Nov 24, 2023 EnergyThe ‘inevitable’ fossil fuel fight set to dominate Cop28 Could petrostate UAE be the climate summit host that lands an international agreement to exit coal, oil and gas?
Jun 15, 2023 PoliticsUN head Guterres contradicts Cop28 host on fossil fuel phaseout The UAE say “fossil fuel emissions” should be phased out but Guterres said “fossil fuels” themselves must go, in a split on the role of carbon capture
Dec 4, 2023 CommentDon’t be fooled: CCS is no solution to oil and gas emissions The oil and gas industry wants you to believe it can capture its emissions and keep drilling as usual. That’s no way to avert climate chaos
Sep 16, 2022 CommentCopenhagen’s failure to meet 2025 net zero target casts doubt on other pledges Copenhagen was the first city to launch a carbon neutrality plan in 2012, but has given up on its pledge due to a lack of CCS funding
May 5, 2022 EnergyAmid record profits, tar sands companies want more subsidies for carbon capture Canadian oil producers MEG Energy and Cenovus say the government’s $2.6 billion plan to support carbon capture and storage is not enough
Nov 2, 2016 EnergyIndia claims subsidy-free carbon capture using UK, US-backed tech Company founded by two Indian entrepreneurs claims it can capture a tonne of CO2 for $30 a tonne – far cheaper than the $60-90/t demonstrated elsewhere
Aug 22, 2016 EnergyShell-backed study identifies safe carbon storage zones Study of natural carbon dioxide reservoirs shows that the greenhouse gas could be safely stored deep underground for tens of thousands of years
Mar 1, 2016 EnergyReviving Hercules: Can carbon capture give British industry a future? LONG READ: Megan Darby travels to Teesside, where locals hope a surge in green investment can save the region’s ailing industrial base
Feb 15, 2016 ScienceStudy flags concerns CO2 underground stores could leak NEWS: Carbon dioxide pumped into old oil wells could react with salt water and erode ‘host rocks’ and cement, researchers find
Jan 20, 2016 EnergyCCS axe jeopardises UK climate policy, lawmakers hear NEWS: Pulling the plug on carbon capture competition throws emissions targets into question, industry experts warn
Jan 11, 2016 EnergyCarbon capture a justified ‘$1bn bet’ given possible returns NEWS: CO2-sucking technology risks being abandoned, unless governments back projects on a par with other clean sources, expert warns
Nov 5, 2015 PoliticsSaudi forum seeks to scale up carbon capture and storage NEWS: Delegates from 23 countries agree to cooperate on bringing down the towering costs of CCS at summit in Riyadh
Sep 25, 2015 EnergyUK outlook for carbon-capture darkens as Drax quits NEWS: Fledgling technology key to 2050 climate targets dealt blow as govt commitment to low carbon agenda questioned
Jul 1, 2015 FinanceUK’s dirtiest region sets out pitch to bury CO2 in Europe first NEWS: Tees Valley unveils blueprint to pioneer carbon capture and storage network from industrial plants
Nov 25, 2014 EnergyUN 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
Nov 5, 2014 EnergyCarbon capture technology could take off this decade – report NEWS: There are 23 carbon capture and storage plants running or under construction, according to the latest review – 50% more than in 2011
Oct 1, 2014 EnergyWorld’s first major power plant with carbon capture opens in Canada NEWS: IEA hails major breakthrough as one unit of SaskPower’s Boundary Dam plant starts sucking up CO2
Jun 25, 2014 CommentDoes carbon capture and storage need a makeover? ANALYSIS: CCS has few powerful supporters, neglected by green groups and fossil fuel companies
May 21, 2014 EnergyMPs lament UK’s carbon capture ‘lost decade’ NEWS: Government CCS policy lacks credibility, and likely to delay any new plants until 2020 says report
Apr 11, 2014 EnergyFlorida power plant launches efficient clean coal technology NEWS: New technology could ease the way into capturing and storing CO2 emissions from coal-fired power plants
Feb 3, 2014 EnergyUK carbon capture industry could be worth £35 billion Delays to CCS risk £35-bil of economic benefit, says report
Jan 14, 2014 EnergyEU 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
Dec 9, 2013 EnergyUK outlines new investment in carbon capture technology White Rose project on north east coast given crucial backing, with hopes emissions could be injected under seabed by 2018
Nov 18, 2013 EnergyCarbon capture vital for China’s emissions to peak in 2020s Professor Jiang Kejun from Beijing’s Energy Research Institute outlines how China could lose its coal addiction