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🏛️ These women are championing CDR in governments across the globe.


♀️Women working tirelessly across five governments and the EU institutions, designing the frameworks for funding and market access that decide whether carbon removal actually scales to climate relevance.


🇨🇭 Switzerland

Veronika Elgart, Deputy Head International Climate Policy, BAFU/OFEV

Sophie Wenger, Climate Policy Officer, International Climate Policy, BAFU/OFEV


🇳🇴🇸🇪 Nordics

Sonia Ruyter, Case Manager, National Centre for CCS, Swedish Energy Agency

Ane Gjengedal, Senior Adviser, Norway's Ministry of Climate and Environment


🇪🇺 European Commission, DG CLIMA

Yvon Slingenberg, Director for Strategy, Analysis and Planning

Mette Quinn, Deputy Director, Carbon Markets and Clean Mobility

Valeria Forlin, Deputy Head of Unit, Carbon Removal Certification

Andrea Klaric, Policy Officer, Carbon Removal


🇪🇺 European Parliament

Lídia Pereira, MEP (EPP, Portugal)

Ana Vasconcelos, MEP (S&D, Portugal)


🇬🇧 UK

Jess Mackenzie, Head of Greenhouse Gas Removals Strategy, DESNZ

Laura Jackson, Senior GGR Policy Advisor, DESNZ

Alice Lomas, Head of GGR Business Model Team, DESNZ


🇺🇸 USA

Lisa Murkowski, Republican Senator from Alaska

Maria Cantwell, Democratic Senator from Washington

Susan Collins, Republican Senator from Maine

Suzanne Bonamici, Democratic Congresswoman from Oregon

Jenniffer González-Colón, Governor of Puerto Rico



🙋🏻‍♀️ Who else would you add to this list? 



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