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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…

Newsletter Features High Achieving Student Team

“I would absolutely recommend this course to other students. It provides a unique opportunity to work on real-world projects and gain valuable experience in a growing and important industry.” Brandon Gordon, student team member This unique issue of the newsletter features the University of Michigan (U-M) student team that was one of 19 student teams across the world…

From pollutant to product: the companies making stuff from CO2

Volker Sick was recently interviewed by Zoë Corbyn of the Guardian about making stuff from CO2 “It’s almost a sin to throw away a valuable resource,” says Volker Sick, a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Michigan who directs the Global CO2 Initiative. “The beauty of carbon is you can make so many…

Dick Greeley, creator of GCI’s CCU Activity Hub, featured in newsletter

This issue of the GCI newsletter features Dick Greeley, Associate Director of Licensing, U-M Office of Technology Transfer and creator of the GCI’s CCU Activity Hub. Dick has over 30 years of experience in high technology, formerly serving as a Director of Licensing for Microsoft, a Director of Technology Business Development and a Director of Strategic Planning and Investing at Hewlett-Packard. Among other start-ups, he…

Webinar: Our Roadmap for CO2 Utilization

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

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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