en.Wedoany.com Reported - Stakeholders in Italy's carbon dioxide removal sector are preparing to launch the country's first dedicated carbon removal network (RIRC). The network will hold its inaugural event on April 14, 2026, at the Scuola della Carità in Padua, officially launching in collaboration with the Negative Emissions Platform.

RIRC's co-founders include Francesco Gagliano of 17tons, Riccardo Ambrosini of ecoLOCK, Chiara D’Adamo of CarpeCarbon, and Martina Massei of Carbon Gap. Gagliano noted that while France has AFEN, Germany has DVNE, and the Nordic region has NCRA, Italy previously lacked a similar strategic coordination body. Despite Italy possessing world-class engineering and manufacturing capabilities, a mature agricultural supply chain, and significant geological storage potential, it is still marked as red in Carbon Gap's policy tracking tool, primarily due to the lack of a unified CDR strategy.

On April 20, RIRC will hold its second event in Rome. Carbon Gap will release Italy's first carbon removal readiness assessment report and host a roadmap workshop. The report, supported by specific data, confirms Italy's advantages in natural resources and industrial capacity, aiming to guide industry efforts to align with the EU's carbon removal and carbon farming regulatory framework.

RIRC is envisioned as a facilitation project connecting both supply and demand sides of CDR. The launch event on April 14 will include an introduction to CDR, sessions on market dynamics, and a panel discussion with startups. As the EU increases its support for engineered and nature-based CDR solutions, the establishment of RIRC will help Italy leverage its long coastline and agricultural resources to enhance its competitiveness in the European carbon removal market.

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