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Korea Global CCS Symposium 2015
15th November 2015
In October 2015 the Global CCS Institute sponsored a global carbon capture and storage (CCS) symposium in Gwang-gu, South Korea, including an Institute Member's Meeting. In this Insight the Institute's Jessica Morton, Public Engagement Adviser...
Topic(s): Carbon capture, law and regulation, Policy, Public engagement, use and storage (CCUS)
Methodology for Carbon Capture and Storage Projects in Oil and Gas Reservoirs
15th October 2015
The American Carbon Registry (ACR) has approved a Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Methodology for Carbon Capture and Storage Projects for the measurement, monitoring, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emission reductions associated with capture and...
Topic(s): Carbon capture, law and regulation, Policy, use and storage (CCUS)
Introducing the CCS Legal and Regulatory indicator
15th September 2015
Early consideration of the legal and regulatory barriers to carbon capture and storage (CCS) can be traced back to the 2005 publication of two seminal reports. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Special Report...
Topic(s): Carbon capture, law and regulation, Policy, use and storage (CCUS)
CCS at a crossroads
15th September 2015
The following Insight is an excerpt from an article by Howard Herzog, Senior Research Engineer in the MIT Energy Initiative. Howard is a leading figure in the carbon capture and storage (CCS) industry, driving greenhouse...
Topic(s): Capacity development, Carbon capture, Economics, law and regulation, Policy, Public engagement, use and storage (CCUS)
CCS Policy Indicator updated for 2015
15th September 2015
The Global CCS Institute's Policy Indicator (CCS-PI) is an assessment of policy support for carbon capture and storage within countries with most promising conditions for its deployment. The 2015 update to the Institute's policy indicator...
Topic(s): Carbon capture, Carbon markets, Domestic policy, Health, law and regulation, Policy, Public engagement, safety and environment, use and storage (CCUS)
CarbonNet storage site selection and certification
15th September 2015
The CarbonNet project is investigating the potential of geological formations in south eastern Australia to store significant volumes of carbon dioxide (CO2), which could form the basis of a multi-user carbon capture and storage (CCS)...
Topic(s): Carbon capture, Economics, law and regulation, Policy, use and storage (CCUS)
Let's talk seriously about emission reduction, including CCS
15th August 2015
The following Insight is an excerpt from an article by Professor Robin Batterham, Kernot Professor of Engineering, University of Melbourne and Chief Scientist to the Australian Federal Government 1999-2005. Read the full article here. The...
Topic(s): Carbon capture, law and regulation, Policy, Renewables, use and storage (CCUS)
Risky business: failure to deploy advanced coal technologies puts climate change goals at risk
15th July 2015
This interesting perspective on advanced coal technologies' role in meeting the climate challenge was written by Janet Gellici, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the National Coal Council (NCC). It was first published on...
Topic(s): Carbon capture, Economics, law and regulation, Policy, use and storage (CCUS)
National coal council recommends policy action to speed CCS deployment
15th July 2015
The Institute’s Pamela Tomski, Senior Adviser – Policy and Regulation, was a Lead Author of “Fossil Forward – Revitalizing CCS: Bringing Scale and Speed to CCS Deployment”, a study released in January 2015 by the...
Topic(s): Carbon capture, Economics, law and regulation, Policy, use and storage (CCUS)
Technology development and diffusion within the UNFCCC
15th July 2015
Technology is a central issue in addressing carbon emissions and the global climate change negotiations. Related issues including carbon markets, finance and technology transfer have widespread implications. The 2015 Agreement expected to result from the...
Topic(s): Carbon capture, Carbon markets, Economics, Energy efficiency, law and regulation, Policy, use and storage (CCUS)
US CO2 injection rules clarified to facilitate CCUS
15th June 2015
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently issued a clarification of the rules for CO2 injecting companies to transition from EOR (enhanced oil recovery) to CO2 storage. In this Insight, L. Stephen Melzer, Melzer Consulting...
Topic(s): Carbon capture, Economics, law and regulation, Policy, use and storage (CCUS)
Proposed Market Stability Reserve to stabilise European carbon trading
15th June 2015
A new Market Stability Reserve (MSR) has been proposed to stabilise the carbon price under the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU-ETS). The Global CCS Institute's Francesco Corona, Communications Adviser for Europe, Middle East and...
Topic(s): Carbon capture, law and regulation, Policy, use and storage (CCUS)