ABCforCO2 is a CoCirculation2 project led by Dr. Johann Bosson. The primary objective of the project is to develop new organic catalysts for the photo(electro)reduction of CO2.
Atmospheric CO2 levels are steadying increasing due to human consumption of fossil fuels, resulting in climate changes and global warming. Strategies based on CO2 capture and storage along with the increasing use of greener energy sources (photovoltaics, wind turbines…) as alternatives to fossil fuels can be seen as the way to mitigate atmospheric CO2 emission and its consequences. However, many of the technologies that utilize fossil fuels, especially long-range automotive transportation, 
will not find efficient “solar” alternative in a near future. In these cases, substitute fuels that have the potential to decrease the world’s dependency on fossil fuels and lower the CO2 emissions are actively sought after. In this context, the conversion of CO2 into liquid fuels, for instance methanol, could be very attractive as it would (i) provide a source of energy that is still essential, (ii) avoid the build-up of CO2 from the combustion of fossil fuels and (iii) represent a possible CO2 storage capability or, seen differently, an energy storage capability.
ABCforCO2 proposes to investigate and develop new organic catalysts for the reduction of CO2 molecules into fuels or added-value chemicals. ABCforCO2 is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action co-funded by the European Union (through the Research Executive Agency) and TÜBITAK in the framework of the UE Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme 2236 Co-Funded Brain Circulation Scheme 2 (CoCirculation2, grant agreement No 801509, project No 120C080).
To follow the recent developments of the ABCforCO2 project on Twitter, it’s here: @ABCforCO2
To follow the research interests of Johann on Twitter, it’s here: @johannbosson