COP24

18th November 2018

      What is COP24 and why is the Institute involved?   The Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations is the international platform where nations...

Telling the Norwegian CCS Story | PART II: CCS: the path to a sustainable and emission-free cement industry

18th November 2018

The Global CCS Institute in collaboration with Gassnova hosted the second webinar of its "Telling the Norwegian CCS Story" series. The second webinar presented Norcem's CCS project at their cement production facility in Brevik, in the...

Migration-assisted storage: opportunities are (almost) endless

18th November 2018

In the pursuit of geological CO₂ storage sites, migration assisted storage (MAS) offers the largest storage resource potential and spatial availability, globally. MAS can trap and immobilise CO₂ in a formation without a physical structure...

Topic(s): CO₂ storage

The value of CCS

18th November 2018

Author: Alex Townsend, Senior Consultant - Economics, Global CCS Institute The debate around CCS has historically focussed on how its cost compares to the cost of other climate mitigation technologies, mainly in the context of...

Topic(s): Economics

Is the world ready for carbon capture and storage?

18th October 2018

Our global ambition to avoid the serious impacts of climate change was confirmed with the adoption of the Paris Agreement in 2015. To meet the objectives of the agreement, we know that CCS will require...

Topic(s): Capacity development, CO₂ storage, Economics, Education, law and regulation, Policy

Webinar Series: Telling the Norwegian CCS Story | PART I: CCS: the path to sustainable and emission-free waste management

18th October 2018

The Global CCS Institute in collaboration with Gassnova hosted the first webinar of its "Telling the Norwegian CCS Story". The first webinar focused on the Fortum Oslo Varme CCS project. This is one of the two...

From Kaya to EOR

18th September 2018

If there is one thing to learn about preventing dangerous climate change from the past few decades, it is that emissions reduction is hard. Much has been done in the name of reducing global emissions...

Saga City: The world’s best kept secret (for now)

18th September 2018

At Saga city, just 38 kilometres from Japan’s ancient city of Fukuoka, on the picturesque southern island of Kyushui, a CCU city of the future is emerging. Saga, a city of 240,000 people, is host...

CCUS is essential to enable industrial growth in a low carbon society

18th September 2018

China CCUS Forum 2018 held in Beijing

18th September 2018

The 2018 Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) Forum was co-hosted by the Global CCS Institute and China University of Petroleum (Beijing), and held on 17-18 September in Beijing. The Forum brought governments, embassies, industry...

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

Reaffirming commitment to the UN Global Compact

18th July 2018

This month, the Institute reaffirmed its strong commitment to the UN Global Compact which it joined in 2016. The Institute remains a strong and proud supporter of the Compact’s Ten Principles which address human rights,...

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

New CCS Facilities added to Global CCS Institute database

18th June 2018

Three new demonstration and pilot scale CCS facilities/projects have been added to the Global CCS Institute Database. Summaries of the projects and a link to further information is below. Jupiter Oxy-Combustion and Integrated Pollutant Removal...

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