25.02.2019

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PhD Project: The chemistry of industrial materials for removing CO2 from the atmosphere

"Alkaline industrial materials (e.g., cement, lime, iron and steel waste) are amongst the largest mass flows that humanity creates. Their creation and use are essential to society, but the manufacturing process of many of these materials emits a significant amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere. [...] The student will join Heriot-Watt’s Research Centre for Carbon Solutions, an internationally leading centre for researching proposals to prevent climate change. The centre includes state of the art laboratories, servicing a dynamic community of students and researchers."

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19.12.2018

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Decimals Fund: Solar Radiation Management Governance Initiative (SRMGI)

"Launched in April 2018, the DECIMALS Fund (Developing Country Impacts Modelling Analysis for SRM) is the world’s first international SRM modelling fund and the first exclusively for scientists from the Global South. From 2018 to 2020, the DECIMALS Fund will distribute more than $430,000 of grants to support Southern scientists as they research how solar radiation management geoengineering (SRM) could affect some of the world’s poorest countries and most climate-vulnerable regions."

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17.12.2018

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Project: Stratospheric Controlled Perturbation Experiment (SCoPEx) Advisory Committee

"The SCoPEx research team has sought external advice from a range of stakeholders for governing SCoPEx. We [...] have decided to establish an independent Advisory Committee to provide advice on the research and governance of SCoPEx.This Advisory Committee will be established under the auspices of the Harvard Dean of Engineering, Frank Doyle, and the Harvard Vice-Provost for Research, Richard McCullough, who will work as mediators between the Advisory Committee and the SCoPEx research team. The Advisory Committee will provide advice to the Harvard Dean of Engineering, the Harvard Vice-Provost for Research, and the SCoPEx Principal Investigator, Frank Keutsch."

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17.10.2018

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Project: National Academies Launching New Study on Sunlight-Reflection Research

"WASHINGTON – The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is forming a new committee to develop a research agenda and research governance approaches for climate-intervention strategies that reflect sunlight to cool Earth."

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10.09.2018

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Project: Bay Area Climate Restoration Initiatives

"The San Francisco Bay Area hosts a growing ecosystem of projects, organizations, and companies going beyond the Paris Climate Agreement goals to reverse global warming and restore our climate. They're exploring what's possible, what works, and in some cases what's profitable. his directory, curated by the Healthy Climate Alliance, lists the Bay Area projects, organizations, companies, and supporting institutions that are working to: 1. Draw down carbon 2. Reverse global warming 3. Rebuild Arctic ice 4. Restore a healthy climate "

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03.09.2018

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Project: Climeworks raises USD 30.8 million to commercialize carbon dioxide removal technology

"We are on a mission to capture 1% of global CO2 emissions by 2025, and today we can proudly announce that we are another step closer to achieving this goal. We have successfully raised CHF 30.5 million (USD 30.8 million) in equity funding from a group of existing and new private investors, as well as from Zurich Cantonal Bank. These funds will be used to further industrialize our Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology, significantly reduce its costs and prepare for mass production."

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01.08.2018

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Project: Boosting coral abundance on the Great Barrier Reef

"The Queensland Department of Environment and Science (DES) and the Australian Department of the Environment and Energy (DoEE) are seeking innovative solutions to quickly restore the ecological functions provided by the Great Barrier Reef."

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01.08.2018

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Project: Energy Department Invests $10.7M in Technologies that Assess Subsurface Stress for Carbon Storage

"The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) selected five projects to receive approximately $10.7 million in federal funding for cost-shared research and development. The projects will advance tools and methods for assessing the state of stress and geomechanical impacts within the subsurface associated with underground carbon storage. The projects are supported through the funding opportunity announcement (FOA) DE-FOA-0001826, Developing Technologies to Advance the Understanding of State of Stress and Geomechanical Impacts within the Subsurface."

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31.07.2018

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Project: Weather Modification in Australia and the United States: What Lessons for Governing Regional Climate Intervention?

"This PhD project will analyse the history of weather modification law in Australia and the United States to identify what lessons might be drawn for the governance, public participation and social acceptability of proposals for regional climate intervention."

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27.06.2018

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Project News: Carbon Capture Coalition Expands Again with Announcement of the National Carbon Capture Leadership Council

"Jackson Hole, WY – June 18, 2018 – At a first-ever national leadership conference on carbon capture, the Carbon Capture Coalition announced the formation of a new group of private sector CEOs; labor, NGO and philanthropic leaders; and former state and federal officials committed to carbon capture technology development. The National Carbon Capture Leadership Council becomes the newest national effort to catalyze support for carbon capture and elevate it as a priority on our nation’s political and policy agenda."

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