Here's how we unlock the technology needed to make decarbonization a reality

Nov 17, 2022

Biochar is harvested in Peru. Biochar is among the many innovations available to aid the push for decarbonization — but further uptake of this kind of technology is essential.

Biochar (pictured) is among the many innovations available to aid the push for decarbonization — but further uptake of this kind of technology is essential. Image: REUTERS/Enrique Castro-Mendivil (PERU - Tags: ENVIRONMENT AGRICULTURE SOCIETY)

Mischa Repmann

Senior Risk Manager, Sustainability, Swiss Re

Nancy Gillis

Programme Head, Climate Action & First Movers Coalition, World Economic Forum

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The World Economic Forum’s First Movers Coalition, which aims to accelerate the decarbonization of seven “hard-to-abate” industrial sectors that account for 30% of global emissions, includes CDR as one of its core goals. Image: First Movers Coalition

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