Benedikt Stefánsson
Director of Business Development, Carbon Recycling International / Iceland
"Transport presents the most difficult challenge in decarbonization as only certain segments of urban mobility can be electrified with batteries, leaving long-distance driving, heavy goods transport, marine and aviation dependent on liquid transport fuels. Methanol produced in a one-step reaction from CO2 and hydrogen has the potential to become the sustainably sourced and economic liquid energy carrier that we need to accelerate the reduction of GHG emissions."
Vita
Benedikt Stefansson is Director of Business Development for Carbon Recycling International (CRI), based in Iceland. Benedikt previously served as Policy Advisor to the Icelandic Minister of Economic Affairs and held positions in biotech and financial technology companies in the US and Iceland. Benedikt holds a C.Phil degree in Economics from the University of California Los Angeles, and a BS degree in Economics from the University of Iceland, Reykjavik.