GGR Directorate CO2RE Hub
Lead Research Organisation:
UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
Department Name: Smith School of Enterprise and the Env
Abstract
Observed, Strategic, sustained action is now needed to avoid further negative consequences of climate change and to build a greener, cleaner and fairer future. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change the rise in global temperature is largely driven by total carbon dioxide emissions over time. In order to avoid further global warming, international Governments agreed to work towards a balance between emissions and greenhouse gas removal (GGR), known 'net zero', in the Paris Agreement. In June 2019 the UK committed to reaching net zero emissions by 2050, making it the first G7 country to legislate such a target.
Transitioning to net zero means that we will have to remove as many emissions as we produce. Much of the focus of climate action to date has been on reducing emissions, for example through renewable power and electric vehicles. However, pathways to net zero require not just cutting fossil fuel emissions but also turning the land into a net carbon sink and scaling up new technologies to remove and store greenhouse gases. This will require new legislation to pave the way for investment in new infrastructure and businesses expected to be worth billions of pounds a year within 30 years.
This challenge has far-reaching implications for technology, business models, social practices and policy. GGR has been much less studied, developed and incentivised than actions to cut emissions. The proposed CO2RE Hub brings together leading UK academics with a wide range of expertise to co-ordinate a suite of GGR demonstration projects to accelerate progress in this area. In particular the Hub will study how we can (1) reduce technology costs so that GGR becomes economically viable; (2) ensure industry adopts the concept of net zero in a way that will maintain and create jobs; (3) put in place sensible policy incentives; (4) make sure there is social license for GGR (unlike fracking or nuclear); (5) set up regulatory oversight of environmental sustainability and risks of GGR; (6) understand what is required to achieve GGR at large scale and (7) guarantee there are the skills and knowledge required for all this to happen.
Building on extensive existing links to stakeholders in business, Government and NGOs, the Hub will work extensively with everyone involved in regulating and delivering GGR to ensure our research provides solutions to strategic priorities. We will also encourage the teams working on demonstrator technologies to think responsibly about the risks, benefits and public perceptions of their work and consider the full environmental, social and economic implications of implementation from the outset.
CO2RE will seek to bring the GGR community in the UK as a whole closer together, functioning as a gateway to UK inter-disciplinary research expertise on GGR. We will inform, and stay informed, about the latest developments nationally and internationally, and reach out to engage the wider public. In doing so we will be able to respond to a rapidly evolving landscape recognising that technical and social change are not separate, but happen together. To accelerate and achieve meaningful change, we will be guided by consultation with key decision-makers and the general public, and set up a £1m flexible fund to respond to priorities that emerge with the help of the wider UK academic community. Ultimately we will help the UK and the world understand how GGR can be scaled up responsibly as part of climate action to meet the ambition of net zero.
Transitioning to net zero means that we will have to remove as many emissions as we produce. Much of the focus of climate action to date has been on reducing emissions, for example through renewable power and electric vehicles. However, pathways to net zero require not just cutting fossil fuel emissions but also turning the land into a net carbon sink and scaling up new technologies to remove and store greenhouse gases. This will require new legislation to pave the way for investment in new infrastructure and businesses expected to be worth billions of pounds a year within 30 years.
This challenge has far-reaching implications for technology, business models, social practices and policy. GGR has been much less studied, developed and incentivised than actions to cut emissions. The proposed CO2RE Hub brings together leading UK academics with a wide range of expertise to co-ordinate a suite of GGR demonstration projects to accelerate progress in this area. In particular the Hub will study how we can (1) reduce technology costs so that GGR becomes economically viable; (2) ensure industry adopts the concept of net zero in a way that will maintain and create jobs; (3) put in place sensible policy incentives; (4) make sure there is social license for GGR (unlike fracking or nuclear); (5) set up regulatory oversight of environmental sustainability and risks of GGR; (6) understand what is required to achieve GGR at large scale and (7) guarantee there are the skills and knowledge required for all this to happen.
Building on extensive existing links to stakeholders in business, Government and NGOs, the Hub will work extensively with everyone involved in regulating and delivering GGR to ensure our research provides solutions to strategic priorities. We will also encourage the teams working on demonstrator technologies to think responsibly about the risks, benefits and public perceptions of their work and consider the full environmental, social and economic implications of implementation from the outset.
CO2RE will seek to bring the GGR community in the UK as a whole closer together, functioning as a gateway to UK inter-disciplinary research expertise on GGR. We will inform, and stay informed, about the latest developments nationally and internationally, and reach out to engage the wider public. In doing so we will be able to respond to a rapidly evolving landscape recognising that technical and social change are not separate, but happen together. To accelerate and achieve meaningful change, we will be guided by consultation with key decision-makers and the general public, and set up a £1m flexible fund to respond to priorities that emerge with the help of the wider UK academic community. Ultimately we will help the UK and the world understand how GGR can be scaled up responsibly as part of climate action to meet the ambition of net zero.
Organisations
- UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD (Lead Research Organisation)
- Progressive Energy Limited (Project Partner)
- Energy Systems Catapult (Project Partner)
- Drax Power Limited (Project Partner)
- World Wildlife Fund UK (Project Partner)
- Heathrow Aiport Ltd (Project Partner)
- The Carbon Trust (Project Partner)
- Capitals Coalition (Project Partner)
- Boston Consulting Group (Project Partner)
- BP INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (Project Partner)
- The Nature Conservancy (Project Partner)
- Climeworks AG (Project Partner)
- ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (Project Partner)
- London School of Economics & Pol Sci (Project Partner)
- The Climate Change Organisation (Project Partner)
- AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED (Project Partner)
- RSPB (Project Partner)
- CCm Technologies Ltd (Project Partner)
- Engie (UK) (Project Partner)
- Mercator Research Institute (Project Partner)
- Aldersgate Group (Project Partner)
- Natural England (Project Partner)
- Carbon Engineering Ltd (Project Partner)
- Soil Association (Project Partner)
- Origen Power Ltd (Project Partner)
- HSBC Bank Plc (Project Partner)
- Carbon180 (Project Partner)
- Sustainable Aviation (Project Partner)
- HM Treasury (Project Partner)
- Climate Works Foundation (Project Partner)
- The Climate Change Committe (Project Partner)
- Cambridgeshire County Council (Project Partner)
- National Farmers Union (NFU) (Project Partner)
- International Airlines Group (Project Partner)
- Microsoft Corporation (USA) (Project Partner)
- Rolls-Royce (Project Partner)
- Vivid Economics Limited (Project Partner)
- Shell Research UK (Project Partner)
- National Infrastructure Commission (Project Partner)
- ClientEarth (Project Partner)
Publications
Bednar J
(2021)
Operationalizing the net-negative carbon economy
in Nature
Bednar J
(2023)
Beyond emissions trading to a negative carbon economy: a proposed carbon removal obligation and its implementation
in Climate Policy
Bellamy R
(2023)
Public perceptions of climate tipping points.
in Public understanding of science (Bristol, England)
Bellamy R
(2023)
Communicating carbon removal
in Frontiers in Climate
Bellamy R
(2022)
Mapping public appraisals of carbon dioxide removal
in Global Environmental Change
Bellamy R
(2023)
Carbon removal: avoid selective analysis.
