Episode 7: Beth (Hardy) Valiaho, International CCS Knowledge Centre

On this episode of CRIN @ COP28, hosted by Bill Whitelaw, we sit down with Beth (Hardy) Valiaho, Vice President of Policy, Regulatory and Stakeholder Relations at the International CCS Knowledge Centre (and a CRIN board member) to discuss why this particular Conference of the Parties is of peak importance in the energy transition timeline. This insightful conversation offers a taste of Canada's story as a leader in CCS and why COP28 is an important opportunity to share our knowledge globally to help build the critical partnerships that will pave the way for CCS to take big bites out of the world's emissions.

Covered in this episode:

• Why COP28 is a global stocktake year and an opportunity for us to evaluate how far we have come (or haven't come) in reducing emissions on a large scale
• How CCS has changed the landscape and conversation at COP now that the technology has been proven, making it more and more relevant to how we can achieve our net zero goals
• Why CCS just makes sense now
• The price of carbon being both a carrot and a stick to drive change
• The unique history of the International CCS Knowledge Centre and how it has evolved since its roots at the Paris COP
• What knowledge-sharing opportunities have emerged as a result of the learnings from the Boundary Dam and the work of the International CCS Knowledge Centre
• As a COP veteran, what Beth sees as the opportunities to share and listen for as CRIN and its members attend COP28
• The exciting events Beth will be a part of at COP28 and why you won't want to miss them