Carbon dioxide is the main by-product of fossil fuels combustion and the largest contributor to global warming. Among greenhouse gases, CO 2 is responsible for approximately 66% of Earth's total radiative forcing. Thus, there is an urgent need for developing chemical processes to capture and transform CO 2 into valuable compounds, such as olefins and alcohols. These processes can support a sustainable society if they are combined with the large-scale production of hydrogen from renewable energy sources. Because the molecule is rather inert, the efficient conversion of CO 2 requires the use of catalysis. For instance, transition-metal catalysts can enable the hydrogenation of CO 2 to methanol via thermal processes. Currently, Cu/ZnO/Al 2 O 3 is the state-of-the-art catalyst for performing this reaction. However, this catalyst experiences deactivation in the presence of high concentrations of water within the reaction mixture. Hence, developing new, water-tolerant catalysts is crucial to achieve industrial CO 2 utilization.