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The importance of CCS Hubs and Clusters
The importance of CCS Hubs and Clusters

15th June 2015

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is the only feasible option for capturing emissions from the many smaller-scale industrial sources of CO2 which make up almost half of global emissions reductions under the 2-degree scenario (2DS)....

Topic(s): Carbon capture, CO2 hubs, Economics, law and regulation, Policy, use and storage (CCUS)

Bonn climate negotiations – "Non-State Actors" enter the scene
Bonn climate negotiations – "Non-State Actors" enter the scene

15th June 2015

Bonn Insight series: five Negotiators for Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) met in Bonn, Germany June 1-11 2015 to discuss business for the three Subsidiary Bodies ahead of the...

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

Are we heading to a successful new climate agreement in Paris?
Are we heading to a successful new climate agreement in Paris?

15th June 2015

Bonn Insight series: four Negotiators for Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) met in Bonn, Germany June 1-11 2015 to discuss business for the three Subsidiary Bodies ahead of the...

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

Asia-Pacific CCUS Legal and Regulatory Forum
Asia-Pacific CCUS Legal and Regulatory Forum

15th June 2015

In this Insight the Institute's Ian Havercroft, Senior Adviser - Legal and Regulatory in the APAC region discusses a new Institute initiative - the Asia-Pacific CCUS Legal and Regulatory Forum. In recent years the Institute...

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

Capture technology development: Evolution versus Revolution?
Capture technology development: Evolution versus Revolution?

15th June 2015

The capture element of carbon capture and storage (CCS) accounts for the majority of the cost in the CCS chain. As CCS costs fall over the coming years, this will largely be driven by cost...

Topic(s): Carbon capture, CO2 capture, Engineering and project delivery, use and storage (CCUS)

A new climate agreement and the role of INDCs
A new climate agreement and the role of INDCs

15th June 2015

Bonn Insight series: three Negotiators for Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) are meeting in Bonn, Germany June 1-11 2015 to discuss business for the three Subsidiary Bodies ahead of...

Topic(s): Carbon capture, Carbon markets, Economics, Energy efficiency, law and regulation, Policy, 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)

A review of the CO2GeoNet 10th Annual Forum
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)

Advances in CCS monitoring featured in new video online
Advances in CCS monitoring featured in new video online

15th May 2015

This insight, co-written by John Hamling, Senior Research Manager of the Energy and Environmental Research Center at the University of North Dakota, and Neil Wildgust, the Global CCS Institute’s Principal Manager – Storage, outlines how...

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

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