Corrosion: The $2.5 Trillion Dollar Problem

The Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures

Past Event

Tuesday, May 24, 2022
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM (UTC)

Registration Required

Hosts

The Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures

Languages

English
English

Channels

Sustainable Development

Corrosion is a dangerous and extremely costly problem with serious, wide-ranging implications. Some of the effects of corrosion include a serious deterioration of natural and historic monuments, increasing the risk of catastrophic equipment failures.

Recent examples include the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, which occurred due to corrosion and was considered to be the largest marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry. Corrosion was also a leading factor behind the collapse of the Morandi bridge in Genoa, Italy, in 2018, which cost the lives of 43 people. Without effective solutions, corrosion issues remain an unsustainable threat to the planet and lead to the consumption of natural resources at large scale. There is a timely and critical need to find new solutions to tackle the vast problem of corrosion.

 

Speakers and detailed programme of the session will be confirmed soon.

This event is a part of Festival of Debate 2022 which runs from 19 April - 31 May. For full listings please visit https://festivalofdebate.com.

 

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Hosts

The Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures