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U-M Creative Competition offers $1,000 in cash prizes

“Leadership for Turning Climate Anxiety into Action” class organizes U-M wide contest Creativity has an important role to play in inspiring and expressing emotions surrounding climate change. The University of Michigan (U-M) has a proud tradition of offering creative classes in which students can get unique real world experience. The School for Environment and Sustainability…

CARBONSHOT Recommendations

It is increasingly acknowledged that carbon dioxide capture and removal is an essential tool in the fight against climate change. Today, Secretary Granholm announced the launch of carbon negative Earthshots to remove gigatons of carbon by 2050. As more government institutions commit to massive carbon removal, the Global CO2 Initiative recommends the following steps that…

GCI Calls for Urgent Action on Carbon Capture and Utilization as the World Watches COP26

Between October 31 and November 12, 2021, delegates from nearly 200 countries will gather in Glasgow, Scotland for the COP26 climate summit, described by some as a make-or-break chance to curb greenhouse gas emissions and stave off the worst ravages of climate change. As the world watches the progress of COP26, Global CO2 Initiative calls…

COP 26: Dr. Volker Sick available to comment

Between October 31 and November 12, 2021, delegates from nearly 200 countries will gather in Glasgow, Scotland for the COP26 climate summit, described by some as a make-or-break chance to curb greenhouse gas emissions and stave off the worst ravages of climate change. In addition to Dr. Volker Sick, GCI’s director, the University of Michigan…

GCI welcomes new research assistant, Michael Ficaj

Recently GCI welcomed a new research assistant, third year chemical engineering student Michael Ficaj, from Holton Lake, Michigan. “I’m working on the Carbon Removal Index TM, which is a tool and a database of tracks waste carbon that’s been removed from the atmosphere since the early 1970’s. I’m working on optimizing the data–getting it into…