in Nature
Bellamy R
(2021)
Editorial: Governing Carbon Dioxide Removal
in Frontiers in Climate
Bogojevic S
(2023)
Legal Dilemmas of Climate Action
in Journal of Environmental Law
Bogojevic S
(2024)
Carbon removals, ecosystems and the European Green Deal
in European Law Open
Bogojevic S
(2024)
Squaring the Circle? Regional Airport Expansion, Climate Change and the Planning Regime
in The Modern Law Review
| Description | CO2RE contribution acknowledged in the CCC Seventh Carbon Budget |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | https://www.theccc.org.uk/publication/the-seventh-carbon-budget/ |
| Description | CO2RE coordinated GGR-D programme response to consultation on Integrating Greenhouse Gas Removals in the UK Emissions Trading Scheme. |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/664df92b993111924d9d39f8/integrating-ggrs-in-the-uket... |
| Description | Cited in Developing the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1067... |
| Description | Cited in policy consultation: Business model for power bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (Power BECCS) |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1097... |
| Description | Cited in the Environmental Audit Committee Chair's Letter Seeking Clarification on NETs from the Secretary of State for BEIS |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/9463/documents/161610/default/ |
| Description | Consultation document on Integrating Greenhouse Gas Removals in the UK Emissions Trading Scheme incorporated CO2RE research |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | https://co2re.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/CO2RE_Report_CDR_Permanence-FINAL-v7.pdf |
| Description | Contributed to Mission Innovation's Carbon Dioxide Removal Technology Roadmap |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://explore.mission-innovation.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Carbon-Dioxide-Removal-Mission-Roa... |
| Description | Contribution to UK Parliament POSTnote: Biomass for UK energy |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/POST-PN-0690/POST-PN-0690.pdf |
| Description | Contribution to UK Parliament POSTnote: Carbon offsetting |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | https://post.parliament.uk/research-briefings/post-pn-0713/ |
| Description | Elected member of the Uk Climate Change Committee - sitting on the Adaptation Committee |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | Inputs into the CCC's reports of progress government is or is not making in meeting its climate change goals; influence over the NAP3 |
| Description | GGR-D programme included in UK government's Net Zero Strategy |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/net-zero-strategy |
| Description | Ghaleigh and Hazeldine cited in House of Commons Committee report |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5803/cmselect/cmenvaud/109/report.html |
| Description | Hepburn cited in Engineered Greenhouse Gas Removals: Government response to the consultation on a GGR Business Model |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1164... |
| Description | Member of the Independent Advisory Board of Drax plc |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | The international advisory board has an ongoing impact on the sustainability thinking, processes and policies of Drax |
| URL | https://www.drax.com/sustainability/sustainable-bioenergy/independent-advisory-board-on-sustainable-... |
| Description | Provided written evidence for an independent review of the UK government's approach to delivering Net Zero Targets |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1128... |
| Description | Response to EFRA's call for evidence on Soil Health |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | https://committees.parliament.uk/work/7139/soil-health/ |
| Description | Response to UNFCCC call for input 2023 |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/resource/SB005_call_for_input_CO2RE%20Hub%20.pdf |
| Description | Smith and Snape submitted letter on biochar deployment to MPs |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| URL | https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dan-wrench-a3699b37_accelerating-biochar-deployment-letter-to-activit... |
| Description | Smith participated in IPCC CDR Methodology Report scoping meeting |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| URL | https://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/public/mtdocs/2410_CDR_CCUS_Scoping.html |
| Description | State of CDR report cited in European Parliament Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety draft report |
| Geographic Reach | Europe |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-PR-745292_EN.pdf |
| Description | State of CDR report cited in parliamentary questions to Dutch Minister for Climate and Energy |
| Geographic Reach | Europe |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| URL | https://www.tweedekamer.nl/kamerstukken/kamervragen/detail?id=2023Z02087&did=2023D04980 |
| Description | Statement for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee call for evidence on how to improve soil health in the UK. |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| URL | https://www.agile-initiative.ox.ac.uk/news/agile-researchers-submit-evidence-for-parliamentary-inqui... |
| Description | Steve Smith cited in BECCS DONE WELL Conditions for Success for Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | https://www.forumforthefuture.org/new-report-outlines-conditions-for-success-for-bioenergy-with-carb... |
| Description | contribution to UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2023 |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | https://www.unep.org/resources/emissions-gap-report-2023 |
| Description | contribution to call for evidence on Negative Emissions Technologies (NETs) |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/40432/pdf/ |
| Description | invitation to give oral evidence to parliamentary committee |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/3dc46d88-fb7c-4404-b203-b56daec51725 |
| Description | response to CCC call for evidence for the 7th carbon budget |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | https://www.theccc.org.uk/climate-action/calls-for-evidence/ |
| Description | A Website Blog Post outlining 'Who is buying Greenhouse Gas Removal credits and why does it matter?' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Pathfinders recipient, Josh Burke, and CO2RE researcher, Sam Fankhauser, co-authored a blog outlining who is buying carbon removal and the implications of these purchases. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/news/who-is-buying-greenhouse-gas-removal-credits-and-does-i... |
| Description | Alyssa Gilbert served on the Green Alliance conference: Landscape 2050's panel session: How can we remove and store carbon without harming land and nature? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | CO2RE's engagement lead, Alyssa Gilbert, served on an expert panel that discussed how the UK's land use and management will have to adapt to contemporary climate challenges and the actions required for nature. The main aim was to consider how greenhouse gas removal technologies/approaches can be deployed sustainably, taking into full account the interests and exigencies of local communities that will shoulder the impact of these changes. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIRCIJ132Jk |
| Description | Arts and Humanities Engagement Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The CO2RE Hub organised an Arts and Humanities Engagement Workshop to scope out Flex fund arts engagement activities at the Rich Mix in London on 11 October. Participating artists, curatorial practitioners, designers, writers, and researchers enthusiastically proposed potential synergies between climate science and the arts/humanities. Their ideas/suggestions were collated to inform programme development. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://co2re.org/events/arts-humanities-workshop/ |
| Description | Bellamy was invited to speak on a panel at the Cheltenham Science Festival |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Co-investigator Bellamy was invited to speak on a panel 'Catch C If You Can' discussing various approaches to carbon removal, their credibility, and the challenges/controversy they face at the Cheltenham Science Festival, 9 June 2023. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://issuu.com/cheltenhamfestivals/docs/cheltenham_science_festival_brochure_2023 |
| Description | Beta Testing: CO2RE Principles for Credible Removal Workshop - BEIS Phase II Demos |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | 18 individuals working on different Greenhouse Gas Removal (GGR) technologies/approaches, including BECCS (Severn Wye, ABSL, Ince Power), Biochar (Kew Technology, Ricardo), and DAC (Rolls Royce, Mission Zero), attended the event to beta-test, provide feedback on, and help co-develop CO2RE's principles for credible GGR framework and evaluation criteria as they are developing. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Beta Testing: CO2RE Principles for Credible Removal Workshop - Environmental NGOs |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | 15 individuals from various environmental NGOs, including Greenpeace, Green Alliance, NFU, ClientEarth, Soil Association, attended the event to beta-test, provide feedback on, and help co-develop CO2RE's principles for credible GGR framework and evaluation criteria as they are developing. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Beta Testing: CO2RE Principles for Credible Removal Workshop - Investors |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | 16 individuals representing various investors, including Legal and General, Puro Earth, Just Climate, Heathrow, and Counteract, attended the event to beta-test, provide feedback on, and help co-develop CO2RE's principles for credible GGR framework and evaluation criteria as they are developing. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Beta Testing: CO2RE Principles for Credible Removal Workshop - with GGR-D programme demonstrators |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Individuals from across the GGR-D programme attended the event to beta-test, provide feedback on, and help co-develop CO2RE's principles for credible GGR framework and evaluation criteria as they are developing. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Butnar invited to speak at the Royal Society Workshop on BECCS |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Butnar invited expert speaker at the Royal Society Workshop on BECCS. London, 25 September 2024, speaking on 'Role of BECCS in UK decarbonisation scenarios compatible with net zero by 2050'. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2024/09/beccs-workshop/ |
| Description | Butnar presented at the Supergen Bioenergy Hub Policy Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Butnar presented on ''Consequential Life Cycle Assessment for bioenergy evaluation at the Supergen Bioenergy Hub Policy Workshop in London on 10 September 2024. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.supergen-bioenergy.net/news/policy-forum-meets-with-a-focus-on-lifecycle-assessment-lca/ |
| Description | CO2RE Blog - Future Leaders Network |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 9th October 2024 - Future GGR Leaders Dive Deep into Land-Based Removal Techniques at Wales Roadshow - CO2RE Blog - Future Leaders Network |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://co2re.org/future-ggr-leaders-dive-deep-into-land-based-removal-techniques-at-wales-roadshow/ |
| Description | CO2RE Blog - Judith Thornton on reaching net zero in Welsh agriculture |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 1st December 2025 - Five steps agriculture in Wales should take to help reach net zero - Judith Thornton, Perennial Biomass Crops for Greenhouse Gas Removal Demonstrator Project manager - CO2RE Blog |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2025 |
| URL | https://co2re.org/five-steps-agriculture-in-wales-should-take-to-help-reach-net-zero/ |
