Harvard's Belfer Center’s Post

A sign of the interest in #decarbonisation and the #netzero2050 targets that over 5 years the RICE - Reducing Industrial Carbon Emissions project engaged with 428 (four hundred and twenty-eight) Partners co-operating. This number is the largest contributor to #wefo funded projects from the #welshgovernment and #eu. The most important group with regard making an impact on the economy is engaging with industry. More selected industry partners (in no particular order) include: SEXTON MATERIALS RESEARCH LIMITED, Confederation of Paper Industries , AkzoNobel, Pilkington United Kingdom Limited, Associated British Ports, Dragon LNG and Dragon Energy, LIBERTY Steel Group, MILFORD HAVEN PORT AUTHORITY PFP LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, National Grid, Siemens Energy, atech innovations gmbh, Farnborough Engineering Consultants Limited, Three-Sixty Aquaculture, C-Bond Systems, Inc., Decarb Connect, Sonorex Energy Limited , BELLTREES LIMITED, Endress+Hauser Group, The Wiltshire Distilling Company , The Royal Mint, Apache Corporation, GWILI RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED, THE GOLDEN DAIRY LIMITED. The RICE - Reducing Industrial Carbon Emissions project has created a #reserachexcellence framework impact case study. Led by ESRI - Energy Safety Research Institute at Swansea University and in partnership with University of South Wales, RICE - Reducing Industrial Carbon Emissions thanks to all our #partners, #collaborators, and the team: Merrie Barron, BBA, PMP, CSM, APM PMQ, Darren Oatley-Radcliffe, Alan Guwy, Jon Maddy, #EmilyUnderwoodLee, Nick Rich, Charles Dunnill, and Enrico Andreoli, PhD. #decarbonisation, #greenhydrogen, #cleanwater, #storytelling, #welshgovernment, #ukgovernment, #research, #steelindustry, #carboncapture, #covid, #carbonreduction, #carboncapture, #carbonemissions, Rice University, University of Arizona. Stay tuned for more impact outputs. https://www.rice.cymru

A sign of the interest in #decarbonisation and the #netcarbonzero targets that over the 5 years the RICE - Reducing Industrial Carbon Emissions project we have engaged with 428 (four hundred and twenty-eight) #partners #cooperating. This number is the largest contributor to #wefo funded projects from the #welshgovernment and #eu. The most important group with regard making an #impact on the #economy is engaging with #industry . Selected industry partners (too many to list in one post - see follow on post) include: Vale, Hanson UK, Tarmac, CELSA GROUP, Skytree , Algae Products International Ltd, ENERGY INTERNATIONAL SYSTEMS LIMITED , Celignis Biomass Lab, STEAM BIO LIMITED, ENDURE BREWING CO LTD, Glass Technology Services , Salts Healthcare , NoPo Nanotechnologies, Remediiate, Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water, Steel Jupiter, KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER NETWORK LIMITED, Marine Power Systems Ltd (MPS), ROCKWOOL UK , MEMBRANOLOGY LIMITED, Costain Oil, Gas & Process, CR Plus , Valero Energy Ltd (UK), GREEN LAND RECLAMATION LIMITED, Apex Water Solutions , Croda, Promethean Particles , Briggs of Burton ,and MiDAS Green Innovations. The RICE - Reducing Industrial Carbon Emissions project has created a #reserachexcellence framework impact case study. Led by ESRI - Energy Safety Research Institute at Swansea University and in partnership with University of South Wales, RICE - Reducing Industrial Carbon Emissions thanks to all our #partners, #collaborators, and the team: Merrie Barron, BBA, PMP, CSM, APM PMQ, Darren Oatley-Radcliffe, Alan Guwy, Jon Maddy, #EmilyUnderwoodLee, Nick Rich, Charles Dunnill, and Enrico Andreoli, PhD. #decarbonisation, #greenhydrogen, #cleanwater, #storytelling, #welshgovernment, #ukgovernment, #research, #steelindustry, #carboncapture, #covid, #carbonreduction, #carboncapture, #carbonemissions, Rice University, University of Arizona. Stay tuned for more impact outputs. https:/www.rice.cymru

