Final seminar of Carbon dioxide use and removal project

The presentation slides are available here and here (Tobias Johan Sørensen’s presentation). 

The recording of the seminar is available here.

It is by now common knowledge that we need to reduce emissions at an unprecedented scale and speed to tackle the climate crisis. However, it is less well understood what the role of carbon dioxide use and removal should be.

Carbon dioxide use and removal research project has been exploring the issue from technology, market and policy perspectives. Now is the time to present the findings and release the final report. Please join us in a hybrid seminar on March 29 at 9–11 EET (8–10 CET, 07–09 GMT).

The seminar is open to everyone and registration is not needed.  You are welcome to join us in person at Tiedekulma Stage (Yliopistonkatu 4, Helsinki) or participate to the seminar online at Tiedekulma’s website.

Programme 

09:00 Opening and welcome

Juho Korteniemi, Chief Specialist, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment

09:10 Main technology pathways for carbon use and removal in Finland

Alexander Reznichenko, Research Team Leader, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

09:25 Financial drivers of carbon use and removal

Sampo Mäkikouri, Research Scientist, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

09:40 Keynote 1: Swedish policies on BECCS and other options for carbon removal

Malin Pehrs, Doctoral Candidate, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

09:55 Keynote 2: Growing momentum for carbon removal in Denmark

Tobias Johan Sørensen, Senior Analyst, CONCITO

10:10 Reporting and accounting of carbon use and removal

Sampo Soimakallio, Leading Researcher, Finnish Environment Institute

10:20 Policy options and recommendations for Finland

Oras Tynkkynen, Senior Consultant, Tyrsky Consulting

10:30 Discussion

10:55 Concluding words

Hanne Siikavirta, Senior Specialist, Ministry of the Environment

11:00 Closing

If you have anything to ask about the event, please contact Oras Tynkkynen (oras.tynkkynen@tyrskyconsulting.fi).

The Carbon dioxide use and removal research project is commissioned by the Finnish government and carried out by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finnish Environment Institute and Tyrsky Consulting. More information about the project is available here.