Mahmoud Abouelnaga

Solutions Fellow, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

Mahmoud Abouelnaga is a Solutions Fellow at the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES). He researches and analyzes state, federal and regional energy and environmental policy. His work on business development in energy policy and technology deployment engages business representatives including our BELC and other stakeholders on clean energy and industrial strategy. He writes and communicates information on the overarching topic of climate and clean energy leadership and related policy issues.

Prior to joining C2ES, Mr. Abouelnaga worked for bioMérieux, a world leader in clinical diagnostics, in their headquarters in France to help develop a risk management system for climate change-related risks of their industrial activities. His work focused on three dimensions of climate change management: strategy, risk management, and carbon assessment and reporting with focus on enhancing reporting of Scope 3 GHG emissions. He also co-founded CAREforSeven, an initiative that promotes SDG7; affordable and clean energy by training students to develop solar chargers from E-waste. His prior experience also includes working as a petroleum engineer for Halliburton with their production enhancement operations in Egypt.

Mr. Abouelnaga was part of the inaugural class of Obama Foundation Scholars at Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago where he earned MA in international development and policy and a certificate in energy and environmental policy. He also holds a MS in sustainable energy engineering from KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, master’s in environmental management from Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, and a BS with honors degree in petroleum engineering from Suez University.

Posts by Mahmoud Abouelnaga

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Setting the Stage for Direct Air Capture in Wyoming

Both public and private sector actors are increasingly interested in direct air capture (DAC) and other carbon management technologies, driven in part by increased ambition of companies’ carbon management commitments and significantly increased federal incentives for deployment. This has significant …

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A fresh wave of carbon capture and removal projects
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Engineered Carbon Dioxide Removal: Scalability and Durability

Given the scale of the climate crisis, the short timeframe for action, and insufficient progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, there is broad scientific agreement that large-scale deployment of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies and approaches are needed to counter …

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No time for tilting at offshore wind
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MENA corporate sustainability and the climate disclosure gap
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Build Back Better for Climate and Energy
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Limitations and Potential: Scaling Carbon Dioxide Removal
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Carbon Dioxide Removal: Pathways and Policy Needs

Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) solutions will likely be needed to achieve global climate objectives, though deployment of CDR is not a substitute for cutting emissions. For large CDR projects to be realized at scale by mid-century, an unprecedented level of …

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Building regional carbon capture and storage infrastructure
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Lessons from Massachusetts’ new climate law
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Carbon capture and the race to net zero
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Carbon capture offers dual economic and climate opportunities in Pennsylvania
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Pandemic underscores the urgency of grid resilience
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Pennsylvania: A possible new keystone in RGGI