Decarb Connect
126 episodes - English - Latest episode: 22 days ago -Examining the strategies and deployments around decarbonisation in hard to abate sectors, we speak with CEOs, heads of corporate strategy, CTOs, Innovation/R&D, project directors & heads of carbon management from around the world. Hosted by Alex Cameron of the Decarbonization Leaders Network and Decarb Connect & produced by Janno Media.
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Trevor Best, CEO and Co-Founder, Syzygy: Scaling photocatalysis to decarbonize high value products from hydrogen to ammonia (and more)
March 03, 2022 08:00 - 31 minutes - 42.6 MBHouston, known for being the oil and gas capital of the US, is fast becoming a key centre of gravity for clean tech and energy transition IP. Syzygy is one of a number of early-stage disruptors calling the city their home, and we were fortunate to have Trevor Best, CEO, in conversation with Alex to talk about their photocatalysis technology and route to industrial scale. Listen in to hear about the applications for their novel catalyst and reactor platform, including production...
Creating large scale renewable projects that are profitable and drive a triple bottom line
February 24, 2022 09:08 - 38 minutes - 53.1 MBInterContinental Energy focuses on both renewable projects of scale and the triple bottom line of their projects. Join Alex and Alicia Eastman to explore the origin of their mega-scale project structures and the opportunity to convert renewables to hydrogen and ammonia for use in industrial and maritime environments. They talk about how large projects act as market makers, why in-country value brings long term value to the project owners and investors – and we look at the opportunit...
Completing the first BECCS project in the UK – with Will Gardiner, CEO of Drax Group
February 10, 2022 09:00 - 31 minutes - 43.5 MBWill Gardiner has been a key architect of Drax Group's strategy to create a flexible, low-carbon, customer-focused power company. Alex and Will talk about the results from COP26, but also what’s needed next to keep the goal of 1.5 alive. They explore a little of what’s needed from international policy, how Drax’s global operations are expanding to meet the decarbonization opportunity and Will’s thoughts on renewables, voluntary carbon markets and the need for more support of permane...
What would drive North American industry to invest in net zero?
January 27, 2022 09:28 - 47 minutes - 65 MBWith governments and markets taking different approaches to industrial decarbonization around the world, Nick Fulford joins Alex Cameron to talk about the different challenges those approaches are yielding and how the US/Canadian approach is unfolding. They explore the North American focus on market forces, the impact of 45Q and other incentives and also look at how business models could emerge in CCUS and other tech despite the challenges that lie ahead. Now based in Hous...
Could CCS own the radical middle ground in the energy transition?
January 06, 2022 09:00 - 39 minutes - 54.5 MBCraig Golinowski of Carbon Infrastructure Partners discussions the need for other tech to balance out renewables so that we avoid further energy crises and allow for a full transition. Is CCUS the radical middle ground? Summary: Craig Golinowski joins Alex to talk about the concept of the carbon paradox, and what role CCUS needs to play in the energy transition. Find out about the concept of the paradox being seen in the transition to renewables where, without solving interm...
Lord Adair Turner talks about what has to happen in the 2020s for Net Zero to be achievable
December 30, 2021 09:00 - 45 minutes - 63.2 MBListen in and explore the momentum being seen right now, with more than 70% of global GDP covered by a net zero target, and the routes critical industries are taking to decarbonize. You’ll hear thoughts on the innovative mechanisms that global capital markets and policy are developing, and you’ll get his insights on the urgent need for huge amounts of zero carbon electricity and infrastructure to support essential solutions. Lord Turner has a background spanning the corporate ...
Disrupter Series: Driving zero carbon lime production in the UK (Part 2 of conversation with Origen)
December 23, 2021 09:12 - 27 minutes - 37.7 MBJoin Alex and Ben for part two of their conversation exploring how Origen’s Zero Carbon Lime technology is being applied at a plant in the UK. You’ll explore the tech itself, the project timeline and hear about the short and long term co2 offtake plans. You’ll also explore the way in which zero carbon lime could be used as a carbon capture tool in future. Links: https://origencarbonsolutions.com/news-updates/ www.decarbconnect.com Thanks to Janno Media for the technical partne...
Disrupter series: Driving zero carbon lime production in the US (Part 1 of conversation with Origen)
December 16, 2021 14:14 - 27 minutes - 37.2 MBSitting right at the heart of hard to abate sectors is Lime production – a process that yields materials used in construction and food industries (as well as others). The 400 million tonnes of lime produced annually produces 400m tonnes of co2 from the high heat and energy-intensive chemical process. But there is a positive side to this story – if producers can develop zero carbon lime, there are major opportunities not only in their current end use markets – but also in carbon capt...
