Publications

Achieving net zero demands rapid deployment of emissions-reducing technologies. This report, part of the Circular Carbon Economy series, examines blue hydrogen’s role in climate mitigation, covering costs, resource needs, and policy recommendations. Blue hydrogen can accelerate clean hydrogen adoption but requires sustained policy support to meet global climate targets.

CCS is essential for net-zero goals, with deployment costs critical for economic and environmental outcomes. This report, part of the Circular Carbon Economy series, examines CCS technology readiness and cost drivers, including scale, CO2 concentration, energy, and innovation. Advancing technology will reduce costs and enable CCS in hard-to-abate sectors like cement, steel, and DAC.

The Global Status of CCS Report 2020 highlights CCS’s critical role in achieving net-zero by 2050 and reviews milestones from the past year. It covers the global CCS pipeline, policy, storage, and regulation, with regional updates and a technology section showcasing innovations and applications advancing CCS deployment worldwide.

At DOE’s request, the Global CCS Institute studied how ESG ratings influence CCS investment. The assessment examined impacts of ESG ratings on companies, CO2 exposure, CCS’s role in ratings, and links to financing. It also explored climate litigation and policy impacts, clarifying ESG’s complex relationship with CCS deployment and investment.

The Global CCS Institute’s flagship report highlights CCS’s value under two themes: climate and economic benefits. CCS enables deep industrial decarbonisation, large-scale clean hydrogen, low-carbon power, and negative emissions. Economically, it drives growth, creates jobs, supports just transition, fosters innovation, and reuses infrastructure, reducing decommissioning costs while supporting net-zero industries.

As oil and gas companies are evolving their business models in the context of the energy transition,  and a growing number of them are committing to net-zero targets,  CCS has started to feature more prominently in their strategies and investments.

Interest is growing in using Article 6 of the Paris Agreement to advance CCS deployment. This paper, by Eve Tamme and John Scowcroft, explores Article 6’s history, its potential to enable CCS, and upcoming developments. It addresses its scope, limitations, status in negotiations, implications for CCS, and next steps for implementation.

Understanding CCS market development helps governments, investors, and stakeholders plan policies, assess market scale, and address climate goals. This report reviews current and near-term CCS facility pipelines, compares them with long-term needs, and uses deployed facility numbers as a proxy for market size, informing discussions on future CCS growth.

IPCC reports and the European Green Deal drive EU climate neutrality by 2050, requiring widespread mitigation and carbon removal technologies. This overview examines CCS within the Deal, exploring governance, financing, hydrogen, and industrial strategy, and highlights three legislative challenges. It provides a February 2020 snapshot for policymakers and stakeholders engaging with low-carbon initiatives.

Rising populations and living standards increase municipal waste and energy demand. Waste-to-Energy (WtE) converts waste into electricity and heat, while integrating CCS can make it zero or negative emissions. This Perspective by David T. Kearns explains WtE, its climate impact, and the potential of CCS to enhance its environmental benefits.

Liability is often viewed as a barrier to CCS deployment. This report uses analysis and interviews to show CCS liabilities are familiar and manageable, presenting solutions for investors and operators. It examines lifecycle and climate-related risks, and highlights government, industry, and insurance roles in managing liabilities, offering guidance for policymakers and stakeholders.

The Global CCS Institute released a report on California’s new CCS protocol, summarizing its regulations for developers and policymakers worldwide. Compared with incentives like 45Q, the protocol creates opportunities for CCS deployment. It supports projects reducing emissions from bioethanol, hydrogen, crude, and global direct air capture initiatives.