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• Electrocatalysis is a promising approach for carbon dioxide mitigation. • Utilization of Graphene Oxide-Copper coated Nickel mesh in electrocatalysis process. • Electrocatalysis depends on types of catalyst/electrolyte and catalyst loading. • Ethanol is the main product of heterogeneous electrocatalyst process. The bifunctional Graphene Oxide-Copper (GO-Cu) coated nickel mesh that was fabricated through layer-by-layer approach was used as a working electrode in carbon dioxide (CO 2) electro-reduction process for ethanol production. The findings confirmed smooth and well-dispersed deposition of Cu-nanoparticles onto GO, and less corrosion behavior in 0.1 M potassium carbonate (K 2 CO 3) solution. Besides, linear sweep voltammetry and chronoamperometry analysis was performed to determine the electro-reduction activity of the fabricated electrode. Novelty of this study covers a working electrode production that possesses high durability and stability while maintaining good current and proton conductivity, as well as high efficiency and selectivity towards desirable product. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]