What Negative Emissions Platform does

The Negative Emissions Platform (NEP) is a Brussels-based non-profit advocacy organization founded in 2020 to scale permanent carbon dioxide removal (CDR) in Europe. It is not a technology developer; its function is to convene and align CDR suppliers, corporate buyers, investors, policymakers, and ecosystem organizations (MRV, standards, infrastructure, finance) around a shared policy and market agenda. The organization is registered in Belgium (company number 0762.777.118), listed on the EU Transparency Register, and operates with a 13-person team led by Secretary-General Chris Sherwood.

NEP's core offerings are research, advocacy, and convening assets rather than commercial products. These include the CDR Atlas (an ongoing research project mapping CDR companies and projects with durable or permanent storage), the CDR Industry Commitments (principles and pledges developed through a public consultation), policy positions and reports, the biennial Negative Emissions Summit, the Invest in Carbon Removals roadshow (Amsterdam, London, online), the Run to Remove campaign, and a Member Network of more than 40 organizations. Distribution runs through flagship events, policy briefs, an email newsletter, LinkedIn, and direct engagement with EU institutions and Member State governments.

NEP is funded through membership fees paid by CDR technology companies, corporate buyers, investors, and ecosystem organizations; pricing is not publicly disclosed and no commercial products are sold. Its business model is best characterized as a subscription-recurring membership model wrapped around event access, working-group participation, and policy engagement. Strategic focus is organized around three pillars: shaping EU policy and embedding removals in law and finance, building markets by growing demand, standards, and investment, and convening leaders across the CDR value chain. Operating geographies span Belgium, the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, France, Sweden, and Poland, with active national CDR network-building underway.

Name

Negative Emissions Platform

Legal name

Negative Emissions Platform

Website

https://negative-emissions.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Brussels-based non-profit founded in 2020 that convenes European carbon dioxide removal stakeholders — suppliers, buyers, investors, and policymakers — through membership, events, and policy advocacy to scale permanent CDR.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Climate Policy Advocacy

akta.pro primary industry

Net-Zero Target Setting & SBTi/Net-Zero Standard Support (EUABAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Net-Zero Assurance & Readiness Assessments (limited assurance prep, audit support) (EUABAKAJ), Decarbonization Strategy & Marginal Abatement Cost Curve (MACC) Advisory (EUABAKAC)

Keywords

• Carbon removal advocacy
• Climate policy advocacy
• CDR ecosystem building
• EU climate policy
• Carbon market convening

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: NEP operates on membership fees from CDR suppliers, buyers, investors, and ecosystem organizations. Membership provides access to working groups, policy materials, networking events, and the ability to shape industry commitments and standards.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Negative Emissions Platform (NEP) is a Brussels-based non-profit advocacy organization that convenes carbon dioxide removal (CDR) suppliers, corporate buyers, investors, and policymakers to scale permanent carbon removals in Europe. Its core offerings include membership-based ecosystem convening, policy advocacy targeting EU institutions, the flagship Negative Emissions Summit and Invest in Carbon Removals roadshow, the CDR Atlas research database, and the CDR Industry Commitments framework.

Product overview

Negative Emissions Platform (NEP) is a Brussels-based non-profit advocacy organization (not a technology product company) that serves as an alliance dedicated to promoting carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies through advocacy, education, and ecosystem building. Its offerings include the CDR Atlas (a research database mapping CDR companies and projects), CDR Industry Commitments (principles and pledges for the CDR community), Policy Positions & Reports (advocacy publications), the NEP CDR Newsletter, event programs including the annual Negative Emissions Summit and Invest in Carbon Removals roadshow, and a Member Network connecting CDR stakeholders across Europe.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CDR Atlas

Quantifiable outcome

• CDR must scale 1,300x by 2050
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

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App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ClimateImpactcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-host of the Invest in Carbon Removals event during London Climate Action Week, bringing together climate innovators, venture leaders, and institutional investors to explore CDR investment opportunities.
• ClimateCleanupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of the Amsterdam Invest in Carbon Removals event, the first in-person stop of the roadshow designed to raise investor awareness and accelerate deal flow in the carbon removal economy.
• Rete Italiana Rimozione Carbonio (RIRC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNEP co-organized the launch event of the Italian Carbon Removal Network in Padova, supporting the establishment of national CDR ecosystems as part of building a European CDR market.
• Carbon GapcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on the European Parliament exhibition on Carbon Dioxide Removals, bringing together CDR innovators, investors, and policymakers to highlight innovation and urgency of deployment through robust policy, finance, and certification.
• CDR Industry Commitments SignatoriescoreOthersNEP leads the CDR Industry Commitments public consultation, gathering feedback from all stakeholders to refine principles and pledges guiding CDR community behaviors.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Foundation for Climate Restoration: Global advocacy foundation focused on restoring the climate through carbon removal. Shares NEP's mission of advancing CDR at scale through policy, communication, and ecosystem mobilization.
• Carbon Gap: European carbon removal research and policy think tank. Closest comparable to NEP — both are non-profit organizations focused on CDR policy advocacy, EU institutional engagement, and ecosystem convening in Europe.
• Clean Air Task Force: US-based environmental non-profit that has built a dedicated carbon removal program. Comparable to NEP in its advocacy-driven, non-profit model for scaling CDR technologies and shaping policy frameworks.
• Climate Cleanup: Dutch non-profit foundation dedicated to accelerating carbon removal. Operates with a similar convening and ecosystem-building model across Europe, working with CDR suppliers, researchers, and policymakers.

Others

• Carbonfuture: Carbon removal MRV platform and registry. NEP partner / board member (Leila Toplic). Serves as critical ecosystem infrastructure for CDR rather than as a direct advocacy competitor.
• Climeworks: Leading direct air capture technology company. NEP member and featured case study. Represents the supplier side of the CDR ecosystem that NEP convenes rather than competing with NEP.

Broad incumbents

• Bellona: Long-established Norwegian environmental NGO with deep European climate policy operations. Operates in the same EU policy space as NEP but with a broader environmental mandate beyond carbon removal.
• Climate Action Network Europe: Pan-European coalition of 190+ climate NGOs. Comparable convening model to NEP at a broader climate-policy level, though not specialized in CDR.

Regional players

• Carbon180: US-based carbon removal policy and advocacy organization. Mirrors NEP's three-pillar strategy (policy, markets, convening) but operates primarily in the US market rather than Europe.
• Carbon Removal Alliance: US-based coalition of carbon removal companies and supporters. Performs a similar convening function for CDR suppliers but is geographically focused on US policy and markets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/negemissions
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/negative-emissions-platform

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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