6. Integrated Research Center for Carbon Negative Science

概要

The center was established on August 2022 to
promote research on Carbon Negative Science to
accelerate the Carbon Neutral Society in 2050. Until now, the balance between emissions and absorption of carbon dioxide has been maintained. But
rapid human activity since the Industrial Revolution has led to an imbalance between emissions and
absorption of carbon dioxide and carbon dioxide
mission has become excessive that causes serious
impact on our planet, climate change. To return to a
balanced state, it will be difficult to achieve with
"Zero Emission" technology alone. It is necessary
to create a new energy system by introducing more
aggressive carbon dioxide fixation processes. The
Integrated Research Center for Carbon Negative
Science will work to develop such new carbon dioxide fixation technologies in collaboration with
the Graduate School of Engineering and the Graduate School of Energy Science at Kyoto University.
Among several carbon dioxide fixation technologies, the center focuses on 1) Solar Energy Utilization for CO2 Capture and Conversion, 2) Conversion of CO2 into Useful Substances, and 3) Biological Utilization of CO2.
The Center will also work on human resource
development for “Carbon Negative Energy”, which
is a new concept at this time.
In this line, we set up three research projects, 1)
Solar Energy Utilization for CO2 Capture and Conversion, 2) Conversion of CO2 into Useful Substances, 3) Biological Utilization of CO2, and preparation of the education system of “Carbon Negative Energy” in this year.
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