We're excited to be presenting at the upcoming Bell Potter Securities Environmental Conference next week, joining a select group of other leaders in the ESG sector. The invitation-only investor event will take place virtually on Tuesday 21 November from 9:30am – 5:30pm AEDT. Reach out to Bell Potter if you have any questions about the conference. #esg #ESGinvesting #sustainableinvesting #impactinvesting #cleantech #climatetech #greentech #ESGtechnology #sustainabletechnology #impacttechnology #financialsustainability #sustainabilityfinance #ESGfinance

Pleased to have the chance to talk yesterday at the M-SParc Egni Conference about how consideration of emissions and biodiversity from the earliest stages of #infrastructure project development has potential to address the source of 50% UK carbon emissions and 25% biodiversity loss. This approach, that we've been delivering for nearly 3 years, can reduce public and private sector costs by (1) integrating emissions/biodiversity considerations into design from the earliest stage, rather than requiring additional design / mitigations later; (2) avoid costs and resources from developing projects where emissions/biodiversity #costs outweigh #benefits. Waiting until planning / consenting when designs are already near-final is too late. More details on our approach here https://lnkd.in/eyrKHq8v #embodiedcarbon #netzero #construction #sustainability The Office of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales Derek Walker Ann C. Lewis Barlow Jonathan Tench

Register now for SiLC's upcoming CPD webinar; 'Maximising Natural Capital Benefits for Brownfield and Sustainable Development'. Taking place on Wednesday 27th September (11.00-13.00), and Chaired by Mark H. (Climate & Sustainability – Lead at The Pensions Regulator), this webinar will explore how government seeks to support the reframing of nature in terms of the value to people and the economy to create sustainable development. Speakers will discuss how, by taking a ‘natural capital’ approach to decision making, development can maximise eco goods and services to get more from our land. From the simple concept of delivering the ‘right land use in the right place’ to the more complex considerations of achieving and maintaining biodiversity or environmental net gain post-development. Presentations announced to date include: - 'What is Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) and how does it apply to brownfield and remediation sites?' by Jon Davies (Director at RSK Wilding and Nature Positive) - 'The Role of Land in Delivering Scotland’s Fourth National Planning Framework' by David Stewart (Policy and Practice Lead at Scottish Land Commission) - 'Remediation and Sustainable Growth Tool – Development of Natural Capital Metrics for Land Remediation' by Yolande Macklin (Jacobs) and Dr. Darren Beriro (British Geological Survey). Tickets for this webinar are £30 including VAT. You can register and find out more about the webinar here: https://lnkd.in/e7qv2hKE #brownfield #sustainability #development #webinar #silc

Normally I'm a lot more active on LinkedIn, but let's just say it was an amazing summer! 📢🌍: In June, I spoke on a panel at the Climeworks #DirectAirCapture Summit and traveled Switzerland talking carbon removal with the U.S. Speaker Program, which was an amazing opportunity before getting to travel to Belgium for the Negative Emissions Platform summit where US-EU policy around carbon management was discussed. 🌳🚣🏾♀️: Following that I attended my first in-person National Wildlife Federation annual meeting at the beautiful South Lake Tahoe where I got to hang out with my colleagues IRL (and do some kayaking 😎). ✍🏾 💬: And rounding July out, I had the privilege to co-lead a brand new 2-week Carbon Dioxide Removal Justice Fellowship with Simon Nicholson and the folks at American University's #InstituteOfCarbonRemovalLawAndPolicy where fellows from across the country traveled between DC, New York, and Wyoming to do the hard work of discussing where emerging technologies like #CDR might fit into the bigger picture of environmental justice and social change. It was such a rewarding experience, and I learned so much from our fellows. 👩🏾🏫 🤝: Come August, I kicked off presenting for the Direct Air Capture Coalition on intersections between environmental justice and the DAC industry, specifically talking about considerations developers and industry leaders should have as they broach the space. ✈👷🏾♀️: And the month wrapped up with a visit alongside other policy folks to #CarbonEngineeringLtd's Innovation Center in Squamish BC, where I got to ask questions until my heart's content (while rocking the hard hat and hi-vis vest). Hard to believe, but I started following their work back in grad school, so it was truly a full circle moment for me. Maybe my favorite part (I'm biased) was getting our brand new team members Carbon Management Coordinator Sarah Kallgren and CDR Justice Fellow Jake Ferrell! 🤠 #NWF is entering the fall with renewed vigor as we do our best to answer the hard questions about the intersections between carbon management, people, and wildlife. If you're new to our org's work and our vision for the space or even if you're a longtime fan, consider starting with Jake's first blog post in a series on his experience as our first CDR Justice fellow!

