Alessandra Zampieri, Francesco Musardo & Plenary 2 | ECFS 2026

Alessandra Zampieri, Francesco Musardo & Plenary 2 | ECFS 2026 This session from the 3rd European Carbon Farming Summit (ECFS26), held in Padova, Italy from 17–19 March 2026, brings together two keynote presentations followed by Plenary Session 2, focusing on the financial and market dynamics shaping carbon farming in Europe. 🔹 Keynote: Carbon Farming and EU Competitiveness Alessandra Zampieri (European Commission, Joint Research Centre) explores how carbon farming can contribute to Europe’s sustainable competitiveness through science-based policy and innovation. 🔹 Keynote: The Role of Project Developers in Carbon Farming Francesco Musardo (Radica) reflects on the role of project developers in scaling carbon farming and delivering high-quality carbon removal projects. 🔹 Plenary Session 2: Financing Carbon Farming – Trends and Opportunities This session examines current carbon market trends and explores how finance, policy and private sector engagement can accelerate the transition to carbon farming across Europe. Speakers: Gabriella Cevallos Hugh McDonald Christian Holzleitner Chris Adamo Gerdus van der Laarse The 3rd European Carbon Farming Summit brought together farmers, policymakers, researchers and businesses to advance credible, scalable and impactful carbon farming across Europe. 🔗 Learn more: https://www.carbonfarmingsummit.eu