Carbon-negative, dollar-positive

The Global CO₂ Initiative at the University of Michigan aims to identify and pursue commercially sustainable approaches that reduce atmospheric CO₂ levels by 4 gigatons/year. We fund and conduct research to transform CO₂ into commercially successful products using technology assessment, technology development and commercialization.

Technologies are needed that are carbon negative, reducing the current CO₂ footprint of a product, and dollar positive, or economically viable at scale. The combination of these factors will provide an incentive to invest in and deploy new technologies.

The Initiative also assists with economics understanding and the policy levers needed to speed progress of carbon-based product deployment, while gauging public perception of and interest in these products.

As global CO₂ emissions continue to accelerate, a diverse set of solutions is critical to reduce, reverse and remove carbon dioxide emissions to prevent further atmospheric warming. Paired with the deployment of renewable energy and energy efficiency products, decarbonization technologies and methods can help achieve global climate goals in this century.