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Grantham Foundation donates $250,000 to GCI

The Global CO2 Initiative is deeply honored to announce that the Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment has generously agreed to continue their support of our work with a gift of $250,000 in 2023.  It is because of magnanimous donors such as the Grantham Foundation that we are able to provide free CCUS resources, such as…

Volker Sick wins 2023 ASME Edward F. Church Medal

“I am honored and humbled to receive the 2023 ASME Edwin F. Church Medal. I am thankful for the academic environment at the University of Michigan that encourages academic innovation and that has allowed the introduction of the International Minor for Engineers, the Techlab collection of courses in the Center for Entrepreneurship, and more.” Dr….

Newsletter Features Kristi Kattapong, GCI Communications Specialist

“I used to hear a lot of despair and hopelessness around climate change, but lately I’ve been hearing more about concrete actions we could take, if we could only figure out how to navigate certain roadblocks.”  This newsletter features Kristi Kattapong, Communications Specialist at the Global CO2 Initiative. Kristi Kattapong describes her position at the Global CO2 Initiative…

Call for Papers!

Deadline: May 31, 2023 The 1st International Conference on Carbon Neutrality (ICCN-2023) will be held in Shanghai, China from October 20 to 22, 2023. The conference venue is at the Longemont Shanghai Hotel (5 Star) located in the city centre, No.1116, Yan An Road(W), Changning District, Shanghai.  The conference will be hosted by Shanghai Jiao Tong…

Newsletter Features Paebbl

“It is such a privilege to get to work on arguably the most important problem for our generation with a solution that has a very solid chance of becoming incredibly significant.” This newsletter features Paebbl, an organization co-founded by Pol Knops, Marta Sjögren, Andreas Saari, and Jane Walerud.  Can you briefly describe what Paebbl does? We turn gaseous CO2 into solid stone powder using a process…

Volker Sick named Faculty Director at the U-M Center for Entrepreneurship

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Dr. Volker Sick, has been named Faculty Director at the Center for Entrepreneurship at University of Michigan in addition to his current role as the Director of the Global CO2 Initiative! This story, courtesy of Hailey McCormick, CFE Marketing and Communications Specialist, first appeared as a Staff Spotlight on the CFE Blog. The fun begins with putting together the teams and…