Mission Statement

Overall Schemes of Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage

Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) is one of the greatest challenges faced by humanity that cannot be solved by simply employing traditional scientific or engineering approaches. The development of CCUS technologies as well as their implementation requires more than ever cross-cutting collaborations among natural science, engineering and social science disciplines.

Furthermore, the development of national and international policies and economic framework are also important for the significant reduction in the anthropogenic carbon emissions. The G8 recently stated the goal of achieving at least a 50% reduction in worldwide greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. To achieve this ambitious goal, we need to work together and encourage the effective rapid transfer of knowledge between participating members of the global communities.

In light of this, the RCN-SEES is formulated to provide transformative research collaborations in CCUS and facilitate research collaborations that effectively cross the boundaries of the natural sciences, engineering, and the social and economic sciences. If successful, this effort would lead to new understandings, theories, models and technologies as well as assessment tools for CCUS and their implementation plans for global communities.

The proposed activities of the RCN-SEES also include extensive educational and outreach activities, which will allow the creation of the workforce that has the holistic understanding of CCUS related issues with strong scientific and engineering skills.

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