IEA CCS report to G8 summit
av Camilla Svendsen Skriung
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16.Jun.2010 - 16:52
Removing CO2 from a point source and depositing it in deep geological formations is called carbon capture and storage. You will also find terms like CO2 storage, CO2 handling, or CO2 sequestration used for approximately the same thing. CCS is a widely used acronym for the capture, transport and storage process as a whole.<br /><br />Read more:
<a href="/zero/ccs/introduction/what-is-ccs">What is CCS?</a><br>
<a href="/zero/ccs/introduction/why-ccs">Why CCS?</a><br>
<a href="/zero/ccs/introduction/frequently-asked-questions">Frequently asked questions about CCS</a><br>
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A joint International Energy Agency (IEA), Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum (CSLF), and Global CCS Institute, to be presented to G8 leaders at their June Summit in Muskoka, Canada, concludes that CCS is 'crucial' to mitigating climate change.
The report says that two years after the G8 leaders' commitment to the broad deployment of carbon capture and storage (CCS) by 2020, significant progress has been made towards commercialisation of CCS technologies.
http://www.iea.org/index_info.asp?id=1418
http://www.globalccsinstitute.com/downloads/news/2010/CCS-G8-report-press-release-IEA-GCCSI-CSLF.pdf
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Carbon Capture Journal
http://www.carboncapturejournal.com/displaynews.php?NewsID=577&PHPSESSID=ode35md3e9jdsdbdp9enfdd407
