Webinar on carbon dioxide use and removal

Carbon dioxide use and removal is increasingly recognised as a key component for tackling the climate crisis. Which technological options do we have available? What are the market prospects? How can policies accelerate development and deployment?

Please join us in an international webinar on carbon dioxide use and removal. The event will take place in English on September 9 at 13:00-16:00 CEST (14:00-17:00 EEST). Register here.

Programme

13:00 Opening
Oras Tynkkynen, Tyrsky Consulting

13:05 Welcoming words
Lotta Heikkonen, Chief Specialist, Finnish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland

13:10 Introduction to the project Carbon dioxide use and removal
Lauri Kujanpää, Research Team Leader, Technical Research Centre of Finland

13:20 Keynote: the state and prospects of carbon dioxide removal 
Oliver Geden, Senior Fellow, German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP)

13:40 Overview of technologies for carbon dioxide use and removal
Alex Reznichenko, Research Team Leader, Technical Research Centre of Finland

13:55 Discussion

14:15 Break

14:30 Keynote: policies to develop and scale carbon dioxide use and removal
Christian Holzleitner, Head of Unit for Land economy and carbon removals, Directorate-General for Climate Action, European Commission

14:50 Overview of carbon dioxide use and removal projects and markets
Heidi Saastamoinen, Research Scientist, Technical Research Centre of Finland

15:05 Overview of accounting and policies related to carbon dioxide use and removal
Sampo Soimakallio, Head of Unit, Finnish Environment Institute

15:20 Discussion

15:55    Next steps

Lauri Kujanpää, Research Team Leader, Technical Research Centre of Finland

16:00 Closing