Carbon Capture: A Business Opportunity in the Global Low-Carbon Economy

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Innovation and low-carbon policies are driving the development of clean energy technologies around the world. However, only a small number of these policies are devoted to carbon capture, despite its outsized importance in reducing emissions.

Our discussion will explore how one country, Norway, has fostered the development of its carbon capture infrastructure, as well as the emerging business case for carbon capture in the U.S. and globally.

Date:               Tuesday, October 3, 2017
Time:               9:00 - 10:30 am
Location:        National Press Club, 
                        529 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20045
                        13^th floor, Zenger Room

Featured Speakers:

Trude Sundset, Gassnova SF
CEO
Norway's State Enterprise informing on the development of realizing a full-scale CCS infrastructure by 2022

Thina Saltvedt, Nordea Bank Norge
Chief Analyst
The global business perspective on climate change: Can carbon capture play a role?

Rich Powell, ClearPath Foundation
Executive Director
A market-oriented perspective on carbon capture policy and its importance in the clean energy economy

Steinar Eikaas, Statoil
Vice President, New Energy Solutions
Statoil operates upstream operations in the U.S., and the world's most successful CCS project in the North Sea

Pål Mikkelsen, Fortum Oslo Varme
CCS Director
Capturing carbon from industrial waste is a growing business and environmental opportunity

Moderator:

Jeffrey Bobeck
Global CCS Institute

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We look forward to seeing you there!

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SOURCE Global CCS Institute