Nations split over fossil fuels and carbon capture
An agenda-setting gathering of climate ministers saw continuing disagreement over the need for fossil fuels phase-out and the role of technology
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Governments battle over carbon removal and renewables in IPCC report
While the Saudis pushed carbon capture and storage technology, Europeans fought for wind and solar to be talked up in the report.
Carbon colonialism? Malaysia and Indonesia plan storage hubs for Asian emissions
Japan and South Korea have signed deals to export CO2 captured at their power and manufacturing plants to Southeast Asia
Denmark to put CO2 in seabed in step towards carbon negativity
Denmark wants to suck more carbon dioxide out of the air than it emits by 2050 and store it in old North Sea oil and gas fields
Researchers push to make polluters put carbon back in the ground
A team from Oxford University is trying to persuade governments to impose carbon capture and storage requirements on fossil fuel producers
Why the US climate bill might struggle to deliver on carbon capture
Up to a fifth of emissions cuts from the Inflation Reduction Act are expected to come from carbon capture technologies, but there are major hurdles
Saudi Arabia dilutes fossil fuel phase out language with techno fixes in IPCC report
The Kingdom pushed for a stronger emphasis on carbon capture and storage as a climate solution that keeps the oil industry alive longer
Coal industry begs Congress to save carbon capture from Trump
Future of US carbon capture and storage looks shaky after Trump tried to cut domestic research then choked off access to international collaboration
We already have a magic technology that sucks up carbon
Why have emissions plans that rely on removing carbon from the air with unproven technologies when forests can do it today?
UK manufacturers back industrial CCS hub
NEWS: The Teesside Collective could become the first industrial zone in Europe to neutralise up to 90% of its emissions
UN calls for carbon capture incentives in global climate deal
NEWS: Coalition of 56 countries say technology needs more political support ahead of 2015 Paris agreement
MPs lament UK’s carbon capture ‘lost decade’
NEWS: Government CCS policy lacks credibility, and likely to delay any new plants until 2020 says report
EU Parliament gives strong backing to carbon capture
MEPs back plans to boost funding for technology that could radically cut carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels
UK and China sign carbon capture development deal
Construction of CCS plant in Guangdong slated for 2014 as countries agree to share researchers and expertise
Nanomaterials could accelerate C02 removal from coal power plants
Australian scientists have developed tiny filters that could cut carbon dioxide emissions from coal fired power stations
Geology likely to dictate location of carbon capture technologies
Researchers say potential sites for storing carbon dioxide underground vary so much that each will need separate appraisal
Carbon capture delayed by high costs and poor policies – IEA
International Energy Agency says CCS needs urgent investment and strong policy incentives from governments in 2013
Surging demand for coal threatens climate targets
IEA report says coal could be world’s largest energy source by 2020, highlighting importance of support for carbon capture and cleaner power generation in developing world
Carbon capture and storage: time to bury the myth?
CCS technology appears a simple and logical answer to the need to keep the lights on and lower emissions – but is it really the golden bullet to stop climate change?