Carbon Management: Environmental Impacts, Opportunities and Challenges

The impact of rising carbon dioxide (CO2) levels on climate is now taken seriously, with a target of 50% CO2 emissions reduction set for 2030 and Carbon-Neutrality by 2050.  The International Energy Agency (IEA) 2020 report projects fossil energy as a significant part of the overall energy supply in this transition period to sustained renewable energy by 2050. Fuel supply must be available without adversely impacting the global economic structure.

By Dr. Chandrakant B (CB) Panchal, Mr. Richard D. Doctor

Enjoy this complimentary pre-recorded webinar to gain an overview of environmental, technical, and economic challenges for carbon management required to achieve Carbon-Neutrality by 2050. The magnitude of CO2 emissions is so large, that all possible technologies must be considered to make a realistic impact in the foreseeable future, vis a vis 

1. energy efficiency in power generation, manufacturing, and food production
2. alternate fuels
3. renewable and nuclear energy 
4. CO2 capture and sequestration (CCS) 
5. CO2 capture and utilization (CCU)

These challenges offer windows of opportunities for transformative technology development to bend the CO2 emissions curve between 2021 and 2030. The webinar will provide an overview of major technological advances being made globally and in the USA. 

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