THE ROLE OF CO2 CONVERSION IN THE CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION: SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND TECHNOLOGICAL OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES. THE OVERALL OBJECTIVES ARE TO: 1) EXAMINE PEOPLE’S ATTITUDES AND BELIEFS ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY JUSTICE ISSUES THAT MAY INFLUENCE THEIR DECISIONS TO ADOPT OR AVOID NEW CLEAN ENERGY PRODUCTS AND SUPPORT OR OPPOSE NEW CLIMATE CHANGE POLICIES, 2) COMBINE ENGINEERING AND ECONOMIC DATA AND MODELS TO ESTIMATE THE POTENTIAL LONG-RUN CLIMATE AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS AND THE VALUE OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC INVESTMENTS IN EXPERIMENTAL CO2 CONVERSION AND OTHER CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, AND 3) ADVANCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF EXPERIMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR CONVERTING CO2 TO FORMIC ACID FOR USE AS A HYDROGEN CARRIER.