Benedicte Staalesen
Director Communication and PPA
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Northern Lights
Benedicte Staalesen is Head of Communications and Public Affairs at Northern Lights, the world’s first open-source CO₂ transport and storage infrastructure, developed by Equinor, Shell, and TotalEnergies. She leads strategic communications and stakeholder engagement to advance CCS as a key part of the energy transition.
With a background in politics and senior roles at Equinor and Eviny, Benedicte has deep experience in energy policy, reputation management, and public affairs. She has served as a political advisor at the Norwegian Prime Minister’s Office and Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Solberg Government.
She holds a Master’s from the London School of Economics and executive education in energy leadership from BI Norwegian Business School. Benedicte serves on several advisory boards in the Norwegian energy sector.
With a background in politics and senior roles at Equinor and Eviny, Benedicte has deep experience in energy policy, reputation management, and public affairs. She has served as a political advisor at the Norwegian Prime Minister’s Office and Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Solberg Government.
She holds a Master’s from the London School of Economics and executive education in energy leadership from BI Norwegian Business School. Benedicte serves on several advisory boards in the Norwegian energy sector.
Sessions with this speaker:
A successful CCUS value chain as a climate mitigation tool must accommodate a wide range of CO₂ sources—from major international volumes to regional clusters and smaller-scale emitters. This session explores how diverse emission profiles impact infrastructure needs, logistics, and deployment pace.
Can infrastructure be shared across scales? What dependencies exist between the actors? Can coordination between large and small players unlock synergies and accelerate CCUS deployment?
Join us for a discussion on bridging scale, aligning needs, and building a truly integrated CO₂ transport and storage system.
Can infrastructure be shared across scales? What dependencies exist between the actors? Can coordination between large and small players unlock synergies and accelerate CCUS deployment?
Join us for a discussion on bridging scale, aligning needs, and building a truly integrated CO₂ transport and storage system.
This session opens the conference with a strategic look at what it takes to realize a functioning CCUS value chain. Government perspectives will highlight priorities, enablers, and the need for coordinated effort across the ecosystem. The session sets the direction for a day focused on solutions, collaboration, and accelerating deployment.
In this closing panel, industry leaders and researchers will come together to debate the future of CCS and CCUS.
The panel will address urgent questions: What is at stake if we delay action? What is needed to make CCUS a cornerstone of global climate strategy?
Panellists will share their visions for the road ahead, leaving the audience with clear takeaways on how to drive momentum and make CCUS a reality.
The panel will address urgent questions: What is at stake if we delay action? What is needed to make CCUS a cornerstone of global climate strategy?
Panellists will share their visions for the road ahead, leaving the audience with clear takeaways on how to drive momentum and make CCUS a reality.
With a diverse set of emitters, scalable and flexible carbon capture technologies are essential. This session will showcase advancements in capture solutions, from high-capacity systems to modular technologies. It will also highlight how digitalization, AI, and automation can improve efficiency, optimize operations, and reduce costs across the CCUS value chain.
This session dives into the barriers hindering the widespread adoption of CCUS technologies. From financial constraints to policy uncertainties, speakers will address the risks involved and explore how to make CCS bankable.
Discussions will also cover innovative business models, investment opportunities, and how government and private sectors can share responsibilities to accelerate implementation.
Discussions will also cover innovative business models, investment opportunities, and how government and private sectors can share responsibilities to accelerate implementation.
This session will explore industrial applications, and its role in the circular economy. We’ll discuss how CO₂ utilization supports climate goals while creating business opportunities, emphasizing the cost benefits of making products instead of just storing CO₂.
We will provide insights into market dynamics and trends, helping to contextualize the strategic decisions companies face in this rapidly evolving landscape. What drives companies to take the lead in implementing carbon capture solutions?
This session will focus on the motivations, challenges, and opportunities faced by key emitters such as energy producers, cement manufacturers, and heavy industry players.
Early movers will share their experiences, highlighting the risks and rewards of adopting carbon capture technologies, and whether being a frontrunner could lead to a competitive edge—or disadvantage.
This session will focus on the motivations, challenges, and opportunities faced by key emitters such as energy producers, cement manufacturers, and heavy industry players.
Early movers will share their experiences, highlighting the risks and rewards of adopting carbon capture technologies, and whether being a frontrunner could lead to a competitive edge—or disadvantage.
CCUS is no longer just a vision — it is becoming a reality.
This session provides a broad perspective on international approaches, balancing opportunities with challenges.
We will explore how different nations are developing a CCUS value chain, highlighting best practices and key learnings. Topics include regulatory developments and successful strategies.
The session aims to inspire collaboration by showcasing how national efforts contribute to a stronger CCUS value chain.
This session provides a broad perspective on international approaches, balancing opportunities with challenges.
We will explore how different nations are developing a CCUS value chain, highlighting best practices and key learnings. Topics include regulatory developments and successful strategies.
The session aims to inspire collaboration by showcasing how national efforts contribute to a stronger CCUS value chain.