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Getting real about carbon capture and storage
Getting real about carbon capture and storage

15th May 2015

The following Insight is an excerpt from an article by Chris Davies, Member of the European Parliament (MEP) 1999-2014 and Rapporteur for the CCS Directive and the Parliament's implementation report on CCS. Read the full...

Topic(s): Carbon capture, law and regulation, Policy, Project financing, use and storage (CCUS)

Melbourne hosts Australian Emissions Reduction Summit
Melbourne hosts Australian Emissions Reduction Summit

15th May 2015

The Global CCS Institute joined many prominent Australian and international organisations in sponsoring the 2nd Australian Emissions Reduction Summit held in Melbourne on 5 and 6 May 2015. In the Insight below the Institute's Lawrence...

Topic(s): Carbon capture, law and regulation, Policy, use and storage (CCUS)

Focus on private sector financing for climate technologies
Focus on private sector financing for climate technologies

15th May 2015

The Institute attended the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) meeting for Network members in Bangkok over 28-29 April 2015. The CTCN is the operational arm of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change...

Topic(s): Carbon capture, Economics, law and regulation, Policy, use and storage (CCUS)

Tempered optimism in lead up to COP21 climate talks
Tempered optimism in lead up to COP21 climate talks

15th May 2015

The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) convened a forum on 23 April in Washington, DC to examine the issues, options and priorities for the upcoming Paris climate talks. In this insight, Victor Der,...

Topic(s): Carbon capture, Economics, law and regulation, Policy, use and storage (CCUS)

CCUS progress in Brazil
CCUS progress in Brazil

15th May 2015

The Global CCS Institute co-sponsored the 3rd Congresso Brasileiro de CO2, held 28-29 April in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In this insight, Meade Goodwin, Senior Advisor – Capacity Building and Public Engagement for the Americas,...

Topic(s): Capacity development, Carbon capture, use and storage (CCUS)

Key issues and barriers in developing countries
Key issues and barriers in developing countries

15th May 2015

​ This third webinar in the series 'CCS in Developing Countries' was presented by the World Bank. Deploying CCS in developing countries is critically important.  The International Energy Agency estimates that to achieve global emissions...

Topic(s): Capacity development, Carbon capture, use and storage (CCUS)

US and China lead international collaboration on CCS
US and China lead international collaboration on CCS

15th May 2015

In this Insight the Global CCS Institute's General Manager for Asia-Pacific, Clare Penrose, reports from the second carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) workshop for the US-China Climate Change Workshop Group held on 20 April...

Topic(s): Capacity development, Carbon capture, law and regulation, Policy, use and storage (CCUS)

China CCS deployment expands
China CCS deployment expands

15th May 2015

In this Insight, the Global CCS Institute's Dr Tony Zhang, Senior Adviser for Carbon Capture reports on progress in carbon capture and storage (CCS) in China. Tony attended the recent ADB-China Datang Corporation CCS Workshop...

Topic(s): Capacity development, Carbon capture, Engineering and project delivery, use and storage (CCUS)

The role of Carbon Capture and Storage in a decarbonised world
The role of Carbon Capture and Storage in a decarbonised world

15th May 2015

The Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project (DDPP) is a global initiative coordinated by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)[1]. Last year the Pathways to Deep Decarbonization, 2014 Report was released, which provides a comprehensive...

Topic(s): Carbon capture, law and regulation, Policy, use and storage (CCUS)

India's Climate Change Research Institute presents book on CCUS
India's Climate Change Research Institute presents book on CCUS

15th April 2015

Dr Malti Goel is the CEO of the Climate Change Research Institute based in India. She has co-edited a new book on ‘Carbon Capture, Storage and Utilization’. In this Insight Dr Goel provides an overview...

Topic(s): Carbon capture, use and storage (CCUS)

Roadmap for CCS Demonstration and Deployment for the People's Republic of China
Roadmap for CCS Demonstration and Deployment for the People's Republic of China

15th April 2015

Deploying CCS in developing countries is critically important.  The International Energy Agency estimates that to achieve global emissions reduction targets 70% of CCS projects will be in non-OECD countries by 2050. Achieving deep decarbonisation of...

Topic(s): Capacity development, Carbon capture, law and regulation, Policy, use and storage (CCUS)

Brazil releases first CO2 Storage Atlas
Brazil releases first CO2 Storage Atlas

15th April 2015

The publication of the first atlas of potential CO2 storage sites in Brazil is the culmination of nearly a decade of research. It represents a substantial step forward in the development and deployment of carbon...

Topic(s): Capacity development, Carbon capture, CO2 storage, use and storage (CCUS)

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