RCCS welcomes Dr Shaun Fitzgerald FREng OBE

By Callum Ward

Dr Shaun Fitzgerald FREng OBE (Centre for Climate Repair) recently travelled to Heriot-Watt to give a presentation titled “Going beyond emissions reduction – Climate Repair”. Shaun’s presentation focused on the current state of the climate and future trajectories by the IPCC which indicate the need for carbon dioxide removal technologies and opportunities such as solar … Continued

Dr Laura Bastianini to present her work on mineral-based ocean alkalinity enhancement at the ERW2025 conference

By Callum Ward

Dr Laura Bastianini has been invited to be a keynote speaker at the next ERW2025 conference (Link). Her talk will serve as a keynote for the mineral-based OAE session where she will present her research work on kinetics of hydrated carbonates in seawater aiming OAE. Laura will also be presenting her previous PhD work on minerals and waters at alkaline waste … Continued

RCCS Awarded Sustainable Futures Award

By Callum Ward

The Geochemical CDR group within RCCS was honoured to be awarded the Sustainable Futures Award at Heriot-Watt’s Principal’s Research Impact and Engagement (PRIME) Awards on 12th June 2024. The award honours research projects and teams that demonstrate exemplary commitment to sustainability by actively engaging stakeholders, communities or industry partners in the planning, execution, and dissemination … Continued