Start Date

20-9-2021 3:45 PM

End Date

20-9-2021 5:00 PM

Access Type

Open Access

Abstract

Climate change is impacting humans and the environment around the world. To meet the Paris Agreement goal of limiting warming to 2∘C by 2100, Negative Emission Technologies, which actively remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere, are required. In this talk, Dr. Andrews will discuss Enhanced Weathering, a cutting-edge climate change mitigation technology developed from decades-long research into chemical weathering, the Earth’s natural process for regulating atmospheric CO2 levels. She will share results from experiments and pilot studies of Enhanced Weathering conducted in both agricultural and coastal settings.

Biography

Dr. Grace Andrews received her PhD from Northwestern University in 2017. Her research focused on understanding geologic timescale chemical weathering and Earth’s global carbon cycle. Following her PhD, she held a joint position at the University of Southampton and the Leverhulme Centre for Climate Change Mitigation in the UK. She implemented the first large-scale field trials of terrestrial Enhanced Weathering. Presently, Dr. Andrews serves as the Director of Scientific Operations at Project Vesta, a non-profit conducting the R&D behind coastal Enhanced Weathering.

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Sep 20th, 3:45 PM Sep 20th, 5:00 PM

Repurposing a paradigm: Enhanced chemical weathering as an emerging Negative Emission Technology

Climate change is impacting humans and the environment around the world. To meet the Paris Agreement goal of limiting warming to 2∘C by 2100, Negative Emission Technologies, which actively remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere, are required. In this talk, Dr. Andrews will discuss Enhanced Weathering, a cutting-edge climate change mitigation technology developed from decades-long research into chemical weathering, the Earth’s natural process for regulating atmospheric CO2 levels. She will share results from experiments and pilot studies of Enhanced Weathering conducted in both agricultural and coastal settings.