| Description | CO2RE Blog - Natasha Martirosian on Cardiff School event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 18th November 2024 - Demonstrators and CO2RE Hub bring excitement and hope to Cardiff - Natasha Martirosian - CO2RE Blog |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://co2re.org/demonstrators-co2re-hub-cardiff/ |
| Description | CO2RE Blog - The Seventh Carbon Budget |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 4th March 2025 - Analysis: The Seventh Carbon Budget - new net zero pathways for the UK - CO2RE Blog |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2025 |
| URL | https://co2re.org/analysis-seventh-carbon-budget/ |
| Description | CO2RE Blog -Life cycle assessment methods |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 28th November 2024 - How life cycle assessment methods can help decision-makers - CO2RE Blog |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://co2re.org/lca-methods-decision-makers/ |
| Description | CO2RE Demonstrator Documentaries |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 1st August 2024 - six short documentaries made on the Demonstrator projects and CO2RE and released on Youtube |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qhiqo824soA&t=25s |
| Description | CO2RE Hub Oxford in-person workshop - project partners, Hub and Demos |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | 14 Oct in person workshop to introduce project partners to CO2RE, obtain input/stakeholder perspectives on workpackages (world café), Q&A, networking. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://co2re.org/events/co2re-hub-stakeholder-workshop-co-creating-solutions-led-ggr-research/ |
| Description | CO2RE Hub Stakeholder Workshop 1 - Investors and legal experts |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | 16 Sep 2021 online workshop to introduce project partners to CO2RE and obtain feedback on evaluation framework. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | CO2RE Hub Stakeholder Workshop 2 - Regulators and policymakers with civil society organisations |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | 28 Sep 2021 workshop to introduce project partners to CO2RE and obtain feedback on evaluation framework. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | CO2RE Hub Stakeholder Workshop 4 - Hard to decarbonise sectors and consumers of technical offsets |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | 29 Sep 2021 workshop to introduce project partners to CO2RE and obtain feedback on evaluation framework. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | CO2RE Hub hosted 3rd International Conference on Negative CO2 Emissions |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Hundreds of people gathered in Oxford and online in June 2024 for the 3rd International Conference on Negative CO2 Emissions. The conference, hosted by the CO2RE Hub, brought together researchers, businesses and policymakers for four days of dialogue on the scientific, social, commercial and policy dimensions of carbon dioxide removal (CDR). The schedule included seven plenary sessions and 28 parallel sessions with 112 presentations in total. There was also an in-person and online poster session (80+ posters in total), a business showcase involving 15+ industry partners and a range of fringe events organised by research and industry groups. 360 people attended in person and more than 150 joined online. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.negativeco2emissions2024.com/ |
| Description | CO2RE Hub organised progress briefing for project partners |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Second briefing for CO2RE project partners, providing updates on research progress. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | CO2RE Panel: Exploring mechanisms of risk and uncertainty diversification for actors operating in the nascent GGR sector |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This CO2RE event explored a central question: how does the market deal with the variety of GGR approaches, each with different degrees of permanence (the length of time removed carbon is stored out of the atmosphere) and reversal risk (the risk that the stored carbon is released)? Three experts debated three possible approaches proposed in a recent Bellona paper, providing perspectives from civil society, the insurance sector, and GGR project developers. The panellists and their approaches were as follows: • Separate the markets for different GGRs - Adam Whitmore, Bellona UK • Use exchange rates - Natalia Dorfman, co-founder Kita • Have an obligation to deliver permanence (and replace reversals) - Chris Manson-Whitton, Progressive Energy 65 people attended the event, online and in-person. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://youtu.be/IlQleRa2wqE |
| Description | CO2RE Panel: The Role of Government and Private Sector in establishing the GGR sector |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | This expert panel discussed the optimal balance required between the role of the government and the private sector in helping establish, scale, and deliver on the ambitious developmental goals of the nascent Greenhouse Gas Removals sector. Panellists included: - Mariana Mazzucato, Professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value and founding director of the Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, UCL - James Richardson, Chief Economist, National Infrastructure Commission - Sarmad Qureshi, Chief Business Officer and Co-Founder, CO2CO - Paul Ekins, Professor of Resources and Environment Policy, Bartlett School Env, Energy & Resources, UCL and Co-lead on Portfolio of Policy Options, CO2RE (Chair) The aim of the event was to give participants and different stakeholders (i.e. academics, researchers, students, NGOs, innovators, corporations) an opportunity to share perspectives in an informal, collaborative setting with leaders across the sector. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y26J5Ealtr8 |
| Description | CO2RE Principles for Credible Removal Public Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A workshop was held in Swindon with an objective to address the following four questions: 1) How do lay publics respond to the notion of developing principles for credible GGR? 2) What principles do lay publics think are most important? 3) What do lay publics think about the current indicators? 4) Are there areas of confusion or misunderstanding? The workshop involved 18 lay public participants, discussing with one another in breakout groups for a total of 5 hours over two consecutive evenings. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | CO2RE Project Partner Briefing: Emerging insights on scaling up GGR in the UK |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | This session, held exclusively for CO2RE's partners from across the policy, business, and industrial sectors, offered an insight into CO2RE's research, activities, and findings as they have been shaping up in project thus far. Professor Cameron Hepburn chaired the event, Dr Steve Smith provided an overview of the recently published State of Carbon Dioxide Removal Report and the UK's position, Alyssa Gilbert shared updates and findings from the Hub and wider GGR-D programme's engagement activities, Dr Isabela Butnar offered an overview of the CO2RE's developing principles for Credible GGR, and Navraj Singh Ghaleigh shared insights following the establishment of Sunak's government and COP27. Attendees were encouraged to engage with each other and the speakers in the chat and during Q/As between each presentation, and ultimately participated in a poll seeking what they considered the greatest knowledge gap in the emerging GGR sector. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgtNL-iTf28 |
| Description | CO2RE Sandpit Event: Designing the UK's GGR Future Leaders Network |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | During a one-day sandpit, participants came together to help design the GGR Future Leaders Network (FLN) in a way that will be beneficial to its intended members (i.e. businesses and organisations, academics, NGOs, professional practitioners, and policy experts). 31 individuals attended, shared insights, and suggested aims for the FLN, potential frameworks, and the paticular actions/approaches/strategies required to help establish the network's operations. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://co2re.org/events/future-leaders-network-sandpit/ |
| Description | CO2RE facilitated GGR-D Programme Engagement with the Climate Change Committee |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Representatives from the Climate Change Committee (CCC) presented on engineered removals for the 7th Carbon Budget at a GGR-D internal seminar on 4 October and at a workshop on 27 November, to highly positive engagement from across the GGR-D programme. This informed the programme's collective response to the CCC's call for evidence to help shape the methodology they will recommend for the budget. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.theccc.org.uk/publication/proposed-methodology-for-the-seventh-carbon-budget-advice/#int... |
| Description | CO2RE held a Media briefing on CDR and CCS in the context of COP28 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | The aim was to bring together a group of journalists to hear from three experts (Steve Smith, Stuart Haszeldine and Eve Tamme) on the roles of CDR and CCS in routes to achieve the temperature goals of the Paris Agreement; to define the terms and clarify misconceptions; and to answer questions on how related issues may play out at COP28. Participants from AFP, BBC, Bloomberg, CNN, Dagens Nyheter, The Engineer, New Scientist, Sky and the Telegraph attended. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | CO2RE held a joint roundtable and networking event with Kita and Lloyds |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | The event was two part, with a closed roundtable that included 12 participants followed by a more widely attended networking event for which 158 participants registered. The goal of the event was to map risks, uncertainty, and potential interactions among voluntary markets, government-supported markets, and regulated/compliance markets across the emergent Greenhouse Gas Removals sector. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | CO2RE hosted a Pathfinders Innovation 'Sandpit' (3 Oct 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | This sandpit event invited participants to shape a new funding opportunity for GGR research. During the one-day sandpit on 3 October 2022 in Leeds, participants came together to identify key gaps in the UK GGR innovation landscape and design the research agenda for the second round of the CO2RE Pathfinders competition. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://co2re.org/events/pathfinders-innovation-sandpit/ |
| Description | CO2RE organised a 'sandpit' to help determine the scope of the Pathfinders III Innovation Award |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | During a one-day sandpit on 22 September in London, participants came together to identify the research agenda for this autumn's Pathfinders competition. Sandpit participants were eligible to apply for Pathfinder funding. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://co2re.org/events/pathfinders-innovation-sandpit-2023/ |