Driving zero carbon lime production in the US (Part 1)
December 16, 2021 14:14 - 27 minutes - 37.2 MBSitting right at the heart of hard to abate sectors is Lime production – a process that yields materials used in construction and food industries (as well as others). The 400 million tonnes of lime produced annually produces 400m tonnes of co2 from the high heat and energy-intensive chemical process. But there is a positive side to this story – if producers can develop zero carbon lime, there are major opportunities not only in their current end use markets – but also in carbon capt...
Innovation Series - From premium products to volume products – commercialising CO2 post-conversion to solid carbon
December 09, 2021 10:42 - 34 minutes - 47.1 MBCCUS is a broad term and yet often is applied narrowly to projects focused on underground storage. Aeroborn is one of a number of exciting disruptors with CCUS-tech that allows for the transformation of CO2 into other products… products that are usable whilst also storing the CO2 permanently. In the case of Aeroborn, it is converted to sustainable carbon black materials. Join Alex as she talks with Anna Douglas, the co-Founder and Chief Science Officer for Aeroborn as they talk ...
Can wave energy contribute to energy stability… and when?
December 02, 2021 11:35 - 35 minutes - 48.6 MBKicking off our month of focus on innovation, join Alex and Jan Skjoldhammer of NoviOcean to talk about their wave energy tech and the role of wave power in the renewables mix. In this conversation they look at the current instability in the energy market and how new forms of energy could play into it.You’ll also explore the business model and infra around wave energy plus the current costs vs its fossil fuel and renewables competitors… find out what needs to happen to bring this to...
Offsite at COP26 - BASF’s carbon literacy program and COP takeaways
November 18, 2021 09:00 - 23 minutes - 32.2 MBJoin one of the Decarbonisation Leaders Network’s council members, Geoff Mackey, for a discussion about his experiences at COP26, the value of carbon literacy, and the core activities underpinning BASF’s sustainability activities. Throughout the conversation, one of the recurring themes is the power of knowing your CO2 baseline and rooting your strategy in this. We also talked about the need for corporates to both take action but also communicate clearly the challenges that need...
How NW Natural is forging a hydrogen business model and strategy to help keep industrials in state and decarbonizing economically
November 11, 2021 09:31 - 19 minutes - 27.5 MBHow does a gas utility transition to a clean energy network? Chris Kroeker, Emerging Technology Program Manager of NW Natural, joins Alex to discuss how his company (a gas utility based in Oregon) is transitioning from natural gas to hydrogen. The conversation explores the need for any transition to deliver economical decarbonization in order to keep industrial clients and jobs in state – and we look at the roadmap to NW offering hydrogen at scale. Find out how NW looks at the...
Neil Chatterjee on FERC, Carbon Pricing and the route to a high performing clean energy system in the US
November 04, 2021 10:23 - 26 minutes - 36 MBNeil Chatterjee was, until August 2021, the member of the commission at FERC and now is a senior advisor at Hogan Lovells. With a background in policy, legislation and regulation he joined Alex to look at his work with the commission at FERC and what he thinks is needed in the US energy market to make progress to lower carbon energy smooth – specifically his thoughts on the need for congruent state-by-state carbon pricing. We also talk about his expectations of COP26 and future ener...
COP26 Series: Kickstarting the market for green concrete and green steel – how can green public procurement create momentum?
October 28, 2021 08:27 - 28 minutes - 39.2 MBGlobal construction projections point to a massive growth over the next couple of decades which equates to building something the size of New York City every month. Think about that… the steel… the cement… the co2 that is produced as a result. So all we need are green materials, right? In the short term the challenge lies in the “green premium” and how quickly the price for carbon negative or low carbon materials can be brought down by market forces. Governments around the worl...
Science based targets and carbon business models: How is Holcim Germany tackling net zero?
October 07, 2021 08:00 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBThis podcast is taken from one of Decarb Connect Europe’s fireside chats. Join Cate Hight, Chief Operating Officer of the Mission Possible Partnership, and Thorsten Hahn, CEO of Holcim in Germany, to explore how Holcim's global science based target is being applied at the national level. Thorsten shares his thoughts on the low hanging fruit of co2 reduction as well as how they intend to create value from emissions. Cate and Thorsten also look at tracking the value in avoided CO2 as ...
