Carbon Removal Challenge Submission Deadline Extended to March 9th!!!

Hello, Students! We are extending the deadline for 2026 Carbon Removal Challenge submissions for 1 week! Submissions will now be accepted until March 9th, 9am ET.

Our expert panel of judges are ready to provide you feedback to help you advance your work and our winners will receive a travel stipend, lodging in NYC, per diem, and a free pass to Carbon Unbound (over $2,500 value per attendee)!

Submit your projects here!

Please get those submissions in, you don’t want to miss out on a free trip to NYC to present before industry leaders at Carbon Unbound!

We’re also excited to announce our sixth webinar in the OpenAir Collective's 2026 Carbon Removal Challenge monthly webinar series: Buying Back the Future! We're proud to present a panel on purchasing carbon removals, with Microsoft's Michael Berger, Wren's Sophie Westover, Shopify's Mitchel Selby, and Milkywire's Aidan Preston.

​Join us on March 17th at 12pm ET for a discussion of their carbon removal purchasing programs and portfolios, purchasing criteria, lessons learned, and advice to student teams participating in the Challenge.

For more information about the CRC, visit https://openaircollective.com/crc/