Join the Great Plains Institute’s Carbon Action Alliance in New Mexico from Sunday, October 1, to Tuesday, October 3, for CO2NNECT 2023, a three-day event that brings together stakeholders to discuss key themes in carbon management—including public engagement, environmental justice, and community and worker benefits.
Carbon management (carbon capture, transport, storage, reuse, and removal) is one of many tools necessary to decarbonize our energy and industrial sectors. Carbon management deployment can help us meet midcentury climate goals and create and retain high-wage jobs.
Whether you’re a researcher, union member, project developer, community organizer, policy maker, journalist, or just interested in learning more—you’re welcome at CO2NNECT 2023. We welcome a broad range of perspectives and want to create a diverse and inclusive community of stakeholders.
CO2NNECT 2023 aims to create a space for open and productive dialogue to ensure the deployment of carbon management technologies is achieved in a responsible and timely way. CO2NNECT 2023 will take place in person at the picturesque Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort, located in the cottonwood forest on the banks of the Rio Grande near Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Attending CO2NNECT 2023 will provide you with a unique opportunity to learn from experts in the carbon management field, access the latest research and reports, participate in discussions, and share your own ideas and experiences. There is limited scholarship funding available to reimburse travel or lodging costs. Anyone interested in pursuing this option can fill out this scholarship form.
Here’s what you can expect to learn:
- State of Carbon Management: Moving from policy to action, experts will present the state of carbon management, opportunities for project developers, communities, and local governments, and considerations for deployment.
- Community and Worker Benefits: Researchers and representatives from labor and community organizations will discuss carbon management’s contribution to improving air quality and creating family-sustaining jobs.
- Public Engagement: Community leaders, state and local policy makers, and industry representatives will highlight efforts to elevate community perspectives in project deployment. Great Plains Institute staff will demonstrate their community Decision Support Tool for siting projects.
- Embedding Justice40: Justice40 plays an important role in incorporating equity into carbon management projects. Federal, state, and local leaders will share how these principles are being applied to carbon management and clean energy projects.
- Telling the Carbon Management Story: NGO and communications leaders will present opinion research highlighting community attitudes toward carbon management. Participants will discuss methods for addressing common concerns and centering people in education and outreach.
You can find out more information and register for CO2NNECT 2023 at the event’s website.
We are excited to share a highlight of some speakers and topics that will be discussed at the event, with more speakers and events to be announced.
Welcome Reception
Priti Patel, Board Chair of Great Plains Institute
Richard Jackson, President, U.S. Onshore Resources and Carbon Management Operations, Oxy Low Carbon Ventures
Keynote Address: The State of Carbon Management—Moving from Ambition to Action
Jarad Daniels, Chief Executive Officer, Global CCS Institute
Panel: Embedding Justice40 into Carbon Management Deployment
What challenges and opportunities exist in implementing and scaling up Justice40 efforts, and how can stakeholders collaborate to overcome these obstacles and achieve meaningful environmental justice outcomes?
What progress has been made in integrating Justice40 principles into federal policies and programs to address the disparities faced by disadvantaged communities in terms of pollution and environmental burdens?
What strategies and approaches have project developers, state governments, and other stakeholders adopted to incorporate Justice40 principles into their planning processes?
Moderator: Sarah Forbes, U.S. Department of Energy