New developments in environmental reporting – what should corporates prepare for?
September 30, 2021 08:29 - 32 minutes - 44.6 MBAs with all climate-related activities, attention on voluntary disclosures is gaining momentum. With the prospect of mandatory disclosures on the horizon - how are different stakeholders expectations going to change and what will this mean for industry and corporates? David Lammers, Deputy Director of Corporate Engagement at CDP Europe joins Alex to explore the changes and trends they are observing. David is one of 50+ speakers at Decarb Connect Europe, October 5-7 2021 – join ...
Data-driven decarbonisation – The Midden project
September 16, 2021 08:00 - 23 minutes - 31.9 MBIn this episode we explore how the MIDDEN project in the Netherlands collects data that ensures industrial groups can accelerate decarbonisation. Using data from across Dutch industry (energy usage, material flows, greenhouse gas emissions) the MIDDEN project offers publicly available insights and data that help hard to abate sectors make the right decarbonisation decisions. Join Dick Van Dam from PBL (the Dutch environmental assessment agency) and Silvana Gamboa from TNO (an i...
Predictors of future co2 success - the essential shifts needed to deliver net zero
September 09, 2021 09:53 - 38 minutes - 53.2 MBJoin Ben Moens, Managing Director of Sustainability Solutions at Engie Impact, as he talks with Alex about the real predictors of decarbonisation success. How can companies graduate from pilot/single-project thinking to systems transformation? What could a shift from ROI thinking to Total Cost of Ownership reveal? What kinds of partnerships and collaborations are the most effective decarbonizers already forging? Listen in to find out about the much-needed short term steps as well ...
Series Highlight: How to connect the vast amounts of motivated capital to the decarbonization technologies with true commercial potential
September 02, 2021 09:04 - 40 minutes - 55.5 MBAndrew Smith of Greenbackers joins Alex to explore their success in matching investors to the right decarbonisation tech with true commercial potential. They talk about how to reverse engineer net zero by 2050 and how much of it requires new business models vs new tech. They also explore the role that CVCs, VCs & PE play best. Listen in to find out about the characteristics of strong start up leadership teams, what industrials need to ensure they bring to early stage projects and th...
How to deliver Carbon Capture as a Service
August 26, 2021 08:00 - 27 minutes - 37.7 MBWith CCUS projects emerging across Europe and around the world, the role of carbon capture in industrial decarbonisation is gaining pace. Join Alex and Aniruddha for a discussion that covers both his hopes and expectations for COP26 and the emerging CCaaS business model, as well as exploring the company’s established and more nascent projects. Links: https://decarbconnect.com/events/ (click for more insights on the projects and technologies being deployed to decarbonise energy-i...
Liquid Wind: Scaling to meet the demand of green fuels
August 19, 2021 08:00 - 34 minutes - 47.6 MBClaes Fredriksson, CEO of Liquid Wind, joins Alex to talk about the work they are doing to develop at-scale production of green methanol from biogenic co2. They explore the development of green fuels projects at scale and how they piece together the key partners & technologies. A great opportunity to hear about the project development of at-scale projects and the reuse of co2. Links: https://www.liquidwind.se/ https://www.liquidwind.se/news/liquid-wind-raises-4m-in-equity ...
Rethinking decarbonization - how to radically change mining’s energy equation
August 12, 2021 08:00 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBCarl Weatherell, CEO of Canada Mining Innovation Center, joins Alex to talk about the enormous value of setting much more aspirational goals (Zero waste, Zero emissions) and applying a radical innovation approach that leverages coopetition, collaboration and co-development across the mining sector. Plenty of big ideas here for other energy-intensive sectors to learn from, as well as specifics on mining innovation opportunities from microwave technology to core mining platforms....
Taking the CO2 out of home heating – how to do it equitably and quickly..
August 05, 2021 08:00 - 24 minutes - 33.3 MBRavi Gurumurthy, CEO of Nesta, joins Alex Cameron to talk about decarbonising domestic heat and the urgent changes needed to achieve net zero in the UK. Nesta is the UK’s innovation agency for social good and in March, Nesta published it’s ambitious 10 year strategy which aims to improve the lives of millions through mission-led innovation. Ravi Gurumurthy talks with Alex about how Nesta drives innovation and his view on achieving net zero equitably and on time. Ravi has ...