| Description | CO2RE organised participatory and deliberative mapping workshop on Business models for UK NZ-GGR: What next for 2026+ |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The workshop took place on 28 January 2025 at Imperial College London. The topic that will be covered will be - BUSINESS MODELS FOR UK NZ-GGR: Participatory and Deliberative Mapping Exercise - What next for the 2026+. This will involve teams assessing a number of operational imperatives for the main business models that have been proposed by the CCC in their 7th CB. These business models will be assessed against a set of criteria based on the first exercise on 12th June 2024. The business models to be assessed and the criteria that they will be assessed against can be found in the deck attached along with other peripheral aspects to the session. The systemic insights that are being sought include but are not limited to: • Policies or issues of commonality cutting across all business models - to allow the generation of potential no-regret interventions. • What the non-financial risks are there that need to be addressed within the new suite of policy instruments being considered e.g., CfD and Negative emissions allowances in UKETS. • What are those risks that will be down to the private actors to address themselves and what are the implications of this? |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | CO2RE organised workshop: What next for the 2026+ UK Net Zero |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | This 12 June 2024 workshop was part of the CO2RE Market Transitions Risk series exploring components of International and UK GGR development. At the workshop, a set of proposals will be generated, unpacked with the opportunities and challenges of integrating them into UK net zero policy institutional ecosystem will be explored. This will be run as an impartial participatory stakeholder mapping exercise and likely have an agenda based on the following lines: • What are the challenges and priority needs for actors in the UK GGR sector post 2026? • What might the 2026+ institutional, organisational and policy ecosystem look like to address these needs? • How can better systemic visibility be provided for actors in the UK GGR ecosystem post 2026? The audiences for the work will be UK government and standard setters in the GGR space e.g., SBTi, Oxford Net Zero, members of the ENGO community etc. who will be reviewing and augmenting the outputs of the workshop into a report. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | CO2RE participated in C-SINK workshop in Enhanced Rock Weathering |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | CO2RE staff members conducting MRV research participated in C-SINK workshop in Enhanced Rock Weathering on 12 November 2024 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://c-sinkproject.eu/event/workshop-with-focus-on-enhanced-weathering/ |
| Description | CO2RE participated in Transcent (translational training and research in carbon removal) workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Invitation only workshop hosted by the Smith School on 17 June 2024 involving a number of academic attendees to the Negative Emissions conference along with DESNZ and industry representatives, to discuss training and skills development needs for the carbon removal industry, followed by research gaps. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | CO2RE researchers spoke at CCUS 2022: Time to Deliver (Conference on Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | This two-day conference, organised by the Carbon Capture and Storage Association, focused on the emerging role that CCUS will play in the transition to a net-zero carbon economy with an eye towards key actions and milestones that are required to realise the benefits of this technology in the UK, Europe and across the globe. Co-I Alyssa Gilbert was on opening plenary - Reaching climate neutrality - Strong and positive momentum for CCUS in Europe and around the world; Executive Director Steve smith was on Focus Session 1: Investing in CO2 removals: definitions, regulation and incentives; co-I Niall Mac Dowell was on Focus Session 4: CCUS in the US - lessons learned and next steps; co-I Stuart Haszeldine was on Closing plenary: Achieving climate neutrality through strong cooperation. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://ccus.events/schedule/ |
| Description | CO2RE researchers spoke at Climate Neutrality Forum 2024 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The Climate Neutrality Forum 2024 took place on 28 to 30 October 2024 in Brussels. The Climate Neutrality Forum is a biennial place for discussion on what is (not) working in the transition, what priority actions should be taken, and which interventions are most effective. Director Steve Smith and researcher Myles Allen were invited speakers at the event. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXthz4AbCXA&list=PLTXsIof1qp3Z4igVzBh3nPKljEpSSmba5 |
| Description | CarbonPlan Blog - Freya Chay and Steve Smith |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 21st October 2024 - Now is the time to provide evidence to inform IPCC carbon removal reporting standards - Freya Chay and Steve Smith - Carbon Plan |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://carbonplan.org/blog/ipcc-cdr-methodologies |
| Description | Co-I Myles Allen gave a public lecture on 'The Atmospheric Physics behind Net Zero' at Gresham College |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Co-investigator, Myles Allen, noted as the pioneering physicist behind Net Zero, offered a public lecture enabling audiences to reflect on the trajectory of climate discourse. The lecture aimed to explain the corrective role that Net Zero has played in redirecting climate solutions in a more constructive direction. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/atmospheric-zero |
| Description | Co-I Myles Allen gave a public lecture on 'The Ocean Physics behind Net Zero' at Gresham College |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Co-investigator, Myles Allen, noted as the pioneering physicist behind Net Zero, offered an interactive public lecture enabling audiences to reflect on the why oceans, and geological processes that maintain deep waters at frigid temperatures, are instrumental to understanding global warming and its requisite solutions. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/ocean-zero |
| Description | Co-I Niall Mac Dowell presented on 'Developing a greenhouse gas emissions and removal system' at the Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport forum policy conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Niall Mac Dowell's focus centred on assessing the role that Greenhouse Gas Removal (GGR) technologies will play in helping the UK achieve its Net Zero targets. He paid specific consideration to their efficacy in helping offset emissions. The conference enabled stakeholders (including BEIS; the Environment Agency; DAERA, NI; Defra; DIT; DfT; DLUHC; HSE; HM Treasury; the Planning Inspectorate; and the Welsh Government) to reflect and exchange knowledge on key issues and solutions. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.westminsterforumprojects.co.uk/agenda/Greenhouse-Gas-22-agenda.pdf |
| Description | Co-I Stuart Haszeldine presented on 'Next steps for CCUS policy and commercialisation - policy and long-term deployment, the clusters programme, commercialisation, supply chain, global outlook' at the Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport forum policy conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | This policy conference and discussion transpired in the midst of a renewed interest in the development and commercial deployment of carbon capture technologies in the UK, with the government focusing on the criticality of meeting its 2050 Net Zero targets, maintaining its growth, and overcoming regional disparities. The conference enabled stakeholders (including BEIS; the Environment Agency; DAERA, NI; Defra; DIT; DfT; DLUHC; HSE; HM Treasury; the Planning Inspectorate; and the Welsh Government) to reflect and exchange knowledge on key issues and solutions. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.westminsterforumprojects.co.uk/publication/CCUS-22 |
| Description | Co-Is Myles Allen and Rob Bellamy presented on 'Scaling up Net Zero Energy and Keeping Costs Down' at a Net Zero All Party Parliamentary policy conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Myles Allen provided the APPG with updates and insights into the recommendations in the Net Zero Roadmap, with a focus on energy and fossil fuels, and their policy relevance regarding the energy crisis the UK faced at the time. Rob Bellamy shared his outlook on the benefits and necessity of scaling up investment in innovative removals and decarbonisation technologies/approaches, and their implications for businesses and consumers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R98qKrSlDxQ&t=3967s |
| Description | Co-hosted event with IDRIC & DESNZ: 'Bridging the Gap - Enhancing CCUS and GGR through collaborative discussion' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | DESNZ is running this session as part of our proposed Industrial Decarbonisation Research Programme, in collaboration with IDRIC and CO2RE. The purpose of today's session will be to help understand the technical evidence gaps for GGRs and CCUS. Policy analysis of these gaps and development of future policy will be left for the policy makers. Your support will help us identify the evidence gaps for CCUS/GGRs. We can then develop future technical and engineering research for government. • This evidence supports policy makers develop strategy and design policy, identify the shape of future innovation competitions and understand the emerging research landscape. • Engineering evidence underpins policy analysis - the art of the possible, and the realistic |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2025 |
| Description | Contributed to Royal Society event: The Role of Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage in a Sustainable Future |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The Royal Society, in collaboration with the Nature-based Solutions Initiative, are convening experts within a workshop to explore the question: "What is the role of Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage in the UK's sustainable future? Workshop Aims The workshop aims to bring together the latest evidence and enable discourse between leading experts on the role and scale of Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) in climate change mitigation pathways, as well as its risks and opportunities both locally and globally. This workshop will build on recent publications, including "BECCS Done Well", to better understand BECCS within the context of wider cross-sectoral demands for biomass, and to identify what the key areas of agreement, disagreement and knowledge gaps are on the future of BECCS across the community. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2024/09/beccs-workshop/ |
| Description | Cox participates in workshop on Catalysing Carbon Removal Support Policy in the UK (21 Jul 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Emily Cox presented at advocacy workshop organised by OpenAir, Carbon Gap & the Foundation for Climate Restoration inviting activists, concerned citizens and policy experts alike to join and learn about evolving carbon /greenhouse gas removal and policy proposals taking shape in the United Kingdom, and to join a new grassroots effort to shape this course and accelerate progress. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/workshop-catalysing-carbon-removal-support-policy-in-the-uk-tickets-380... |
| Description | David Beerling quoted in Mongabay |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 29th October 2024: Calls for caution as enhanced rock weathering shows carbon capture promise - Mongabay |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://news.mongabay.com/2024/10/calls-for-caution-as-enhanced-rock-weathering-shows-carbon-capture... |
| Description | Director Smith invited to deliver a keynote at a Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport Forum policy conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Director Smith invited to deliver a keynote about 'Next Steps for Greenhouse Gas Removal' at the Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport Forum policy conference, 19 June 2023. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.westminsterforumprojects.co.uk/publication/Greenhouse-Gas-23 |
| Description | Emily Cox co-writes article in The Conversation (27 Apr 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Article on 'Extinction Rebellion scientists: why we glued ourselves to a government department' published 27 April 2022 in the Conversation |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://theconversation.com/extinction-rebellion-scientists-why-we-glued-ourselves-to-a-government-d... |
