Robert Niven is chair and CEO of CarbonCure Technologies, which produces carbon dioxide removal technologies for the concrete industry. An environmental engineer, he founded the company in 2012 with the goal of making concrete sustainability both profitable and easy for industry. Niven previously founded and led Carbon Sense Solutions, a carbon-management consulting company. His accolades include being named one of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 business leaders for his leadership in CO₂ utilization. Under his leadership, CarbonCure’s numerous honors include the $20 million NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE, Cleantech Group’s 2020 North American Company of the Year, the BloombergNEF New Energy Pioneers Award, and recognition as one of the Top 100 Global Cleantech Companies for seven consecutive years.
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Manufacturing and construction account for a massive 12 percent of global emissions. But what if the materials we used to build our homes, offices, and roads could reduce emis...