Equatic today announced the appointment to its Industrial Advisory Board of Catherine McKenna, Canada’s former Minister of Environment and Climate Change, and Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Climate and Nature Solutions. Equatic welcomed three new members to its board last month, Craig Cogut, Caitlyn Fox, and Jérôme Schmitt, who joined Lord John Browne, Edward Muller, and Peter Relan on the company’s Industrial Advisory Board. Catherine’s addition expands Equatic’s expertise in climate solutions and international affairs.

“Catherine’s robust experience and problem-solving skills will be invaluable to our growth and will help guide Equatic to take critical steps forward in gigaton-scale carbon removal,” said Lord John Browne, who is the Chair of Equatic’s Advisory Board, the Founder & Executive Chairman of BeyondNetZero and the former Group Chief Executive, BP.

Equatic reduces the cost of carbon removal dramatically by combining it with clean hydrogen generation. Its technology accelerates and amplifies the ocean’s natural ability to absorb and permanently store atmospheric carbon. The company was recently selected as a semifinalist for the Department of Energy’s Carbon Dioxide Removal Purchase Prize to accelerate the industry and encourage technology innovation.

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