| Description | Emily Cox interviewed by Wired (22 Jun 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Emily Cox explains the risks of land-based removals in a Wired article 'The Nightmare Politics and Sticky Science of Hacking the Climate' of 22 June 2022 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.wired.com/story/the-nightmare-politics-and-sticky-science-of-hacking-the-climate/ |
| Description | Executive Director Steve Smith conducted an online panel: What does the IPCC say about carbon dioxide removal? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The main goal of the panel was to bring together international experts to discuss the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's newly released (4 April 2022) assessment of climate change mitigation (Working Group III). The panellists and the themes they discussed were as follows: - Dr Oliver Geden (German Institute for International and Security Affairs, SWP), Lead author, Chapter 8: Cross-sectoral perspectives - Prof Detlef van Vuuren (Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, PBL), Lead author, Chapter 3: Mitigation pathways compatible with long-term goals - Dr Annette Cowie (NSW Department of Primary Industries), Lead author, Chapter 8: Cross-sectoral perspectives - Prof Jan Minx (Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change), Co-ordinating lead author, Chapter 2: Emissions trends and drivers - Prof Sabine Fuss (Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://co2re.org/events/what-does-the-ipcc-say-about-carbon-dioxide-removal-online-panel/ |
| Description | Executive Education: Foundation Course on Nature-based Solutions to Global Challenges |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | I created and ran this course, contributing two days (themes 1 and 2), and convening all the others. The course is an introduction to NbS for professionals working in a range of sectors. For example, staff at NGOs from the development and environmental sectors wanting to better understand the evidence from research and practice on how NbS can deliver multiple benefits and for whom, to enable them to hold governments to account; business executives wanting to better understand the risks and also the opportunities of investing in NbS; civil servants, regulators, and investors working to develop policies that can enable economic recovery whilst supporting net-zero and biodiversity goals; and philanthropists wanting to support activities that have positive outcomes for both people and nature. 29 people attended course run 1 in September 2022, 60 on course run 2 in January 2023; participants came from all over the world, and approximately 40:60 public:private sector. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022,2023 |
| URL | https://www.naturebasedsolutionsinitiative.org/nature-based-solutions-to-global-challenges-foundatio... |
| Description | FLN author Illuminem blog on Resilience and removals |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 4th February 2025 - Resilience and removals: the role of greenhouse gas removal in building climate resilience - Ashleigh Arton, Victoria Ponieman, Priya Yadav, Illuminem |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2025 |
| URL | https://illuminem.com/illuminemvoices/resilience-and-removals-the-role-of-greenhouse-gas-removal-in-... |
| Description | FLN author Illuminem blog on soil carbon sequestration |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 7th January 2025: The "known unknowns" in our understanding of soil carbon sequestration as a GGR strategy - Daniel Evans - Illuminem |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2025 |
| URL | https://illuminem.com/illuminemvoices/the-known-unknowns-in-our-understanding-of-soil-carbon-sequest... |
| Description | Future Leaders Network meeting in Leeds |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | The Future Leaders Network held their second in-person member meeting in Leeds on 7-8 November. The agenda included a keynote session on the evolving GGR landscape, capacity-building sessions highlighting UKRI funding and team-building activities to determine future microfinance activities/programming for the FLN. Participants and speakers included a wide range of GGR stakeholders across academia, industry, government, finance, ratings companies, and the arts & humanities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Future Leaders Network organised a discussion session on UK GGR governance |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Online discussion led by Harry Smith, University of East Anglia, on 20 August 2024, part of FLN Discussion Series. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Future Leaders Network organised a discussion session on local opposition to GGR projects |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Online discussion session on 23 July 2024 - "Yes, in my backyard - what would it take?" led by Molly James and Aissa Dearing-Benton (part of the FLN Discussion Series) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Future Leaders Network organised a presentation from Nori co-founder Ross Kenyon |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Online presentation by Nori (Seattle-based carbon removal marketplace) co-founder Ross Kenyon of 4 December 2024, part of FLN Speaker Series. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Future Leaders Network organised presentation by Janos Pasztor, Executive Director of the Carnegie Climate Governance Initiative (C2G) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Online presentation on 28 March 2024, part of FLN Speaker Series |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Future Leaders Network organised presentation on soil carbon by Dan Evans |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Online presentation on 1 May 2024, part of FLN Speaker Series |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Future Leaders Network organised site visit to Drax |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | The site visit for 35 members of the Future Leaders Network included a tour of the facilities, presentation of C-capture pilot and Q&A session with Drax BECCS team. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Future Leaders Network organised site visit to see land-based removal techniques in Wales |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | The Greenhouse Gas Removal (GGR) Future Leaders Network (FLN) recently visited Aberystwyth University as part of a GGR Demonstrator Roadshow. This event brought together 35 early career researchers (ECRs) and other early career professionals working in policy and governance, start-ups, standard-setting bodies, and other parts of the GGR market. Participants gained on-the-ground experience of land-based methods for GGR, particularly exploring the challenges associated with monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV). The three-day event featured guided tours of local "demonstrator sites", including the Biomass Connect facilities at Frongoch and the GGR-Peat plots at Pwllpeiran Upland Research Centre. These sites contribute to the growing UK evidence base for GGR methods including bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS), biochar and peatland restoration. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://co2re.org/future-ggr-leaders-dive-deep-into-land-based-removal-techniques-at-wales-roadshow/ |
| Description | Gilbert quoted in FT (18 Jul 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Alyssa Gilbert quoted in FT article 'UK aims to set the pace for corporate net zero plans' on 18 July 2022 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.ft.com/content/3a363ec9-bf2b-4fa1-b756-531bd29fbba7 |
| Description | Haszeldine quoted in New Scientist (1 Sep 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Stuart Haszeldine quoted on importance of market incentives and good regulation for carbon storage in New Scientist article 'Most major carbon capture and storage projects haven't met targets' on 1 September 2022 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://institutions.newscientist.com/article/2336018-most-major-carbon-capture-and-storage-projects... |
| Description | Haszeldine quoted in New Scientist (18 Feb 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Stuart Haszeldine quoted on importance of long term storage in New Scientist article 'Most schemes to capture and reuse carbon actually increase emissions' on 18 February 2022 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://institutions.newscientist.com/article/2308935-most-schemes-to-capture-and-reuse-carbon-actua... |
| Description | House spoke at Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Co-investigator House spoke at the Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport Conference: Next Steps for Developing the Emissions Trading Scheme on 28 March 2023. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.westminsterforumprojects.co.uk/conference/WEET-ETS-23 |
| Description | Hub researchers interviewed on the Carbon Removal Show postcast (10 Aug 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | podcast on 'The state of UK carbon removal' included interviews with speakers at the GGR-D Launch event in May 2022, as well as CO2RE staff. Full guest list: Philippa Westbury, Stakeholder Manager at CO2RE George Hope, Communications Manager at CO2RE Steve Smith, Director of CO2RE Emily Cox, Research Associate at Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford Navraj Singh Ghaleigh, Senior Lecturer in Climate Law at University of Edinburgh Emma Keller, Head of Sustainability at Nestle UK&Ireland Sanna O'Connor-Morberg, Former Carbon Dioxide Removal Lead at Energy Transitions Commission Laith Whitwham, Senior Policy Officer, Industrial Decarbonisation at Aldersgate Group Ruth Herbert, CEO Carbon Capture and Storage Association Judith Thornton, Aberystwyth University Liz Bowles, OFC Director and Associate Director of Farming and Land Use at The Soil Association |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://pod.co/the-carbon-removal-show/s2-2-the-state-of-uk-carbon-removal |
| Description | International Conference on Negative CO2 Emissions 2024 mentioned in Carbon Brief |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 26th June 2024 - Carbon Brief: Negative emissions: Scientists debate role of CO2 removal in tackling climate change |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.carbonbrief.org/negative-emissions-scientists-debate-role-of-co2-removal-in-tackling-cli... |
| Description | Isabela Butnar presented at the 'Net-Zero Innovation Portfolio LCA Workshop' organised by DESNZ |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Butnar presented at the 'Net-Zero Innovation Portfolio LCA Workshop' organised by DESNZ, 20 Feb 2024. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Judith Thornton writes for The Conversation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 27th November 2024: Five steps agriculture in Wales should take to help reach net zero - The Conversation |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://theconversation.com/five-steps-agriculture-in-wales-should-take-to-help-reach-net-zero-23941... |
| Description | Launch of 2nd Edition of the State of Carbon Dioxide Removal Report |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | With updated data, expanded global coverage and a new chapter on Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV), hear authors present the latest findings from the report and ask your questions on CDR development and progress. After short presentations, the authors will be joined by expert contributors and will answer audience Q&A. Speakers: Stephen M. Smith, Smith School of Enterprise and Environment, University of Oxford Matthew J. Gidden, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis William F. Lamb, Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change Gregory F. Nemet, University of Wisconsin-Madison Injy Johnstone, Smith School of Enterprise and Environment, University of Oxford |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://youtube.com/live/LH6MxKKQ13I |
