Omani entrepreneur felicitated at UK embassy

Omani entrepreneur felicitated at UK embassy

Muscat – The embassy of UK felicitated Omani entrepreneur Talal Hasan, founder and Carbon General of 44.01, for winning the Earthshot Prize 2022.

44.01 eliminates CO2 permanently by mineralising it in peridotite, a rock found in abundance in Oman as well as in America, Europe, Asia and Australasia. Peridotite mineralisation is a natural process, but in nature it can take many years to mineralise even a small amount of CO2.

44.01 accelerates the process by injecting carbonated water into seams of peridotite deep underground. The event was held at the residence of the British ambassador on Sunday.

Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister of State for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, urged people around the world to follow 44.01’s example and take up the fight against climate change.

“We often talk rather too much about the weather in the UK, but the weather matters. Climate change will have disastrous effects internationally, so people all over the world need to take action to protect our planet earth,” said Lord Tariq Ahmad.

Named after the molecular weight of carbon dioxide, 44.01 has aims to mineralise 1bn tonnes of CO2 by 2040. The company hopes to expand its operations internationally in 2023.

“We were inspired to set up