Financing Decarbonisation Ep 31: Dr Nadine Moustafa & Paul Davies

Is Carbon capture an investable industry, and can it be financeable?

Host

• Dr. Nadine Moustafa, Research Associate at Imperial, specialising in carbon management and decarbonisation technologies.

Guest 

• Paul Davies - Director at 7CO2: The Severnside Carbon Capture and Shipping Hub

Topics Discussed 

• Government's role in financing decarbonisation
• The public and private sector contributions to decarbonisation industries
• Innovation in carbon capture lending itself to investment
• Policies and the market.

Timecode & Chapters;

00:02:21 – Introduction & Guest Background

00:02:47 – What Makes Financing Decarbonization Different?

00:03:53 – Role of Government & Carbon Pricing

00:04:36 – Public-Private Collaboration

00:06:19 – Evolving Risk & Government Support

00:08:10 – Negative Emissions & Market Potential

00:09:05 – Business Models for Carbon Capture

00:11:24 – Infrastructure Scaling Challenges

00:12:14 – Why CCS Projects Lag Behind

00:14:03 – Government’s Role in Mitigating Risk

00:15:25 – Financial Close & Project Rollout

00:17:09 – Non-Pipeline Transport Solutions

00:19:16 – Modular vs. Mega Projects

00:21:29 – Importance of Long-Term Policy Signals

00:23:01 – Sector-Specific Financing Opportunities

00:25:10 – Aviation & Consumer Offsets

00:27:36 – Revenue-Driven Sectors Will Lead

00:28:13 – Cross-Sector Financing Mechanisms

00:30:31 – Residual Emissions & Net Zero

00:33:31 – Long-Term Use of Fossil Fuels

00:34:39 – Advice for Stakeholders

00:36:03 – The Magic Wand Question

00:37:11 – Social Acceptability & Political Support

00:38:23 – Closing Thoughts

Nadine's links:

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadine-moustafa-ph-d-5831a1a7/

Imperial profile - https://profiles.imperial.ac.uk/n.mou...

Paul's links:

7CO2: The Severnside Carbon Capture and Shipping Hub -