| Description | Meeting to discuss the UK's National Plan for GGR |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | This meeting on 21 June convened key stakeholders to discuss strategic policy issues around the need for and risks of a UK-wide National Plan for GGR |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Mention and Myles Allen quote in Bloomberg |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 3rd December 2024: Scientists Behind 'Net Zero' Concept Say Nations Are Getting It Wrong - Bloomberg UK |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-03/scientists-behind-net-zero-concept-say-nations-ar... |
| Description | Mentioned and Myles Allen quoted in Japan Times (via Bloomberg) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 3rd December 2024: Scientists behind 'net zero' concept say nations are getting it wrong - Japan Times |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2024/12/03/climate-change/net-zero-concept-wrong-nations/ |
| Description | Myles Allen and Future Leaders Network feature on BBC Panorama |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 18th November 2024: Panorama Can Scientists Save the World? - BBC |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m00256gj/panorama-can-scientists-save-the-world |
| Description | Myles Allen and Jo House quoted in Phys Org |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 18th November 2024: Redefining net zero will not stop global warming, scientists say - Phys Org |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://phys.org/news/2024-11-redefining-net-global-scientists.html |
| Description | Myles Allen and Jo House quoted in ScienceDaily |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 18th November 2024: Redefining net zero will not stop global warming - Science Daily |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241118125147.htm |
| Description | Myles Allen quoted by Times of India (AFP) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 19th November 2024: 'Vague' net zero rules threaten climate targets, scientists warn |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/vague-net-zero-rules-threaten-climate-target... |
| Description | Myles Allen quoted in CleanTechnica |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 9th December 2024: We're Doing Net Zero All Wrong, Scientists Say - CleanTechnica |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://cleantechnica.com/2024/12/09/were-doing-net-zero-all-wrong-scientists-say/#comment-660789736... |
| Description | Myles Allen quoted in New Scientist |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 18th November 2024: Countries are cheating their way to net zero by overrelying on forests - New Scientist |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.newscientist.com/article/2456548-countries-are-cheating-their-way-to-net-zero-by-overrel... |
| Description | Myles Allen quoted in RTL |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 19th November 2024: 'Vague' net zero rules threaten climate targets, scientists warn - RTL Today |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://today.rtl.lu/news/science-and-environment/a/2251678.html |
| Description | Myles Allen quoted in The Guardian |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 18th November 2024: Countries could use nature to 'cheat' on net zero targets, scientists warn - The Guardian |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/18/countries-nature-cheat-net-zero-targets-paris-ag... |
| Description | Myles Allen writes for The Conversation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 18th October 2024: Getting carbon capture right will be hard - but that doesn't make it optional - The Conversation |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://theconversation.com/getting-carbon-capture-right-will-be-hard-but-that-doesnt-make-it-option... |
| Description | Natalie Seddon mentioned in Oxford Mail |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 1st November 2024: Oxford study shows nature-based solutions boost economies - Oxford Mail |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/24693910.oxford-study-shows-nature-based-solutions-boost-economies... |
| Description | Nathalie Seddon writes for The Conversation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 18th November 2024: The climate and biodiversity crises are entwined, but we risk pitting one against the other - The Conversation |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://theconversation.com/the-climate-and-biodiversity-crises-are-entwined-but-we-risk-pitting-one... |
| Description | Nature-based Solutions Initiative now has c.25k followers on Linked In |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | We post updates on the science, policy and practice of nature-based solutions to over 25k followers on Linked In |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020,2021,2022,2023 |
| URL | https://www.linkedin.com/company/70791408 |
| Description | Navraj Singh Ghaleigh publishes letter in FT (25 Oct 21) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Letter on 'Oil workers will require jobs in low-carbon economy' |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.ft.com/content/bda80b40-9f5b-4b46-9787-4781c8b30d27 |
| Description | Online Event: The State of Carbon Dioxide Removal Report Launch |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Led and co-written by CO2RE Executive Director Steve Smith, alongside other researchers from the Hub and across Europe, the State of Carbon Dioxide Removal report is the first global assessment of the current state of greenhouse gas removals and the gaps that need to be closed to achieve global climate goals. The authors aim to build a community, bridge data gaps, and support the scale up of CDR responsibly and equitably. The launch offered audiences and media an insight into some of the key themes, chapters, and findings of the report and the processes/methods that authors have employed in making their assessments. This lauch event attracted 555 attendees, 1.2k YouTube views, 550+ media mentions, and 35,304 page views from 99 countries. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUDZ2vSwjs0 |
| Description | Organised CDR Looking Ahead Workshop: Defining Growth in the Ecosystem |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | The workshop involved startup founders, investors, academia and government officials. The workshop covered discussion on the topics below, followed by a networking session: The main roadblocks for CDR early stage startups. The visibility of policy guidance in the UK, or the lack thereof. Investors' views. Building partnerships and corporate demand. Convening spaces, where more and better CDR exchanges can happen, in London, across the UK and beyond. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2025 |
| URL | https://co2re.org/events/cdr-looking-ahead-workshop-defining-growth-in-the-ecosystem/ |
| Description | Organised presentation by Evero Energy on their DESNZ Phase 2 Ince Bio Power BECCS (INBECCS) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Evero Energy is developing the Ince Bio Power BECCS (INBECCS) project in the North-West of England, close to the Hynet industrial cluster. They are installing carbon capture on a waste wood to energy facility, and the project is part of the DESNZ's Phase 2 Direct air capture and GGR removal programme. Greg Williams, Head of Procurement and External Affairs, and Evero's Head of Engineering will talk about the technical and policy aspects of the project, followed by a Q&A. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Organised public event Goodbye Greenhouse Gas! @ The Old Fire Station |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The CO2RE Hub organised an evening of fun and learning on Greenhouse Gas Removal (GGR) at the Old Fire Station in Oxford, involving members of the Future Leaders Network and researchers from the Biochar, NetZero+, ERW and PBC4GGR Demonstrator projects, along with other participants from Oxford and Imperial. Activities included: GGR Science Slam; Collaging; GGR Café; Image competition & vote; GGR Showcase; GGR Nine Ways; Documentary screenings The event aimed to reach an audience of students, activists and local green organisations. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://co2re.org/curiosity-learning-and-dialogue-on-greenhouse-gas-removal/ |
| Description | Organised visit to ERW field site at Rothamsted Research, Harpenden |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The CO2RE Hub organised a visit to view ERW trials taking place on arable land at Rothamsted Research in Harpenden with a group of stakeholders from the research, farming, policy, business and investment fields. The trials are part of the UKRI BBSRC Enhanced Rock Weathering Demonstrator programme. We heard from the ERW Demonstrator about the emerging findings from a whole range of field measurements, including on crop yields, soil pore water and soil structure, and biodiversity, and how certain measurements are informing geochemical analyses to determine weathering rates and carbon dioxide sequestration. We also learned about community workshops that have formed an integral part of the programme, taking place near field sites and at locations to explore local issues and perceptions. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2025 |
| URL | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7303000447886274561 |
| Description | Organised visit to ERW field site at Rothamsted Research, North Wyke |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The CO2RE Hub organised a visit by a group of stakeholders from research, policy, business and investment fields to the UKRI BBSRC Enhanced Rock Weathering Demonstrator research site at Rothamsted Research in Devon. This site is investigating enhanced rock weathering (ERW) on lowland pasture and is one of three experimental sites that form part of the Demonstrator. We walked around the experimental plots (with Dartmoor in the background!) and heard first-hand from the researchers about the work they are doing to investigate how rapidly greenhouse gases are being absorbed into crushed rock spread over the land, and the co-benefits and risks. They are analysing a whole range of things, from the geochemistry of rainwater run-off collected during storm events, organic and inorganic carbon in the soil, the growth of the grass and biodiversity, to greenhouse gas emissions. The ERW research at Rothamsted takes place at their Net Zero and Resilient Farming Strategic Area. Read more about it here: https://lnkd.in/eGbsHqmW |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7265323393799933954 |
| Description | Organised visit to NetZero+ field site at Knepp Estate |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | CO2RE organised a series of presentations from the NetZero+ research team and a site visit for group of stakeholders from the research, policy and investment fields to the UKRI NetZeroPlus Demonstrator research site at Knepp Wilding. The attendees had a great time walking around the estate and learning about the work NetZeroPlus is doing to measure the flux of greenhouse gases onsite. The Knepp Estate has been undertaking an extensive rewilding project for 20 years. NetZeroPlus's work will help contribute to a systematic analysis of the carbon sequestration potential of different approaches to planting and managing woodland systems, alongside research into soil restoration, flood mitigation, water and air purification, and biodiversity impacts. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7250473384130572291 |
| Description | Participation in Carbon Gap hosted event on the State of CDR in the EU |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | A month after the launch of the second edition of The State of Carbon Dioxide Removal, CO2RE Director Steve Smith presented its key findings after which a diverse panel discussed how the EU can better lead CDR deployment on the continent and worldwide. This conversation takes root in the report's in-depth analysis of the state of carbon dioxide removal research, development and deployment, and how it intersects with current frameworks, public perceptions and broader sustainability considerations. The event brought together authors of the report and a panel of experts to reflect on how the EU can take a more proactive role in developing regulations, funding research, development and demonstration projects, and promoting sustainable deployment of CDR technologies to address climate change. 0:00:00 Opening remarks, Christoph Beuttler - Carbon Gap 0:02:00 Key findings, Steve Smith and Oliver Geden 0:29:47 Panel discussion, moderated by Rebecca Gualandi - Carbon Pulse, with Andrea Klaric - European Commission DG CLIMA, Artur Runge-Metzger - MCC Berlin, Chris Sherwood - Negative Emissions Platform and Ulriikka Aarnio - Climate Action Network Europe 1:39:46 Closing remarks by Rodica Avornic - Carbon Gap |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3ZVS3OIGOc |
