Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is a group of methods or processes that remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and stores it for a long period of time. It can be an important tool to avoid the worst impacts of climate change.
This two-day symposium, hosted by CanCO2Re, will highlight the latest research findings on CDR in Canada and provide a forum to further the conversation about its future role.
CanCO2Re is an interdisciplinary team of researchers assessing the role for sustainable, equitable, cost-effective and rapidly deployable CDR technologies in meeting Canada’s net-zero targets.
Speakers and attendees will discuss CDR issues at the intersection of technology, policy and society, including public perception, community acceptance, equitable policy frameworks, direct air capture in the Canadian climate, biomass with CDR and mineralization potential.
This invitation-only symposium will be attended by experts, policy-makers, community representatives and industry stakeholders.
If you are interested in attending, please reach canco2re@ucalgary.ca.
Schedule highlights include:
- Kirsten Zickfeld (Simon Fraser University) will present on understanding the climate impacts of CDR.
- Curious about metals accumulation in crops where enhanced rock weathering is deployed? Hear from Jonathan Spence (University of Alberta) and the greenhouse trials he’s been working on.
- The local climate has a big impact on what type of material should be used for a direct air capture project. Learn about how Evelyn Forbes and Arvind Rajendran at the University of Alberta are testing materials under different conditions. Then, zoom out to understand what that means for project deployment with Sean McCoy.
- Navjot Sandhu from Carbon Engineering will present about how the technology developer has applied what its learned through research into actual project deployment.
Join breakout discussions including:
- How capital-intensive project development can be enabled, led by Adrian Corless (CarbonCapture Inc.) and Caroline Glavind (BMO Capital Markets)
- How Canada can establish the skills needed to develop CDR, led by Sean McCoy (University of Calgary) and Tim Bushman (Carbon Removal Canada)