CCS
Carbon 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
Poland could violate law with new power plants – EU climate chief
Poland could face further conflict with Brussels if it pushes ahead with two new power plant units, in violation of EU regulations
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
UN climate summit hosts Poland to build two 900MW coal plants
Morning summary: construction of €2.7 units set to violate EU laws on Carbon Capture and Storage
Cameron’s fracking push ignores UK’s binding climate targets
Prime Minister’s support for fracking does not explain how it can be reconciled with UK decarbonisation targets
EU funding advances carbon storage
National Grid analysis shows its test site can store 200 million tonnes of CO² from carbon emitters in the Humber region
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
EU plans second tilt at carbon capture and storage
Green 2030 paper outlines key role for CCS in EU, but funding remains concern for policymakers
EU eyes 40% emission reduction target by 2030
Draft document boosts climate change goals and gives carbon capture technology a larger role in the bloc’s energy future
Carbon negative strategy needed to combat climate change
Ivy League university says a switch to an energy system that extracts more carbon from the atmosphere than it emits could be necessary
Harvard academic: Obama unlikely to make climate a priority
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US report makes extreme weather link to climate change
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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
IEA World Energy Outlook: Fossil fuel subsidies jumped 30% to $523 billion in 2011
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Russia considers “waving goodbye” to Kyoto ahead of Doha climate change talks
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World needs 130 CCS plants by 2020 to stay within 2°C of warming
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Clean coal, kryptonite and Mitt Romney
Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney says clean coal is the answer to the USA’s energy problems – but does it really exist?
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?