| Description | Participation in Isometric MRV Workshop: Measuring CDR & Creating Frameworks For Scale |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | This two-day invite only workshop-hosted by Isometric during London Climate Action Week-will explore the future of measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) in carbon dioxide removal (CDR). The aim All CDR pathways share one fundamental challenge: how to best apply MRV practices to increase high-quality supply, generate greater demand and scale the carbon removal industry. With participants from across CDR, the workshop will focus on identifying scientific best practices in MRV and building consensus among buyers, suppliers and scientists on the future of MRV frameworks. The format Held across two days, this workshop holds a unique spot between a purely scientific meeting and a more commercial conference. While speakers from across industry, policy and the scientific community will be featured across the two days, the focus of the event will be dedicated to workshopping the most pressing problems to advance MRV. Discussion topics will include: - Dealing with uncertainty in MRV; - Preparing suppliers for scale; and - Fostering public-private collaboration |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.londonclimateactionweek.org/event/isometric-mrv-workshop-measuring-cdr-creating-framewor... |
| Description | Participation in SSEE Dialogue: Roundtable on Advancing Carbon Removal |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Roundtable event organised by the Smith School and which CO2RE Director Steve Smith presented State of CDR report, contributing to dicussion around: limitations of current carbon removal models; main technological and financial challenges faced in CCS and CDR; how investments and policies can be structured to better support these innovations?; where is funding currently directed in the CCS and CDR sectors, and how can government policy evolve to better support the development and deployment of these technologies?; what infrastructure is required to support the widespread implementation of CO2 transport and storage, and what strategies can be employed to finance this infrastructure?; what is the appropriate strategy for developing CDR? |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Peers for the Planet briefing |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Mac Dowell, Butnar and Smith provided a briefing on carbon removal to the cross party parliamentary group Peers for the Planet |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Portobello Transition Town (PEDAL) AGM |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Paul Rouse Paul presented on COP26 outcomes and CO2RE Hub work |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.pedal-porty.org.uk/2022/01/pedal-agm-28th-january-2022/ |
| Description | Positively Negative event series |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This series of online participatory workshops (x5) mapped the value chains associated with different greenhouse gas removal technologies. It recruited circa 20 people from across industry, business, academia and consultancy and is being used to build strong partnerships for the research hub. The workshops covered bioenergy with carbon capture and storage, biochar, enhanced weathering, afforestation, direct air capture and peatland restoration. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021,2022 |
| URL | https://kumu.io/CRC-maps/dac-value-map |
| Description | Public debate: 'The Role of Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) in UK Net Zero' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Held on 7 November, this debate brought together a panel of experts to explore what needs to be done to better understand the proposed methods, risks and opportunities of marine CDR, as well as public perceptions and issues of governance. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Public engagement focus group held to inform the design and peer review of the third Pathfinders competition |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Held on 25 and 26 October, the aim of these one-day focus groups was to engage the public to both help inform the design of the third Pathfinders invitation for applications and to embed people's perspectives in the funded projects. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Regular talks/webinars to diverse groups from the private sector, including investors/financial institutions (e.g. Insight Investment Summit) on value of biodiversity |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Regular follow up after giving talks - e.g. after recent Insight Investment Summit, asset managers wanting further meetings to discuss how to reduce their impacts on biodiversity within their value chains. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021,2022,2023 |
| Description | Researcher Emily Cox gave a presentation on understanding public perceptions to the Climeworks engagement team |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The Climeworks engagement team specifically invited Dr Cox to share insights from her research on public perceptions about carbon removal technologies and her engagement with publics (stakeholders) who are impacted by these technologies. The goal was to ensure the organisation reflects on public interests and strategically tailors its engagement to account for their needs. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Rob Bellamy presented on Open Air Collective's This Is CDR online event series |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Rob Bellamy presented his research on 'Communicating carbon removal" on Open Air Collective's This Is CDR episode 86 on 31 October. This is an online event series exploring research, development and deployment of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) solutions. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://lu.ma/TICDRep86 |
| Description | Sam Fankhauser featured in Economic Times (India) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 13th November 2024: 'Decarbonisation is a marathon - it will continue, despite supportive or obstructive US Presidents' - The Economic Times |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/et-evoke/decarbonisation-is-a-marathon-it-will-continue-de... |
| Description | Sam Fankhauser mentioned in Daily Excelsior |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 28th November 2024: Climate Finance: The Nucleus of Global Decarbonization - The Daily Excelsior |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/climate-finance-the-nucleus-of-global-decarbonization/# |
| Description | Smith invited present keynote at NEGEM project final event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Director Smith was invited to present a keynote at the wrap-up event of NEGEM (an EU HORIZON funded project on negative emissions) in Brussels on 18 April |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.negemproject.eu/news/visions-and-pathways-for-cdr-in-the-eu-negem-final-event/ |
| Description | Smith invited speaker to the World Energy Congress 2024 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Smith was an invited panellist at the 26th World Energy Congress in Rotterdam on 22 April 2024, speaking on the session Beyond Net Zero: Building the Business Case for Carbon Removals |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.worldenergy.org/experiences-events/world-energy-congress#fullpage3 |
| Description | Smith presented at C-SINK seminar on afforestation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Smith presented at C-SINK seminar 'Seeing the Wood for the Trees: Is CDR from Afforestation Overestimated?' on 21 February 2025 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://c-sinkproject.eu/event/seeing-the-wood-for-the-trees-is-cdr-from-afforestation-overestimated... |
| Description | Smith presented at JPI-Climate Workshop on Carbon Dioxide Removal in Brussels |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Executive Director Smith presented on UK GGR R&D at a JPI-Climate Workshop on Carbon Dioxide Removal in Brussels on 5 September 2023 and met with colleagues to scope out plans for joint future activities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://jpi-climate.eu/event/jpi-climate-workshop-on-carbon-dioxide-removal-cdr-the-role-of-research... |
| Description | Smith presented at an IPCC Workshop on CDR Technologies and CCUS |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Smith presented at the IPCC Workshop on Carbon Dioxide Removal Technologies and Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage in Vienna from 1-3 July 2024. He gave a presentation on Current CDR activity and gaps in existing IPCC Guidelines |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2025/01/2407_CDR_CCUS_Report.pdf |
| Description | Smith was invited to speak on a Green Alliance panel |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | Executive Director Smith was invited to speak on a Green Alliance panel entitled 'How can the government build confidence in greenhouse gas removals for net zero?', 22 June 2023. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTRLLzd0hJk |
| Description | State of CDR (2nd edition) mentioned in Financial Times |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 10th July 2024: Climate tech explained: carbon capture and removal - Financial Times |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.ft.com/content/a3e0d3b5-a852-4fa5-ad71-18cdf54046ae |
| Description | State of CDR (2nd edition) mentioned in a number of media outlets |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 4-6th June 2024: ABC News Australia Online, Carbon Brief, Times of India, Business Green, Carbon Herald, bdnews24, Oil & Gas News, Sky News, Forbes India, The New Yorker, Renew Economy, Cosmos Magazine 25th June 2024: Forbes |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidrvetter/2024/06/25/do-we-really-need-carbon-removal-5-insights-fro... |
| Description | State of CDR report resulted in 550 media mentions (18-27 Jan 2023) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | State of CDR report resulted in 550 media mentions (18-27 Jan 2023), including included coverage in Carbon Brief, Nature, The Economist, BBC News, Reuters, Bloomberg, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Europa Press Ciencia, and Deutschlandfunk, among others. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.stateofcdr.org/new-page |
| Description | Steve Smith and Cameron Hepburn publish article in the Conversation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Article on 'Climate change: six priorities for pulling carbon out of the air', published 28 May 2021 in the Conversation |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://theconversation.com/climate-change-six-priorities-for-pulling-carbon-out-of-the-air-161689 |
| Description | Steve Smith featured in short documentary |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 6th November 2024: Pioneering Greenhouse Gas Removal - Locking up carbon with nature-based solutions - Re: TV |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.re-tv.org/articles/steve-smith |
| Description | Steve Smith featured on The Jolt podcast |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 2nd September 2024: Are carbon removals on track for net zero? - The Jolt - podcast |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://foresightmedia.com/story/sNDvlkQO-meRpzvR6-f69ff?series_id=706439a3-8997-4618-bb31-0e2df461d... |
