The existential threat posed by the climate crisis calls for urgent solutions to manage hard-to-abate and unavoidable CO2 emissions. This Comment shows, by example, the key role that scientists can play in launching pioneering pilot projects, leveraging their research, systems understanding and networks, and thus educating the next generation of climate innovators.
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The project DemoUpCARMA has been funded and supported by the Swiss Federal Offices of Energy and for the Environment, as well as by the more than 20 industrial partners and academic institutions involved (see www.demoupcarma.ethz.ch for more details about the project).
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V.B. was a part-time employee of Neustark between April 2023 and February 2024. M.M. is scientific advisor of Neustark, compensated with equity in the company.
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Becattini, V., Wiemer, S. & Mazzotti, M. Accelerating the climate transition through scientist-led CO2 management pilot projects. Nat Chem Eng 1, 267–269 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44286-024-00056-y
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