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A review of the CO2GeoNet 10th Annual Forum
15th May 2015
CO2GeoNet, the European network on the geological storage of CO2 held their 10th Annual Open Forum "CO2 storage - the cornerstone of our low carbon future” from 11-12th May 2015, in San Servolo, Italy. In...
Topic(s): Carbon capture, law and regulation, Policy, Public engagement, use and storage (CCUS)
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
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
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
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)
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)
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)
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)
Carbon storage in the Baltic – new insights from the Bastor2 study
15th April 2015
This Insight, written by one of the study's authors, Per Arne Nilsson, is adapted from the Executive Summary to the Final Summary Report from the Elforsk Bastor2 study. The five part report series was undertaken...
Topic(s): Carbon capture, Economics, Health, law and regulation, Policy, Public engagement, safety and environment, use and storage (CCUS)
A CCS Roadmap for Portugal
15th April 2015
The overall need for carbon capture and storage (CCS) to decarbonise power production and heavy industry in Europe remains genuine and urgent. These were the key findings of the 2015 final report reviewing the CCS...
Topic(s): law and regulation, Policy
Institute response to the EU Emissions Trading System consultations
15th March 2015
A recent consultation period ahead of the EU Emissions Trading System Directive's reform called for submissions on a range of low carbon technologies. The Global CCS Institute participated in the process in support of carbon...
Topic(s): Carbon capture, law and regulation, Policy, use and storage (CCUS)
Which low carbon technology is now a reality?
15th March 2015
With fossil fuels expected to supply over 70% of the world's energy needs by 2040, we face some urgent questions: where should efforts be focused in reducing greenhouse gas emissions? Which technologies hold the most...
Topic(s): Capacity development, Carbon capture, Economics, Engineering and project delivery, law and regulation, Policy, Public engagement, use and storage (CCUS)