Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) shapes the future of the chemicals and materials sector – From international brands to leading chemical and bioeconomy companies to innovative start-ups for CO2 utilisation, companies are collaborating to guide a smart transition from fossil carbon to renewable carbon

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The climate crisis is accelerating at an unprecedented pace, with global warming, greenhouse gas emissions and deforestation leading to food insecurity, global health problems and biodiversity loss. What is the primary cause of human-made climate change? The usual answer is: CO2 and other greenhouse gases. But is CO2 really the core of the problem? Might it not be more relevant to consider where CO2 originates? Recent climate data indicates that about 70% of anthropogenic climate change comes directly from extracted fossil carbon from the ground, while the other 30% comes from agriculture and forestry – mainly land-use change and livestock production. The UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that fossil fuels are destroying the planet, and that latest IPCC reports “must sound a death knell for coal and fossil fuels.”