Converting the carbon from problem waste product to high value asset
July 29, 2021 07:00 - 46 minutes - 63.5 MBEmily Reichert, CEO of Greentown Labs and Pat Sapinsley, Managing Director of Cleantech Initiatives at the NYU Urban Future Lab, join Alex to talk about their joint C2V initiative, an accelerator taking the first carbon to value cohort through a program to drive scale and commercial opportunity in this cutting edge category of climate tech. We define carbontech as any technology or business model innovation that enables the capture, utilization or sequestration of carbon dioxid...
Assessing the explosive growth of voluntary offsets
July 22, 2021 07:00 - 21 minutes - 30.1 MBNico Girod of Clear Blue Markets talks with Alex about the hot and growing market for voluntary offsets. We explore their roots and factors that are driving their growth, we also talk about the difference between high quality offsets and those that carry more reputational risk. We look at the questions corporates bring to discussions of offsets, the change participants in the market and look ahead to predictions around volume and type of offsets entering the market. If you’re ...
Industrial clusters and the UK’s Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge
July 15, 2021 07:00 - 19 minutes - 27.4 MBDr Bryony Livesey leads the Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge (IDC), which forms part of the UK’s Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF). IDC is a £170m programme with £261m match funding from industry, designed to deploy low carbon technologies and enabling infrastructure in heavily industrialised regions of the UK. Bryony and Alex talk about the significant program of work that is ongoing to help develop world class industrial clusters in the UK and how these commercia...
How are commodities traders showing up to the decarbonization debate?
July 08, 2021 11:21 - 26 minutes - 36.3 MBJoin Alex and Joe Raia for a discussion about how Abaxx’s exchange launch presents an opportunity to create carbon neutral and offset trading products for commodities traders managing portfolios of hard to abate products. We talk about the rapid movement of global markets towards practices and policies that support ESG initiatives and investments and look at the physical commodities and futures-based trading perspective on this. We also discuss the view point that LNG and ...
How to connect the vast amounts of motivated capital to the decarbonization technologies with true commercial potential
July 01, 2021 14:57 - 40 minutes - 55.5 MBAndrew Smith of Greenbackers joins Alex to explore their success in matching investors to the right decarbonisation tech with true commercial potential. They talk about how to reverse engineer net zero by 2050 and how much of it requires new business models vs new tech. They also explore the role that CVCs, VCs & PE play best. Listen in to find out about the characteristics of strong start up leadership teams, what industrials need to ensure they bring to early stage projects and th...
PyroGenesys: Enabling off-grid communities to turn waste to value
June 24, 2021 08:42 - 29 minutes - 40 MBSimon Ighofose talks with Alex about building technology and a new business out of a passion for supporting off-grid communities. We look at the pyrolisis tech that is the heart of PyroGenesys' business, and we talk about the scale of the market opportunity for both developed industrial markets as so-called "bottom of the pyramid" off-grid communities. The technology is about to go into a pilot phase at a facility in the north west of england and will be proving its capabilities in ...
ClearPath: Creating policy & investment conditions that drive a global energy transition and a strong US export market for cost-effective cleantech
June 16, 2021 08:00 - 39 minutes - 54.3 MBRich Powell talks with Alex about the work ClearPath does to drive policies in support of the energy transition in the US. While much is made of the democrat agenda in this space, we talk about conservative support for the energy transition and the types of programs of work and policies that they are driving to support it. We also touch on the bi-partisan support for certain aspects of clean energy policy and Rich's own views on what needs to be done. From the Clean Energy Act of 20...
What does clean tech look like post covid and a Biden Administration?
June 10, 2021 12:33 - 28 minutes - 39.5 MBWith lots of change in the market for investments in clean tech, Caroline Abramo (Chief Investment Officer of Pana LCE Investments) joins Alex to talk about how private equity can invest in cleantech and decarbonization solutions in a way that really drives the right outcome. Listen in to a discussion about the fiduciary duties investors have to their clients and how to balance these with achieving real impact - and also responses to some of the criticisms being levelled at ESG focu...
Series Highlight: Are ESG funds having the right impact? Funding the hard to abate net zero transition.
June 03, 2021 09:19 - 26 minutes - 36.5 MBIf the goal of ESG is to support & drive the corporate transition to net zero/better climate stewardship, is it working? Massive growth is being seen in these funds and there are plenty of bold statements about what they can achieve - but with few simple answers for hard to abate sectors, are ESG strategies simply going to lead to more cost and more barriers to decarbonization? Find out about Will's recent report, get some insight on the questions that industrials and investors need...
