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#CarbonTake with Bernard David of the Global CO2 Initiative

Bernard David Chair, Advisory Board of the Global CO2 Initiative Bernard David is the founder of the Global CO2 Initiative and Chair of its Advisory Board. He has extensive experience in entrepreneurship and has written eight books about entrepreneurship and allied technology use. Q: What role do you see carbon technology playing as we work…

#TeamCarbon: Meet Dr. Ortwin Renn

Professor Ortwin Renn serves as Scientific Director at the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) in Potsdam (Germany). Dr. Renn also serves as a faculty member at the Global CO2 Initiative at the University of Michigan.     Q: What does your research currently focus on? A: The IASS is investigating the role of energy…

Webinar: Our Roadmap for CO2 Utilization

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On April 18, 2017, the Global CO2 Initiative conducted a webinar and Q&A session where our CEO, Dr. Issam Dairanieh, discussed a Global Roadmap that illustrates how we can transform CO2 from a liability into an asset at significant market scale.

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Carbon Capture and Use: The Missing Link for Climate Change?

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The idea of capturing carbon emissions has long been touted as key to tackling runaway climate change, but the high cost of developing facilities has meant its rollout has been far slower than hoped.

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CO2 Utilization: A Look Ahead

Note: This article was carried over from CO2 Sciences as a result of our merger.

Finding ways to convert carbon dioxide from an energy and industrial sector waste product to a useful commodity could spur the development of new technologies, products, and industries while limiting emissions to the atmosphere of climate-altering pollutants. In 2016, U.S. policymakers demonstrated leadership in this area by introducing several bills that would provide commercial deployment incentives for carbon capture use and storage (CCUS) technology.[i]

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