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Investing in CCS: What do financiers need?
Investing in CCS: What do financiers need?

12th June 2019

In 2018 the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) determined that to avoid the worst effects of climate change, we must limit global warming to 1.5 degrees. To achieve this, carbon dioxide emissions must reduce...

Topic(s): Policy, Project financing

Japan CCS Forum 2018 held in Tokyo
Japan CCS Forum 2018 held in Tokyo

18th June 2018

The 2018 Japan CCS Forum was held in Tokyo on 18 June, 2018. Over 200 participants attended the forum - the fourth to be held. Delegates came from various sectors including; Japanese Government, foreign embassies, national research institute, universities,...

Topic(s): Capacity development, Carbon capture, Engineering and project delivery, law and regulation, Policy, Project financing, Public engagement, use and storage (CCUS)

Carbon capture and storage in de-carbonising the Chinese economy
Carbon capture and storage in de-carbonising the Chinese economy

18th June 2018

CCS in China – low-key deployment with facilities of global significance China has a broad portfolio of activities focused on CCS through directives and incentives issued by various levels of government. Policies tend to be...

Topic(s): Carbon capture, Engineering and project delivery, Project financing, use and storage (CCUS)

NET Power announces revolutionary CCS milestone
NET Power announces revolutionary CCS milestone

18th May 2018

A revolutionary milestone in the large-scale development and deployment of carbon capture and storage has been reached with NET Power, LLC, announcing it has successfully achieved first fire of its ingenious supercritical carbon dioxide (CO₂) demonstration power plant and...

Topic(s): Business cases, Capacity development, Carbon capture, CO2 capture, Economics, Engineering and project delivery, Incentive mechanisms, Project financing, use and storage (CCUS)

China continues to set the pace: Global CCS Institute APAC Forum, Shanghai
China continues to set the pace: Global CCS Institute APAC Forum, Shanghai

18th May 2018

In May, the Institute hosted its first APAC CCS Forum in China, a reflection of China’s continued emphasis on CCS as vital in reducing emissions and creating a new energy highway. The Forum, which took...

Topic(s): Carbon capture, Energy efficiency, Engineering and project delivery, law and regulation, Policy, Project financing, use and storage (CCUS)

Rocking the climate: taking CCS on tour
Rocking the climate: taking CCS on tour

18th March 2018

In the past few weeks, there’s been an increase in mainstream and social media “noise” around carbon capture and storage (CCS) as a clean technology. Despite it being identified as vital to meeting Paris climate...

Topic(s): Capacity development, Carbon capture, Economics, Energy efficiency, Engineering and project delivery, Project financing, use and storage (CCUS)

Webinar Series: Public engagement, education and outreach for CCS. Part 4: Is there a cost-effective way of making Industrial CCS a reality?
Webinar Series: Public engagement, education and outreach for CCS. Part 4: Is there a cost-effective way of making Industrial CCS a reality?

17th February 2017

  Teesside Collective has been developing a financial support mechanism to kickstart an Industrial Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) network in the UK. This project would transform the Teesside economy, which could act as a...

Topic(s): Project financing

Leadership Opportunities in CCUS for Central and Eastern Europe
Leadership Opportunities in CCUS for Central and Eastern Europe

16th February 2016

The Global CCS Institute co-sponsored the Serbian Ministry of Mining and Energy's workshop on 12 November 2015, at the Klub Poslanika in Belgrade, entitled 'Transformational Technology To Meet Energy Security and Economic Priorities: Leadership Opportunities...

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

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)

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