Electrocatalytic conversion of CO2 into useful products can contribute to the Paris goals on the basis of abundant low-carbon power and technological advances. From R&D to policy, areas are highlighted in which coordinated efforts can support commercialization of such capture and catalytic technologies while deploying the required infrastructure.
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E. Sperring, an undergraduate student in environmental engineering at the Johns Hopkins University, provided research assistance to S.M.J. The authors acknowledge the support by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO), BioEnergy Engineering for Products Synthesis (BEEPS) program (DE-EE0008501).
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Jordaan, S.M., Wang, C. Electrocatalytic conversion of carbon dioxide for the Paris goals. Nat Catal 4, 915–920 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41929-021-00704-z
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