The Technology Collaboration Center (TCC) and Gulf Coast Carbon Collaborative aims to connect its members by facilitating the exchange of challenges and solutions and provide exposure to “unusual” solutions. The TCC will host this virtual workshop on November 17th, 2020, to identify several pragmatic and “unusual” carbon reduction opportunities. Workshop participants will identify key hurdles and barriers that slow us down. By the facilitated interaction with “unusual” experts you will be able to collaborate to identify and share pragmatic solutions.

Virtual Workshop Approach

The workshop will be organized around 4 main carbon mitigation approaches. Handling your own CO2 molecules [Direct] or any CO2 molecules [Indirect]. Avoiding CO2 emissions [Avoid] or capturing and storing CO2 [Store].

• A: Direct-Avoid [e.g.: energy efficiency, switch to renewable power]

• B: Indirect-Avoid [e.g.: offset credits for forest conservation, renewable power credits]

• C: Direct- Store [e.g.: Carbon capture & sequestration (CCS)]

• D: Indirect -Store [e.g.: nature-based solutions such as forestry and soil carbon storage]

Experts will provide short pitches on (“unusual”) technologies in each mitigation approach and create adequate opportunities to feature and discuss novel and “unusual” solutions. Participants will be encouraged to participate in breakout sessions for different mitigation approaches.