Success in generating £7.7 million #private #investment from a £12.2 million #grant. An important #outputindicator that demonstrates #economic #impact of an #academic #project is generating #private #investment. The RICE - Reducing Industrial Carbon Emissions project has been so far been responsible for #private #investment from Remediiate, Algae Products International Ltd, and Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water in the #uk, and Steel Jupiter in the #usa, and there is more to come with Clean Air Tech and #dipa, meaning the final impact will be much higher creating a #reserachexcellence framework story. This #investment is, I believe, larger than other #wefo funded projects from the #welshgovernment. Led by ESRI - Energy Safety Research Institute at Swansea University and in partnership with University of South Wales, RICE - Reducing Industrial Carbon Emissions thanks to all our #partners, #collaborators, and the team: Merrie Barron, BBA, PMP, CSM, APM PMQ, Darren Oatley-Radcliffe, Alan Guwy, Jon Maddy, #EmilyUnderwoodLee, Nick Rich, Charles Dunnill, and Enrico Andreoli, PhD. #decarbonisation, #greenhydrogen, #cleanwater, #storytelling, #welshgovernment, #ukgovernment, #research, #steelindustry, #carboncapture, #covid, #carbonreduction, #carboncapture, #carbonemissions, Rice University, University of Arizona. Stay tuned for more impact outputs. https://www.rice.cymru/en/

The SiLC CPD webinar; 'Maximising Natural Capital Benefits for Brownfield and Sustainable Development' is coming up on Wednesday 27th September (11.00-13.00), and there's still time for you to register! Chaired by Mark H. (Climate & Sustainability – Lead at The Pensions Regulator), this webinar will explore how government seeks to support the reframing of nature in terms of the value to people and the economy to create sustainable development. Speakers will discuss how, by taking a ‘natural capital’ approach to decision making, development can maximise eco goods and services to get more from our land. From the simple concept of delivering the ‘right land use in the right place’ to the more complex considerations of achieving and maintaining biodiversity or environmental net gain post-development. Presentations announced to date include: - 'What is Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) and how does it apply to brownfield and remediation sites?' by Jon Davies (Director at RSK Wilding and Nature Positive) - 'The Role of Land in Delivering Scotland’s Fourth National Planning Framework' by David Stewart (Policy and Practice Lead at Scottish Land Commission) - 'Remediation and Sustainable Growth Tool – Development of Natural Capital Metrics for Land Remediation' by Yolande Macklin (Jacobs) and Darren Beriro (British Geological Survey). Tickets for this webinar are £30 including VAT. You can register and find out more about the webinar here: https://lnkd.in/e7qv2hKE #brownfield #sustainability #development #webinar #silc

Exploring the delicate balance between our pursuit of clean energy and maintaining sustainable livelihoods, scientists at UC Santa Barbara's Environmental Markets Lab (emLab) are embarking on a vital two-year project. With a $1.1 million grant from the BOEM, they're tackling the potential conflicts between burgeoning offshore wind development and the long-established fishing industry in the Pacific. The project is a beacon of interdisciplinary collaboration, engaging fishers, energy firms, and coastal communities across California, Washington, and Oregon to craft strategies that serve both economic and environmental interests. The heart of the research lies in modeling the compounded effects of climate change and offshore wind energy on marine life and fisheries, extending emLab's previous work into new depths by factoring in climate dynamics. As we witness over $750 million in bids for offshore wind energy projects in California alone, the urgency for harmonious solutions is palpable. The partnership with NOAA adds a layer of scientific rigor to the project, aiming to inform policy and promote sustainable practices. I'm particularly impressed with how this study seeks to ensure that the rush for renewable energy doesn't sideline our marine ecosystems or the communities that depend on them. It's a prime example of how environmental challenges require not just scientific ingenuity but also collective will and cooperation. I'm eager to see the outcomes of this research and how it will guide us toward a future where clean energy and thriving fisheries coexist. What are your thoughts on balancing renewable energy initiatives with environmental and economic sustainability? Share your views in the comments below. #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability #Fisheries #ClimateChange #CollaborativeResearch Original article: https://lnkd.in/da5BTt6p

An interesting discussion of the role and use of citizen science in SDG monitoring and reporting on marine litter. And nice to see the Sustainable Coastlines #litterintelligence programme getting a mention in this paper too 💚. https://lnkd.in/gHZEbKS4.