The UK hosted the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow on 31 October – 12 November 2021.
The COP26 summit brought together parties together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
The below CCUS-related events took place. IEAGHG General Manager Tim Dixon attended COP26 and wrote the following blogs over the two weeks:
Launch of “Net Zero World” Initiative
US launches two initiatives on CDR
CCS side-events in the second week of COP26
COP26 and the Glasgow Climate Pact
* denotes an IEAGHG related event.
UNFCCC Side-events inside COP Blue Zone |
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Host |
Event |
Date |
| UT/IEAGHG/CCSA/International CCS Knowledge Centre/Bellona* |
Carbon Capture and Storage – Accelerating Decarbonisation of Industries in Non-Annex 1 Countries
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11 November 2021 11:30-12:45 Multimedia room 2 |
| CO2Geonet/CCEIA |
Accelerating along the pathway to Net-zero with CDR and storage |
6 November 2021 11:30-12:45 Multimedia room 2 |
| KAPSARC/IEEJ |
Toward Net-zero pathways using circular carbon economy |
3 November 2021 |
Other events inside COP Blue Zone |
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Host |
Event |
Date |
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IEAGHG and University of Texas* |
Carbon Capture and Storage in Emerging Economies - CCS in Nigeria, Trinidad and Tobago, and India
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10 November 2021 16:00-17:00 Bellona Pavilion |
| US DOE | Launch of Mission Innovation (MI) Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) Mission | 5 November 2021 13:30-14:30 US Pavilion |
| Nordic Co-Operation | What is the role of carbon capture and storage in climate mitigation? | 8 November 2021 18:15-19:00 SEC Centre, Hall 4 |
| GCCSI/IEAGHG/CCSA/IPCC/Bellona* | Reaching Climate Neutrality: Carbon Capture and Storage in the Green Transition | 9 November 2021 10:30-12:00 IETA Pavilion |
| IPIECA* | Contributing to a Net Zero Future |
4 November 2021 |
| Oxford University / Bellona | Carbon Takeback | 9 November 2021 14:00-15:30 Bellona Pavilion |
| C4U | What is the role of carbon capture and storage in climate mitigation? |
8 November 2021 18:15-19:00 Bellona Pavilion |
| ACR | Opportunities and Challenges for Scaling CCUS | 5 November 2021 10:30-12:30 IETA Pavilion |
| Negative Emissions Platform | Scaling the Deployment of Negative Emissions Technologies | 9 November 2021 15:00-16:30 IETA Pavilion |
| Bellona | The Role of CCS in Reaching Net Zero by 2050 | 4 November 2021 17:00-18:00 Room TBA |
| Bellona* | The Realistic Deployment Potential of CDR | 8 November 2021 14:00-15:00 Room TBA |
EU Pavilion events (fully virtual) |
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Host |
Event |
Date |
| CCSA et al | Policy, business, and social challenges for carbon dioxide removals and carbon capture & storage | 1 November 2021 11:30-12:30 EU Pavilion (Virtual) |
| GCCSI/South Pole* |
Net-Zero and Beyond: How Carbon Removal and Reduction Technologies Champion Climate Targets
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1 November 2021 17:30-18:30 EU Pavilion (Virtual) |
| CO2GeoNet | Meeting our Sustainable Development Goals through an integrated carbon management approach | 1 November 2021 19:00-20:00 EU Pavilion (Virtual) |
UNFCCC EXHIBITS |
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Host |
Event |
Date |
| University of Texas/IEAGHG/International CCS Knowledge Centre/CCSA* |
Where are you on CCUS? [videos and other information from each organisation] |
For the duration of COP, fully virtual for Blue Zone delegates only) |
| CO2GeoNet | We need CCS and CCUS to meet Paris Agreement Targets | For the duration of COP, fully virtual for Blue Zone delegates only |
Other events OUTSIDE COP (OUTSIDE Blue Zone) |
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Host |
Event |
Date |
| SCCS | NZTC Destination Net Zero: Technology Driving Transition Global Summit: Technology Driving Transition - Part 1 | 1 November 2021 15:00-17:00 Room TBA |
| SCCS | NZTC Destination Net Zero: Technology Driving Transition Global Summit: Technology Driving Transition - Part 2 | 2 November 2021 08:00-10:00 Room TBA |
| SCCS | NZTC Destination Net Zero: Technology Driving Transition Global Summit: Technology Driving Transition Global Summit |
3 November 2021 |
| SCCS | UK Universities Innovation Showcase: Decreasing CO2 in the atmosphere: solutions from technology and nature | 9 November 2021 15:30-17:00 Room TBA |
* denotes an IEAGHG related event.