RCCS Winter Lecture - "A Personal Perspective on CCS and its Role in Mitigating Climate Change"
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RCCS Winter Lecture - "A Personal Perspective on CCS and its Role in Mitigating Climate Change"
Wed, 16/12/2020 - 16:00 to 17:00
Location:
Speaker:
Professor Edward S. Rubin
Affiliation:
Carnegie Mellon University
Synopsis:
This talk will look back on the history of developments and interest in carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology as an option for reducing emissions of carbon dioxide to mitigate the growing problem of global climate change. This retrospective will attempt to characterize some of the major advances in CCS technology and policy over the past three decades, and from this, draw lessons to guide future developments and prospects for CCS as a climate change mitigation strategy.
Agenda
16:00 GMT – Welcome to the session / housekeeping rules - chaired by Dr Mijndert van der Spek
16:05 GMT – “2020 RCCS review and introduction to Prof Rubin” – Professor Mercedes Maroto-Valer
16:15 GMT – RCCS Winter Lecture - "A Personal Perspective on CCS and its Role in Mitigating Climate Change" by Professor Edward S. Rubin
17:00 GMT – Q & A session – chaired by Dr Mijndert van der Spek
17:25 GMT – Closing remarks - Professor Mercedes Maroto-Valer
17:30 GMT – Finish
(During the event, can you please keep camera and microphone off, and use the ‘chat’ or ‘raise your hand’ during the Q&A - advanced questions can be emailed to Meeting Chair).
Biography:
Ed Rubin is the Alumni Chair Professor of Environmental Engineering and Science at Carnegie Mellon University. He holds joint appointments in the Departments of Engineering & Public Policy (EPP) and Mechanical Engineering, and is a Senior Fellow in the Scott Institute for Energy Innovation. At CMU he was a founding member of the EPP department, as well as founding director of the Center for Energy & Environmental Studies and the Environmental Institute. In the U.S., Dr. Rubin has served on numerous boards and study committees of the National Academies, as well as an advisor to state and federal government agencies. Internationally, he was a coordinating lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), an advisor to the Alberta Energy Ministry of Canada, and a Board member of the UK CCS Research Centre. His educational and research achievements have been recognized by a number of prominent awards, most recently, the 2020 Dixy Lee Ray Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) for “outstanding engineering achievement in environmental protection through improvements in technology, science and policy.” He has worked extensively on carbon capture and storage systems, and was recently named as the most published and highly cited author in this field.