Carbon Research Technology Foundation designates a new head for their organization: the recent appointment of a new CEO.
In a significant move towards addressing climate change, the Carbon Technology Research Foundation (CTRF) has appointed Maria-Krystyna Duval as its new CEO. The foundation, which focuses on accelerating carbon removal and carbontech innovations, aims to unlock the potential of carbon technologies and support promising innovations that can scale rapidly to meet global net-zero goals.
Duval, who joins CTRF from ClientEarth, where she was the chief programme and impact officer, plans to drive the organization's efforts in carbon removal forward by emphasizing the development and deployment of breakthrough carbon removal technologies. Her vision includes fostering innovation that not only captures carbon but also converts it into valuable products or stores it durably, enabling scalable and cost-effective solutions that can make a significant climate impact.
Meanwhile, British International Investment (BII) has hired Sylvia Monthe to focus on its investment and stakeholder activities in the Francophone West and Central Africa region. Monthe, who previously served as head of financial institutions for Central Africa at Proparco, the French DFI, will lead BII's efforts in this region.
On a separate note, Nicolas Nebout, who previously worked at CarbonChain, the carbon accounting platform, has been appointed as the head of sales at NatureAlpha, an AI fintech focused on nature risk data and analysis. Nebout, who also has experience working with several investment banks in France and supporting SMEs in Cameroon, expressed excitement about joining NatureAlpha and the opportunity to help financial institutions identify, understand, and address their nature-related risks, impacts, and dependencies.
The CTRF prioritizes projects with co-benefits such as food security, reduced land use footprints for crops, and income schemes for communities. Duval believes nature-based carbon removal is a crucial frontier in climate action and is excited about the potential to deliver real impact at CTRF.
Founded in 2020, the CTRF focuses on research and biotechnology to reverse climate change. Under Duval's leadership, the foundation will likely continue supporting startups and collaborative research to advance carbon capture, storage, and conversion technologies, thereby aiding comprehensive climate action efforts focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
[1] Source: Carbon Technology Research Foundation press release, [date] [2] Source: ClientEarth press release, [date]
- Maria-Krystyna Duval, in her role as the new CEO of the Carbon Technology Research Foundation (CTRF), aims to drive the organization's focus on energy transition towards a net-zero future, prioritizing the development of breakthrough carbon removal technologies and fostering innovations that can convert carbon into valuable products or provide durable storage solutions.
- The CTRF's commitment to biodiversity and environmental-science is evident in its projects that promote food security, reduced land use footprints for crops, and income schemes for communities, demonstrating a holistic approach to carbon removal and climate action.
- Venture capital and development finance sectors are taking steps to address climate change, as shown by British International Investment's (BII) hiring of Sylvia Monthe to lead investment activities in Francophone West and Central Africa, focusing on nature-based projects that can mitigate climate-change impacts.
- In the realm of business and technology, the convergence of science and finance is becoming increasingly essential, as seen in Nicolas Nebout's appointment as the head of sales at NatureAlpha, an AI fintech focused on nature risk data and analysis, aiming to help financial institutions identify and address their nature-related risks, impacts, and dependencies.
- Climate-change news continues to evolve, with the Carbon Technology Research Foundation accentuating its role in the general-news landscape, as it focuses on research and biotechnology to reverse climate change and supports startups and collaborative research to advance carbon capture, storage, and conversion technologies, ultimately contributing to comprehensive climate action efforts focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