| Description | Steve Smith gave keynote on CO2 Removal at OX to ZERO Solutions Summit (1 Sep 2023) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Steve Smith was the keynote speaker on a session on CO2 Removal, with Myles Allen participating as a panel member, at the Ox to ZERO summit on 1 Sep 2022. OX to ZERO unites the county's most innovative thinkers, investors and entrepreneurs exploring the potential of new ideas, technologies, and companies to accelerate the net zero transition. The event featured experts from a variety of fields dedicated to supporting the drive towards a zero-carbon future, including more leading figures from green finance, business and academia. The event was in person and online. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://oxtozero.com/programme/ |
| Description | Steve Smith interviewed for The Bunker podcast |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 20th November 2024: Emission control Does carbon capture really work? The Bunker podcast |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://open.spotify.com/episode/0YQiSezmLS3BYicMegjULJ |
| Description | Steve Smith interviewed on The Owl Hoot podcast (7 Mar 2023) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Steve Smith discussed net zero and carbon dioxide removal - providing insight into net zero and carbon dioxide removal, clarifying terminology and detailing their roles in climate strategy - on the Owl Hoot podcast on 7 March 2023. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://theowlhoot.com/podcast/net-zero-and-carbon-dioxide-removal-with-steve-smith/ |
| Description | Steve Smith participated as panellist at Financial Times Climate Capital |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Financial Times Climate Capital Live 2023 is a two-day event for politicians, business leaders, and financiers to discuss and start real climate action. Steve Smith participated in Panel on How Do We Stop Having a Conversation About Carbon Markets and Make It A Reality? At most climate focused events globally there is some form of discussion on improving carbon markets. While the work of voluntary carbon market organisations is widely recognised as a great first step, there is still more to do: - How do we move from carbon conversation to action? - How do sectors come together to standardise and align a set of pricing mechanisms? - Who gives the carbon reporting initiatives credibility? - What role can technology play in creating and supporting a better carbon accounting system? |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://climatecapital.live.ft.com/agenda/session/1039827 |
| Description | Steve Smith quoted in ABC News online article |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Article on "Google cracks down on climate change denial by targeting ads" published 8 October 2021 quotes Steve Smith |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/google-ban-ads-appearing-climate-denial-content-80472979 |
| Description | Steve Smith quoted in Reuters |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 11th July 2024: European carbon removal specialists to support new projects in India - Reuters |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.reuters.com/markets/carbon/european-carbon-removal-specialists-support-new-projects-indi... |
| Description | Steve Smith was on the panel of the 'COP28 briefing with Rethinking Removals' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Steve Smith served on this webinar panel, held on 28 November, where world-leading experts provided accessible insights and perspective into the current scientific basis supporting the necessity of removals and give audiences solid grounding in the facts, and a clearer framework for why immediate policy action is required to accelerate carbon removals advancement. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://carbonremovals.org/events/understanding-the-science-why-do-we-need-removals/ |
| Description | The CO2RE Hub organised a GGR-D booth at the NERC public event 'Explore our planet' in Cardiff |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | The CO2RE Hub and GGR-D projects participated in the NERC 'Explore our planet' showcase event in Cardiff from 18-20 October. Our booth involved ERW and peatland restoration demonstrations. We also displayed project documentaries and a large-scale infographic from the State of CDR report describing attributes of various kinds of GGR. Finally, we set up a GGR mural/collage activity nearby, with craft supplies to encourage exploration of various GGR methods. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://co2re.org/demonstrators-co2re-hub-cardiff/ |
| Description | The Future Leaders Network Discussion Series |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | In January 2024, the Future Leaders Network launched an online discussion series, engaging members from across the GGR community in dialogue about topics related to MRV, business model support policies, international climate governance, the parameters for issuing carbon removal credits, the role of additionality, and more. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | The Future Leaders Network Speaker Series |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | In January, the Future Leaders Network launched an online speaker series inviting key experts to address and share emerging insights on key GGR issues, including but not limited to MRV, business model support policies, international climate governance, the parameters for issuing carbon removal credits, the role of additionality. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | The UK GGR Event (12-13 May 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The CO2RE Hub co-hosted a launch event to showcase the latest GGR research & innovation and highlight its role in effective, sustainable & equitable climate action. Day One (Thursday 12 May): Results from the GGR-A Programme and next steps for research This day focussed on knowledge exchange between two research programmes, involving academic researchers and programme stakeholders. It presented the main outcomes from the recently-completed Greenhouse Gas Removal Programme and included discussions on the next steps for GGR research and on pulling through knowledge for the new Greenhouse Gas Demonstrators Programme. Day Two (Friday 13 May): The UK Greenhouse Gas Removal Landscape This day connected policymakers, technology innovators, businesses, investors, environmental organisations and academics. It presented plans for the Greenhouse Gas Removal Demonstrators Programme and showcased the state-of-the art in GGR strategies in the UK, as well as bringing in perspectives from senior experts in other countries, including Germany and the US. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://co2re.org/events/uk-ggr-event-current-innovations-future-directions/ |
| Description | Video on 'Greenhouse gas removal - What, why and how?' for school children |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Templar & Rouse presented a workshop on 'Greenhouse gas removal - What, why and how?' for year 10 and 11 school children at the Bow School, London on 24 Jan 2024. The workshop was filmed by Off-Centre Productions for use in other schools. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Website blog post: 'Regulating removals: 3 ways to improve the EU's Monitoring, Reporting and Verification legislation' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Research assistant Štrubelj authored this blog to systematically identify and point to the different forms of governance that different CDR technologies will require and broadly define the contours of the 'robust policy regime' that effective governance will necessitate. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://co2re.org/eu-mrv-regulation-blog/ |
| Description | Website blog post: 'Creating Principles for Credible GGR: Insights from CO2RE's co-creation workshops' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The aim of this blog was to provide an introduction to vision, research and engagement processes, and strategic/ethical rationale behind our work on establishing an evaluation framework for GGR (aka. principles for ethical removal). The blog has been widely shared on social media (X and LinkedIn), besides being circulated across the GGR-D programme. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://co2re.org/ggr-principles-workshops-blog/ |
| Description | Website blog post: 'Modelling ocean alkalinity enhancement to combat climate change' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Pathfinders grant recipient Dr Rachel White and Dr Steve Rackley co-authored a blog outlining the value of ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) to the field of removals and climate change solutions, more broadly. They highlight different approaches to OAE modelling and that they are expecting results for a calculation scheme they started in 2023. If successful, the approach will fill a critical knowledge around alkalinity release, seeing the first real-world application in modelling an OAE pilot. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://co2re.org/pathfinders-blog-ocean-alkilinity-enhancement/ |
| Description | Website blog post: 'Not all carbon removals are created equally. Here's how to govern carbon dioxide removal permanence' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Removals in Residence Secondee, Josh Burke (who was placed at DESNZ) authored a blog outlining a framework that will enable the differential governance and scale up of different removals technologies based on their permanence. This was originally written as part of a report on his activities to CO2RE. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://co2re.org/cdr-permanence-blog/ |
| Description | Website blog post: 'Unlocking the challenges of Monitoring, Reporting and Verification in GGR: Insights from CO2RE's workshop' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Stakeholder Manager Westbury and PDRA Rodway-Dyer co-authored a blog that communicated the outputs of a prior workshop bringing together a diverse range of stakeholders. The blog engaged with and outlined the needs of MRV users, questions of accuracy vs pragmatism, modes of enhancing research through engagement, and future steps to develop MRV for GGR. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://co2re.org/mrv-workshop-blog/ |
| Description | Workman and Hall write blog for Illuminem (28 June 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Hub researchers Mark Workman and Steve Hall co-authored blog on 'Carbon Removal Governance: Lessons from fracking' posted on Illuminem on 28 June 2022) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://illuminem.com/illuminemvoices/fcd05470-e2e9-443b-8514-e229655b79e8 |
| Description | Workman engaged with St Ives community members on the topic of marine CDR |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Workman engaged with St Ives community members on the topic of marine CDR after an 11 December screening of Keep our Sea Chemical Free. Workman has developed a case study and further engagement with the community is planned. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Workshop on Monitoring, Reporting and Verification for GGR |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | This workshop brought together CO2RE researchers working on MRV (both carbon and non-carbon), life-cycle assessment, environmental impacts, and regulation and governance, with policymakers and others with an interest in MRV for the GGR sector. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://co2re.org/events/mrv-workshop/ |
| Description | Workshop: 'The Role of Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) in UK Net Zero' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Held on 14 November, the aim of this event was to unpack the opportunities, risks and challenges of integrating marine-based CDR into UK net zero policy. It was run as a participatory stakeholder mapping exercise. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | event on Financial mechanisms required to establish, develop, and scale the GGR sector |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | CO2RE hosted an event on the Financial mechanisms required to establish, develop, and scale the GGR sector at Lloyd's Lab in London on 14 Septembern 2023, in collaboration with Kita. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/financial-mechanisms-required-to-establish-develop-scale-the-ggr-sect... |