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Application Portal · Cohort 2026

Carbon Dioxide Removal
from a Systems Perspective

This is the official application portal for the CDR Cohort 2026. There is no interview stage — your 300-word response to the scenario question is the primary selection instrument. Applications close 30 OCTOBER 2026.

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Personal Details

Your contact information and demographic background.

Q1First name*
Q2Last name*
Q3Email address*

Used for confirmation email.

Q4LinkedIn profile URLOptional

Optional but recommended. Include the full URL starting with https://

Q5Country of residence*
Q6Nationality*
Q7GenderOptional

Used for programme diversity reporting only.

Q8Date of birth*

Applicants must be 18 or older.

2

Professional Background

Your work, sector, and experience.

Q9Current organisation*
Q10Current role / title*
Q11Sector*

Choose the category that best describes your primary employer.

Q12Years of relevant work experience*
Q13Highest level of education*
Q14Primary areas of work*

2–4 sentences. Be specific about sectors and geographies.

0 / 1000

Q15Previous KCC / Rethinking Transport participation?*
3

Application Response

The primary selection instrument. Read carefully.

Scenario

You are asked to make a CDR solution operational within an existing African logistics corridor where: power availability is intermittent and not guaranteed; freight flows are inconsistent and largely informal; cross-border coordination introduces delays and significant uncertainty.

Your response must address all five points:

  1. 1.Entry point — Where exactly would you intervene first (node, actor, process)? Why that point over others?
  2. 2.Operational design — What would physically move, where, and how? Which existing infrastructure or actors would you rely on?
  3. 3.Experience anchor — Name two constraints you have personally dealt with in similar contexts. Explain how that shapes your approach here.
  4. 4.Trade-offs — What are you deliberately NOT optimising for in the first year, and why?
  5. 5.Failure risk — Where is this most likely to fail in practice, and what early signal would tell you it is going wrong?

Strict limit: 300 words maximum

Q16Describe a realistic implementation approach for the first 12 months*
0 / 300 words
4

Documents

PDF preferred. Max 10 MB per file.

Q17CV / Résumé*

Your CV provides supporting context — the written response is the primary instrument.

Q18Cover letter*

One page max. Address why this specific cohort. Strong cover letters are specific, not aspirational.

5

Declarations

All four required to submit.

By submitting you confirm the information above is true and complete.
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