Series Highlight: the economics of decarbonisation
May 27, 2021 07:00 - 28 minutes - 39.7 MBRenewables, industrial efficiency, CCUS & hydrogen are all up for discussion - as is the analysis that points to nature-based solutions being the a key route to deliver ing net zero. Whatever your interest in decarbonisation, settle in for different perspective and (sometimes) controversial insights. We talk carbon pricing, technology readiness and the value of patent/IP analysis in determining the right rout forward. Catch up with Rob or join his newsletter list at www.ThunderS...
Spotlight on North America Pt4: What are the technologies and policies that could underpin commerically-viable decarbonization?
May 20, 2021 07:00 - 57 minutes - 78.8 MBWhether you're new to the Decarb Connect podcast or looking for an assessment of North American policy and opportunities, join Jeff Rissman and Alex Cameron to look at the cross-cutting technologies as well as industry-specific tools that could define industrial decarbonization. We look at both energy-related emissions as well as process-related emissions - invaluable to those just starting to develop or deploy their roadmaps. Jeff works with industry and policy makers and that exp...
Spotlight on North America Pt4: What are the technologies and policies that could underpin commercially-viable decarbonization?
May 20, 2021 07:00 - 57 minutes - 78.8 MBWhether you're new to the Decarb Connect podcast or looking for an assessment of North American policy and opportunities, join Jeff Rissman and Alex Cameron to look at the cross-cutting technologies as well as industry-specific tools that could define industrial decarbonization. We look at both energy-related emissions as well as process-related emissions - invaluable to those just starting to develop or deploy their roadmaps. Jeff works with industry and policy makers and that exp...
Spotlight on North America Pt3: Cemvita's role in creating high value products from co2 using synthetic biology
May 13, 2021 07:57 - 30 minutes - 42.1 MBRoutes to industrial decarbonization may run from CCUS to fuel switching and energy efficiency, but no area is gaining greater interest that how co2 itself can be transformed into valuable products. Cemvita's approach is already showing that valuable products (bio ethylene is just one example) can be created for clients by taking nature-inspired processes and synthesising them. This combination of biotech, energy and synthetic biology offers a route to economical, carbon negative so...
Spotlight on North America Pt 2: Energy transition as an economic opportunity: Industrial symbiosis
May 06, 2021 08:20 - 32 minutes - 45.3 MBHow could forming industrial clusters help create co2 and other waste offtake opportunities for energy-intensive sectors? Imagine heat, co2, waste and other outputs being used efficiently to create valuable products. Rhys Roth joins Alex to talk about his experience in bringing Industrial Symbiosis as a concept to Washington State and the potential that all sides of the political spectrum there see in it, including opportunities for decarbonization as well as regional investment. ...
Spotlight on North America Pt 1: Finding the right project financing structures to drive industrial decarbonization at scale
April 29, 2021 07:00 - 35 minutes - 65.6 MBEnergy-intensive sectors are well and truly under the spotlight with decarbonization action demanded by investors, customers and in legislation. Xavier D'Hubert joins Alex Cameron to look at the frequently cited challenge - how do industrials finance the transition when projects financing requirements can run in to hundreds of millions? How do we decarbonize hard to abate industries whilst protecting their ability to compete (and retain the millions of jobs that they provide)? Xa...
How Mission Innovation drives political, large scale investor and industrial agendas to achieve net zero
April 22, 2021 08:43 - 29 minutes - 54.9 MBPatrick Child joins Alex to explore how Mission Innovation works across 24 governments to stimulate global clean energy innovation efforts. We talk about the amount of public investments driven to date ($4.9billion) and the work they are doing to bring at-scale investment from private sector to the issue alongside public sector funds. Listen in to learn about the roadmap that MI is pursuing to get to Net Zero and the next phase of their work. Links: http://mission-innovation.ne...
Establishing the true co2 exposure of industrials
April 15, 2021 07:00 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBAdvanced Infrastructure’s digital twin model allows UK corporates to get a full picture of their co2 intensity from energy. With emerging co2 reporting regulations pointing to a time when accuracy in co2 reporting will be more than a reputational risk, we discuss how this data can reveal commercial opportunity and what types of gains customers are already seeing from it. Just one example is the ‘kite mark’ approach – allowing industrials to put a stamp on low carbon products. Liste...
Decarbonising Carmeuse - how is a global lime producer approaching the co2 challenge?
April 08, 2021 08:11 - 17 minutes - 39.1 MBIn a change from our recent episodes which focused more on the finance and innovation themes in decarbonisation, this week we explore the roadmaps that hard to abate companies need to have in place. Cem Gercek, the Area Manager and Decarbonisation Lead at Carmeuse, talks with Aya Pariy about the main elements of their in house decarbonisation roadmap. He also discusses the abatement work that is under way and how their wider value chain is assessing the CO2 opportunity/challenge. ...
Green steel, green ceramics - reforming old materials into next generation critical materials
April 01, 2021 07:00 - 42 minutes - 58.7 MBGreen steel, green ceramics – in fact green-any-hard-abate-material – decarbonisation discussions usually focus on fuel switching, energy efficiency or the increased recycling of these same materials. The work being led by Professor Veena Sahajwalla shows that innovative reuse, reforming and recycling of alternative materials (from old tyres to glass and fabric) offers an exciting, commercial and innovative route for producing low carbon materials for some of the toughest to abate s...
EIC - how is Europe's largest innovation fund maturing and who can take advantage?
March 25, 2021 09:52 - 29 minutes - 66.8 MBThe EIC offers up to €17,5 million in financing, blending grants and equity-based investments. Starting as a pilot programme within Horizon 2020 (2014-2020), the EIC has become one of the most ambitious and successful funding schemes worldwide. Louis Papaemmanuel joins Alex to talk about its continued plans a part of the forthcoming Horizon Europe (2021-2027), with the EU pledging over €10 billion. We explore its origins as a highly selective program with only the very best proposa...
CO2 business models and re-use: strategic resource vs waste product
March 25, 2021 09:52 - 29 minutes - 66.8 MBLouis Papaemmanuel joins Alex to look the most ambitious innovation fund globally - the EIC. We'll explore wheree it is having an impact but also some of the questions that have emerged around its development and application process.
Reusing CO2 at industrial scale - a strategic resource vs waste product
March 18, 2021 09:00 - 29 minutes - 40.9 MBAttention amongst hard to abate sectors is turning more to how to invest at scale in decarbonisation, and to do that - what business models exist to make co2 planning sustainable. Dr Paula Carey, Co-Founder & Technical Director of Carbon8, joins Alex to talk about the essential shift in mindset that is needed… viewing co2 as an asset rather than an expense or liability. Listen in to the conversation as it explore why it’s taken so long for this mindset shift to start to happen – a...
Carbon Offsetting for Industry - creating accountability and credibility in a growing $300m+ market
March 11, 2021 08:00 - 21 minutes - 29.3 MBThe voluntary carbon offsets market offers short term opportunities and possibly longer term gains as part of a net zero strategy. But with 17000+ opportunities to offset emission globally, how can industrials ensure that they choose the appropriate programme, and how can they further ensure that it can evidence accountability and true additionality. A $300m+ market right now, offsets are set for massive growth - all while coming under significant pressure from detractors concerne...
IETF - how government can support manufacturers to deliver decarbonization
March 04, 2021 08:00 - 20 minutes - 27.7 MBThe Knowledge Transfer Networks role in the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF) is to connect the innovators and manufacturers with grant-based funding that can be applied to energy efficiency projects. Given that a key element of decarbonisation is in reducing energy consumption in basic processes and operations, find out how the IETF's funding pot of £315m is being put to use and lessons learned to date. Show Links: https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/co...
Are ESG funds having the right impact? Funding the hard to abate net zero transition.
February 25, 2021 12:41 - 26 minutes - 35.8 MBIf the goal of ESG is to support & drive the corporate transition to net zero/better climate stewardship, is it working? Massive growth is being seen in these funds and there are plenty of bold statements about what they can achieve - but with few simple answers for hard to abate sectors, are ESG strategies simply going to lead to more cost and more barriers to decarbonization? Find out about Will's recent report, get some insight on the questions that industrials and investors need...
Bringing a full scale 300m euro CCUS project to fruition
February 18, 2021 09:01 - 33 minutes - 62.2 MBAlex is joined by Per Brevik, Director of Alternative Fuels and leader of the CCUS project at the Norcem Plant for Heidelberg Cement Northern Europe. CCUS has come a long way in the last few years, and whilst heavy industrials are also pursuing fuel switching, efficiency and electrification to drive down CO2 - few believe they can achieve carbon neutrality without access to CCUS. They talk about the path the project has taken, the ticket price of something of this scale and the choi...