What Role for Carbon Dioxide Removal Technologies?

May 23, 2022
13:30–14:15 (Europe/Amsterdam time zone)

About this session

Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is essential to limit warming to 1.5°C and hit net-zero targets along with rapid, deep decarbonization across sectors. What role should CDR technologies play in the world's response to the climate crisis and how can they be deployed responsibly? This is a livestreamed session.

Speakers

RH
Renat Heuberger
Co-Founder
South Pole Group
AM
Ann Mettler
Vice-President, Europe
Breakthrough Energy
CM
Christian Mumenthaler
Group Chief Executive Officer
Swiss Re
VS
Varun Sivaram
Senior Director for Clean Energy and Innovation
US Department of State

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