Please join Get Congress and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Director Dr. Morgan Bazilian presenting at the GET Strategic Conference on Lower emissions logistics: Energy transition and global supply chains on Tuesday, July 2, 2024 in Milan, Italy.

The UAE Consensus aims to triple renewables and double energy efficiency by 2030, yet faces logistical challenges exacerbated by global supply chain strains and geopolitical events. Fragilities in the clean energy supply chain, including material shortages, geographic concentration, and investor hesitancy, highlight the need for antifragility measures such as the Minerals Security Partnership and the EU Critical Raw Materials Act to ensure a sustainable and diversified global logistics industry.  

Please join the Energy Emissions Modeling and Data Lab (EEMDL) and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Faculty Fellow Dr. Dorit Hammerling hosting the Energy Emissions Modeling & Data Lab
2024 Annual Event on Tuesday, October 22 and Wednesday, October 23, 2024 in Austin, TX.

Advancing MMRV Initiatives in Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions Management

Join the EEMDL annual event convened by the University of Texas, which brings together thought leaders from academia, industry, and policy. The 2024 meeting will focus on developing actionable data to inform emissions mitigation strategies at multiple scales. Participate in the crucial dialogues that will sculpt methane and other greenhouse gas emission monitoring, measuring, reporting and verification (MMRV).

Discussion themes and scientific presentations will include:

Practical Advances in Science and Technology: Concentrating on the role of scientific methodologies, data analytics and software advances in enhancing the precision and efficacy of MMRV systems.

Policy and Economic Catalysts for Improved Practices: Delving into how strategic policy frameworks and economic incentives are pivotal in encouraging the uptake of practices and technologies that align with MMRV goals.

Synergistic Research Impacts: Providing snapshots of research underway at UT, CSU, and the School of Mines, and their broader effects on regional, national, and international efforts to address greenhouse gas emission reductions from energy

Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dr. Maryam Golnaraghi, Director of Climate Change and Environment, The Geneva Association, presenting at virtual seminar titled Leveraging the Power of the Insurance Industry to Expedite Industrial Decarbonization on Friday, July 26, 2024.

Meeting global climate targets requires industries, including large carbon emitting industries such as steel, aluminum and aviation, to adopt a range of new technologies and processes that accelerate their decarbonisation. However, many such climate-related technologies remain in pre-commercialization stages, are capital intensive and are highly complex. They have untested risks, a wide range of challenges with scaling and market readiness, and scarcity of data for assessing insurability conditions. This webinar explores how to leverage the expertise of the Property and Casualty (P&C) insurance and reinsurance industry to frame risks, enhance insurability conditions and deliver a full suite of insurance solutions, all of which are critical for unlocking capital, expediting market readiness of these technologies and enabling their adoption by industrial sectors.

Maryam is the Director of Climate Change and Environment at The Geneva Association, the strategic international think tank of the insurance industry. From 2004 to 2014 Maryam served as the Chief of Disaster Risk Reduction at the United Nations’ World Meteorological Organization, where she headed up an international program and led climate and disaster risk management projects in over 40 countries. Before that she founded and served as the CEO of Climate Risk Solutions, Inc., a first-of-its-kind research and advisory firm delivering advanced climate risk analytics and risk management solutions. Maryam received a Ph.D. in Physical Oceanography and a M.Sc. in Applied Physics from Harvard University, and a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University.

Please join Resources for the Future and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Payne Institute Research Associate Aaron Malone presenting a virtual seminar titled Critical Minerals, Critical Stakeholders: Engaging Local Communities in Mineral Resource Collaboration on Thursday, June 6, 2024.

Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dan Arthur, President, ALL Consulting, presenting a virtual seminar titled A New Era: Permanent Plugging of Idle & Orphan Wells for Carbon Credits on Wednesday, June 12, 2024.

Plugging and abandoning oil & gas wells, whether idle/non-producing wells or orphan wells has entered a new era on many fronts. Today, there are several carbon registries that have developed detailed protocols to plug these wells to permanently eliminate methane emissions. Unlike past practices, emission measurement and quantification is critical, assuring that plugging and restoration activities are permanent is a priority, and there is significant scrutiny on all these practices to gain assurances that results can be trusted. This has spawned new procedures, new technologies, new plugging materials, and more. Mr. Arthur will discuss these and other related issues.

Dan Arthur is a founding member of ALL Consulting and has served as the company’s President & Chief Engineer since its inception in 1999. Prior to founding ALL Consulting, Mr. Arthur served as a Vice President of upstream energy services at a large international consulting engineering firm, served as an Enforcement Officer and National Expert for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a drilling and operations engineer with an independent oil producer, and worked for an oilfield service company (Halliburton) in the mid-continent. 

Please join NSI, Inc. and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dr. Morgan Bazilian and Fellow Gregory Wischer, Principal, Dei Gratia Minerals, presenting a virtual seminar titled the Rise of Great Mineral Powers on Thursday, May 16, 2024.

