Pınar Öncel

Pınar is a sustainability consultant, entrepreneur, and co-founder of ClaimCarbon, a platform dedicated to accelerating carbon dioxide removal (CDR) through innovative partnerships, project development, and pre-finance solutions. With over 15 years of experience driving systemic change, she has worked as a creative facilitator and consultant, empowering organizations and communities to pursue regenerative futures. She co-founded the Sustainable Living Film Festival (2008–2022), which reshaped sustainability conversations in Türkiye, and developed platforms like Surdurulebiliryasam.tv to amplify the impact of sustainability storytelling. Being an En-ROADS Climate Ambassador and facilitating climate action games, her focus shifted toward scaling climate solutions, and she is now dedicated to fostering radical collaborations for high-impact carbon removal projects. Pınar holds an MSc in Strategic Leadership toward Sustainability from Blekinge Institute of Technology in Sweden.