Latest news - Carbon Capture and Storage
Europe commits to 20-20-20 target but with get out clause for big polluters
The European Union’s climate change package, including 20% cut in emissions, 20% improvement in energy efficiency and 20% increase in renewables by 2020, was finally agreed at the end of last week.
UN rules CCS out of emission offset scheme
United Nations officials at the Poznan conference have ruled that carbon capture and storage technologies will not be eligible to earn credits under the Clean Development Mechanism.
Shell and Essent to join forces on carbon capture and storage
Shell and Dutch energy company Essent are joining forces to look into the feasibility of a 1000 MW low-carbon power plant in southwest Netherlands.
Alstom to build CCS pilot plant in Poland
European power generating company, Alstom is to team up with PGE Elektrownia Belchatów to develop carbon capture and storage technology at the Belchatów power plant in Poland.
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Toshiba announces carbon capture pilot plant
Japanese conglomerate Toshiba has announced plans to install carbon capture technology at Sigma Power Ariake’s Mikawa coal-fired thermal power plant in Omuta City, Japan.
UK’s climate change committee unveils tough emissions targets
In just over a decade, the UK should reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 21% compared with 2005 levels, according to new recommendation from the UK’s Committee on Climate Change.
US maps the potential of carbon sequestration
Whatever your opinion about the viability of carbon capture, the questions of where that CO2 can be stored and for how long remain open.
Europe commits to CCS, while BP pulls out
European Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs has voiced his strong support for carbon capture and storage in an address to the Zero Emission Platform General Assembly in Brussels on Monday.
Clean coal moves ahead in US
Coal-powered electricity generation is more popular in the US now than any time in the last ten years, according to a survey sponsored by the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity.
Report calls for carbon capture and storage demos now
The Union of Concerned Scientists, a non-profit alliance of more than 250,000 citizens and scientists, is calling for the US to halt the construction of new coal-fired power plants without carbon capture and storage technology.