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Carbon Forum I: The transition to a green energy future without Russian gas

"In a trustful environment we can jointly do things differently"

At the first CORC Carbon Forum in 2022, the audience, speakers and  panelists discussed how the transition to a green energy future without Russian gas can be accelerated. 

See presentations and photos below. 

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CORC Carbon Forum 7th December 2022 This first edition of the CORC Carbon Forum kicks off the series with a focus on decarbonizing hard-to-abate sectors and the role of carbon-neutral alternatives to natural gas in this transition. Electrifying industrial processes where possible and producing carbon-neutral methane gas is pressing in the light of the imminent energy crisis and the climate crisis.

Photos from the event

Mads Krogsgaard, CEO of Novo Nordisk Foundation in conversation with moderator Ida Ebbensen. Photo: Kurt Hoppe
Stig Uffe Holm Deputy Director General at the Danish Energy Agency. Photo: Kurt Hoppe
Panel I discussing how to accelerate the green transition in Europe and which technologies we have at hand. Panelists: Ulrich Bang, Dansk Erhverv - Theresa Scavenius, Alternativet - Marta Victoria, CORC/AU - Simon Bennett, IEA. Photo: Kurt Hoppe
Søren Holm, CTO of Nature Energy in his talk about the company's scale-up of biogas production. Photo: Kurt Hoppe
Simon Bennett, Energy Technology Analyst at International Energy Agency (IEA). Photo: Kurt Hoppe
Associate professor Marta Victoria from Aarhus University and PI at CORC. Photo: Kurt Hoppe
Professor Bruce Logan made his keynote speech on a promising new solution for producing green methane from CO2. See the entire agenda below. Photo: Kurt Hoppe
Panel II discussing how to move forward with the green transition and scaling up new technologies. Panelists: Christian Ibsen, CONCITO - Marie Bjerre, Venstre - Bruce Logan, Penn State University - Søren Holm, Nature Energy. Photo: Kurt Hoppe

Program for the CORC Carbon Forum I: The transition to a green energy future without Russian gas

Moderator: Ida Ebbensgaard

PART I: WELCOME TO THE CORC CARBON FORUM

HOW DO WE GET DENMARK, THE EU (AND THE WORLD) ON TRACK TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FUTURE?

  • Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen, Professor and CEO, Novo Nordisk Foundation - in conversation with moderator Ida Ebbensgaard.

WELCOME AND SCOPE OF CORC CARBON FORUM

  • Alfred Spormann, Professor and Executive Director, Novo Nordisk Foundation CO2 Research Center (CORC)

A GLOBAL PATH FROM TODAY’S ENERGY CRISES TO LONG-TERM CLIMATE GOALS 

  • Simon Bennett, Energy Technology Analyst, International Energy Agency (IEA)

REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT IN DENMARK AND EUROPE FOR RAPID IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW ENERGY AND CLIMATE TECHNOLOGIES

WHICH HANDLES DO WE NEED TO TWEAK TO SPEED UP THE GREEN TRANSITION IN EUROPE?

PANEL I: WHICH SOLUTIONS ARE NEEDED TO DECARBONIZE EUROPE AND MOVE BEYOND THE DEPENDENCE OF RUSSIAN GAS? - A REALITY CHECK

  • Simon Bennett, International Energy Agency
  • Ulrich Bang, Senior Director, Energy, Environmental and Climate Policy, Dansk Erhverv
  • Marta Victoria, CORC/Aarhus University
  • Theresa Scavenius, MP, Alternativet

PART II: HOW DO WE ACCELERATE A GREEN ENERGY FUTURE IN EUROPE AND MOVE BEYOND DEPENDENCE OF RUSSIAN GAS?

KEYNOTE: MICROBIAL ELECTROTECHNOLOGIES FOR CONVERTING CO2 INTO NATURAL GAS AND CHEMICALS

  • Bruce E. Logan, Professor and Director of Institute of Energy & the Environment, Penn State University

SCALING OF BIOGAS PRODUCTION FOR REPLACING FOSSIL NATURAL GAS

PANEL II: HOW DO WE MOVE FORWARD AND WHICH CHALLENGES ARE THERE?

Q&A from the audience

CLOSING REMARKS BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CORC, PROFESSOR ALFRED SPORMANN

Presentations from CORC Carbon Forum I

Tempelriddersalen in central Copenhagen was filled with engaged participants for the well-visited event. Photo: Kurt Hoppe
Executive director of CORC, Alfred Spormann and moderator Ida Ebbensen in conversation with the audience on the conclusions of the event - "In a trustful environment we can jointly do things differently"! Photo: Kurt Hoppe
The audience was asked for their input for how to move forward towards a green future without Russian gas. Photo: Kurt Hoppe
The audience was asked for their input for how to move forward towards a green future without Russian gas. Photo: Kurt Hoppe
Revised 27.11.2023
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Tina Fruelund