Our study sought to investigate the impact of secure mineral supplies on a state’s military capabilities, which we term “mineral power.” Our study assessed a state’s mineral power by evaluating its access to secure mineral supplies from four key sources: domestic production, government stockpiles, overseas production by domestic companies, and imports from aligned states. To assess the influence of mineral power on military strength, we analyzed two rising powers: the United States in the early twentieth century and China in the early twenty-first century. The research reveals the correlation between mineral power and military strength.

Amid escalating US-China competition, the US government could enhance its mineral power by supporting domestic production, increasing stockpiles, facilitating overseas acquisitions, and fostering supply agreements with aligned states. As it seeks to secure mineral supplies from these sources, the US government could also maintain access to Chinese-produced minerals by conveying to the Chinese government that any export controls on minerals—and mineral processing technology—from China will result in retaliatory US export controls on technology to China.

Morgan Bazilian is the Director of the Payne Institute for Public Policy and Professor at the Colorado School of Mines. Previously, he was Lead Energy Specialist at the World Bank. Dr. Bazilian holds a Ph.D in energy systems, and was a Fulbright fellow. His work has been published in Science, Nature, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. Previously he was a senior diplomat at the United Nations. He was the EU’s lead negotiator on technology at the UN climate negotiations. He is also Member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a Global Fellow at the Wilson Center, and a member of Ireland’s Climate Change Council.

Gregory Wischer is founder and principal of Dei Gratia Minerals, a critical minerals consulting firm. He is also a non-resident fellow at Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines, and a non-resident fellow at the Northern Australia Strategic Policy Centre at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute. Previously, Greg was executive vice president at an American company building a nickel-cobalt metal refinery in the United States. He writes often on critical mineral supply chains for think tanks, academic journals, and national security outlets. He received his BA in International Business from Boise State University, and he received his MA in Security Studies from Georgetown University.

Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome John Gutentag, Product Owner, Enverus, presenting a virtual seminar titled Quantifying the Impact of Federal Methane Regulations on the Oil and Gas Industry on Wednesday, May 29, 2024.

John will discuss the potential implications for the U.S. oil & gas industry of new Environmental Protection Agency greenhouse gas-related regulations. Enverus Intelligence Research anticipates the rules will precipitate accelerated P&A timelines and a surge in orphaned wells. The new rules include the EPA’s new “Quad O” (OOOOb and OOOOc), Waste Emission Charge (methane tax) and revisions to Subpart W reporting (changing the rules on how operators report methane to the EPA).

John joined Enverus in May 2021 after working for a directional drilling service company in the Permian Basin for five years. He is currently a Product Owner on the Emissions and Regulatory team. John received a bachelor’s degree in petroleum engineering from Louisiana State University in 2016 and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in predictive analytics from Georgia Tech. He is based in Denver.

Please join Vale Base Metals and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Emily Olson, Chief Sustainability & Corporate Affairs Officer, Vale Base Metals, for a virtual discussion titled Mining Innovation on Monday, April 8, 2024. 

Emily Olson is Chief Sustainability and Corporate Affairs Officer of Vale Base Metals. Previously, she worked as Vice-President, Global Strategic Relations at Freeport-McMoRan, responsible for driving global strategic initiatives inclusive of governments, partners, and various external organizations. Prior to joining Freeport, Emily spent nearly 15 years with BP in both the US and London, most recently as Senior Vice President for Europe and Russia managing BP’s corporate interests across the regions. She has a degree in Political Science from Loyola University of Chicago and a Masters’ Degree in International Strategy & Diplomacy from the London School of Economics. 

Please join the Great Plains Institute and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Payne Institute Sustainable Finance Lab Program Manager Brad Handler presenting CO2 Storage Insurance at the CO₂NNECT on Carbon Storage Event on Wednesday, April 10, 2024 in Austin, TX.

On the heels of the success of last year’s CO₂NNECT conference in New Mexico, GPI’s Carbon Action Alliance is excited to announce we’ll be adding a series of events, titled CO₂NNECT Conversations, in addition to our annual conference to support conversations on carbon management technologies, industrial decarbonization, project deployment, and community engagement. Our next event centers around a topic critical to the success of carbon management projects: carbon storage.

Attendees can expect a day full of engaging conversations on the importance of collaboration among diverse stakeholders, insights on how to communicate effectively and authentically with communities on the topic of carbon dioxide (CO₂) storage, and candid discussions on how states and Tribal nations can lead the way to economywide decarbonization through investments in carbon storage.

CO₂NNECT on Carbon Storage aims to make information about CO₂ storage accessible to all by fostering a shared understanding among a diverse set of stakeholders, including states, Tribal nations, NGOs, industry leaders, and communities.

Save your spot today to help shape the future of carbon management!

Host Hotel: JW Marriott Austin

Attendee Group Room Rate: $349 | Click here to book today. Spots are limited!