investment, and ecosystem partners. It is dedicated to supporting emerging low-carbon technologies with substantial catalytic funding and resources.  CarbonX Program 2.0 focuses on pioneering advancements in Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS), Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR), and Long-Duration Energy Storage (LDES). 

​It aims to build first-of-its kind pilot projects in real industrial settings, incubate high-potential startups, and support capacity building projects.

​Now open for proposals from visionary technology teams worldwide.

Speakers' Bio：
​Dr. Xinwo Huang is Senior Director at Tencent, leading Tencent's climate tech initiatives, especially the CarbonX Program. Xinwo holds a Ph.D. degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Princeton University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Tsinghua University.

​Dr. Safina Huang is Business Analysis Manager at Tencent, focusing on carbon dioxide removal (CDR) practices for CarbonX Program. She holds a Ph.D. in Urban Planning from Peking University.

Learn more about the Carbon Removal Challenge

To learn more about the CRC, please visit our webpage: https://openaircollective.com/crc/

Or watch this video recapping the 2024 Carbon Removal Challenge: