The Carbon Business Council (CBC), in partnership with an extensive coalition of regional industry leaders—including Exomad Green, Tierra Prieta, Carbonfuture, BBVA, and Mitsubishi Corporation do Brasil—has published the Latin America Carbon Removal Investment Roadmap. This comprehensive guide, developed over eight months by the CBC’s Latin America Carbon Removal Working Group, seeks to assist practitioners, policymakers, and institutional investors across the region. The document focuses on unlocking essential capital, achieving project bankability, and expanding high-impact carbon dioxide removal (CDR) methodologies, specifically including regional biocharBiochar is a carbon-rich material created from biomass decomposition in low-oxygen conditions. It has important applications in environmental remediation, soil improvement, agriculture, carbon sequestration, energy storage, and sustainable materials, promoting efficiency and reducing waste in various contexts while addressing climate change challenges. More initiatives.

The primary market challenge addressed by the roadmap is a persistent, systemic financing bottleneck that stalls regional project development. Although various carbon dioxide removal technologies are scientifically viable, current capital structures, risk allocation models, and regional policy mechanisms fail to support large-scale project finance. This situation has created an interconnected regional impasse: project buyers defer action until clearer national policies emerge, commercial banks await contracted corporate revenue, governments require further empirical market evidence, and project developers remain waiting for necessary investment capital.

To resolve this circular financial constraint, the roadmap establishes concrete financial steps and high-impact investment levers designed to secure catalytic funding. The document identifies implementable, pilot-ready initiatives that offer immediate financial and operational successes across the region. Furthermore, the framework details tailored strategies for five key countries central to the regional carbon removal landscape: Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Peru, and Chile. By providing these structured approaches, the publication outlines how stakeholders can adapt risk-sharing instruments and blended finance models to local market conditions.

The publication of this roadmap establishes a collaborative framework for coordinated regional carbon removal efforts across Latin America. By outlining practical financial pathways, the initiative helps transition regional projects from isolated pilots to bankable, climate-scale operations. The definitive guidelines allow developers to align operations with international investment requirements, fostering collaborative cross-border markets. Ultimately, these steps unlock the necessary capital to scale commercial carbon removal, positioning the region as a significant leader in the global voluntary carbon market.