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CCS is cheaper than renewables in producing hydrogen – what does this mean?
CCS is cheaper than renewables in producing hydrogen – what does this mean?

17th December 2017

The Institute has been trying to raise awareness about the application of CCS outside of the power sector on behalf of the global CCS community for some time (see our fact sheet from mid-2016[1]). While...

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

Status of Carbon Capture 2017 Will Technology and Market Forces Drive a Surge in New CCS Projects?
Status of Carbon Capture 2017 Will Technology and Market Forces Drive a Surge in New CCS Projects?

17th November 2017

On November 28 2017, the Global CCS Institute hosted an event with the CSIS Energy & National Security Program to present its 2017 Global Status of CCS Report.  The past year saw the successful startup...

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

Week Two at COP23, Bonn: Bigger Splashes and Rising Stars
Week Two at COP23, Bonn: Bigger Splashes and Rising Stars

17th November 2017

This was to be the week of action, as it always is, when the Ministers, dignitaries and the celebrities with a cause touch down. It’s also when the negotiations have to drive to a conclusion;...

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

Europe gets ‘onboard’ with CCS
Europe gets ‘onboard’ with CCS

17th November 2017

(Photo : Recycling in style: the repurposed 1959 cruise liner, the SS. Rotterdam, was a spectacular venue for the 2017 European CCS Forum. Photo credit: Richard Theemling.) The SS. Rotterdam – a beautifully restored and...

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

An Imperative for California’s Climate Goals Special – Briefing for California Legislators
An Imperative for California’s Climate Goals Special – Briefing for California Legislators

17th October 2017

On October 19, the Global CCS Institute held a special briefing for California legislators.  KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Julio Friedmann, PhD, CEO, Carbon Wrangler, LLC (Livermore, California) Former Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy, U.S. DOE PANEL...

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

What's next for CCS in the UK
What's next for CCS in the UK

17th September 2017

Earlier this month Lawrence Irlam, the Institute’s Senior Consultant – Economics and Policy, travelled to the UK to attend two events: the UKCCSRC’s Biannual in Sheffield and the 5th IEAGHG CCS Cost Network meeting in...

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

COP23 marks the eighth year of our engagement in the UNFCCC
COP23 marks the eighth year of our engagement in the UNFCCC

17th September 2017

    As we gear up to attend the 23rd Conference of the Parties (COP23), the Institute’s Program Lead – International Climate Change Engagement, Mark Bonner, shares information on the Institute’s eighth year of engagement...

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

Gassnova hosts a Norwegian CCS Safari
Gassnova hosts a Norwegian CCS Safari

17th August 2017

The Institute Member, Gassnova, hosted a Norwegian CCS Safari from 8 to 10 August. The CCS Safari, which was organised mainly for national and international press, had the working title “Exploring and learning about the...

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

The Institute to strongly promote the critical role of CCS at COP23
The Institute to strongly promote the critical role of CCS at COP23

17th August 2017

The 23rd session of the Conference of the Parties (COP23) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will convene in Bonn from 6 to 17 November to negotiate, recommend and decide on...

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

Negative CO2 Emissions: Making it Real
Negative CO2 Emissions: Making it Real

17th August 2017

  Nearly all projections for meeting temperature goals established in the 2015 Paris Climate agreement rely on “negative emissions,” or removing CO2 that is already in the atmosphere. So what are the best methods to achieve...

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

Busting the myths and misconceptions about CCS: 12 Key Facts
Busting the myths and misconceptions about CCS: 12 Key Facts

17th July 2017

CCS is not a climate mitigation technology: Wrong: CCS is a climate change technology. It is probably the most versatile and vital climate mitigation technology that exists. Irrefutable evidence by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change...

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

Carbon Management Technology Conference – Focus on Deployment
Carbon Management Technology Conference – Focus on Deployment

17th July 2017

Jeff Erikson, the Institute’s General Manager based in Washington, DC, was joined by an impressive line-up of other thought leaders providing Keynote addresses at the Carbon Management Technology Conference held in Houston, Texas July 17...

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

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