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Focus on private sector financing for climate technologies
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)

India's Climate Change Research Institute presents book on CCUS
India's Climate Change Research Institute presents book on CCUS

15th April 2015

Dr Malti Goel is the CEO of the Climate Change Research Institute based in India. She has co-edited a new book on ‘Carbon Capture, Storage and Utilization’. In this Insight Dr Goel provides an overview...

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

Roadmap for CCS Demonstration and Deployment for the People's Republic of China
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)

Brazil releases first CO2 Storage Atlas
Brazil releases first CO2 Storage Atlas

15th April 2015

The publication of the first atlas of potential CO2 storage sites in Brazil is the culmination of nearly a decade of research. It represents a substantial step forward in the development and deployment of carbon...

Topic(s): Capacity development, Carbon capture, CO2 storage, use and storage (CCUS)

The UK’s first industrial CCS cluster – Introducing the Teesside Collective
The UK’s first industrial CCS cluster – Introducing the Teesside Collective

15th April 2015

​   The widespread application of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology on industrial processes such as steel, chemical and cement manufacturing, is increasingly recognised as a key priority for tackling CO2 emissions from these vital...

Topic(s): Business cases, Capacity development, Carbon capture, CO2 hubs, CO2 transport, CO2 utilisation, Communication, use and storage (CCUS)

Indonesia’s first CCS Project
Indonesia’s first CCS Project

15th April 2015

Indonesia has abundant primary energy resources in the form of oil, natural gas, and coal used for domestic and export requirements. The Indonesian Government plans to rapidly expand the domestic use of coal for electricity...

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

Early public engagement on Indonesia’s CCS Gundih Pilot Project
Early public engagement on Indonesia’s CCS Gundih Pilot Project

15th April 2015

In April 2015, Dr Farah Mulyasari from the Bandung Institute of Technology in Indonesia gave Global CCS Institute staff and Australian-based Members a presentation on the public engagement strategy associated with Indonesia’s ‘Gundih CCS Project’....

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

Building carbon capture technical capacity in Mexico
Building carbon capture technical capacity in Mexico

15th April 2015

Over the past year, the Global CCS Institute has conducted a series of carbon capture and storage (CCS) workshops in Mexico that have drawn participants from academia, industry, and government institutions such as Secretaría de...

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

BASTOR2 – Unlocking the potential for CCS in the Baltic Sea
BASTOR2 – Unlocking the potential for CCS in the Baltic Sea

15th April 2015

            The Baltic Sea CO2 Storage (Bastor2) project was established with the primary objective of investigating the potential and conditions for geological storage in the Baltic Sea Region. However, the degree...

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

Carbon storage in the Baltic – new insights from the Bastor2 study
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
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
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)

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