UiO’s NCCS Team - Norwegian Carbon Capture and Storage Research Centre (NCCS),
Presented the science and technology of Carbon Storage.
Taking a pedagogical approach and the show and tell technic, they started with the WHY and worked through to the HOW. Demonstrating both making and storing CO2.
The relevant question for those under 15 was “why”? Children of all ages took on safety glasses to protect their eyes, as they inflated balloons by filling them with CO2. The team had them pondering the questions;
- "Why" we need CO2?
- What do we use it for?
- “Why” does too much of a good thing lead to a climate problem?
Global warming being one of the topics in the Norwegian school curriculum, almost all children could actively talk about what they do to help fight the climate crisis.
While the children were entertained the scientific staff from the NCCS Team took a more formal approach to present to the parents “how” the technology works in practice and “how” long Norway has been a leading force in this area of science. Norway has over 20 years’ successful experience in researching, capturing and storing CO2.
When asked about the day the NCCS team said;
“We are delighted to see the upward turn in awareness and interest in Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), it made the day all the more worth while for us”
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