Carbon Emissions

The world will continue to rely on fossil fuel to supply the bulk of its energy for decades to come. So, finding ways to reduce the carbon emissions that come from burning these fuels is a major challenge that must be addressed.
An important opportunity for reducing these emissions is through the introduction of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology.

How can we?
There are various technologies already in use to capture the CO2, however implementing CCS on a global scale presents significant challenges in its own right.

Speeding up installation, reducing cost, creating an effective transport infrastructure and overcoming community resistance to local storage facilities are all priorities that need to be addressed.

 If adoption of Carbon Capture and Storage is urgent, then why isn’t it happening faster?

Discussion: If adoption of Carbon Capture and Storage is urgent, then why isn't it happening faster?

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The Earth’s atmosphere is the result of billions of years of geological activity and interaction with living organisms. Until recently, the stability of its composition has been something we have taken for granted.

The climate change conference in Copenhagen ended without a binding global agreement on curbing greenhouse gas emissions.

So, if governments cannot agree on measures to mitigate climate change, who then will provide the incentives and initiatives and perhaps more importantly the finances, that are needed? A growing number of leaders are beginning to look to the private sector to provide solutions. With regard to climate change, is it business to the rescue?

Discussion: Are commercial partnerships between science and industry the best way to reduce GHG emissions?

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The perennial question of what transport will look like in the future has been replaced, in recent years, with a far more important and urgent question; how will this transport be powered? As fossil fuels dwindle and new technology becomes necessary rather than desirable, how we get from A to B is climbing up the global political agenda.

No form of transport is as critical in this debate as the motor car. The internal combustion changed the way we live, but its power source is running dry so this month Comment Visions meets Dr Paul Nieuwenhuis, an academic, adviser, environmentalist and car enthusiast.

In this fascinating and wide-ranging interview Dr Nieuwenhuis discusses how local energy resources will lead to different solutions for different places, how cars will be built differently in the future and even proposes the idea of a world without car dealers!

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One year after its first debate on the issue, the Comment:Visions series focuses again on carbon capture and storage (CCS). This time, however, the question is no longer whether to implement CCS or not, but how to implement it.

A political consensus has emerged in favour of implementing CCS, but many questions remain about how to ensure that it delivers the expected benefits. Will the recently approved legislation provide sufficient incentives for businesses to invest in CCS? What other incentives exist? Is the market ready for CCS?

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With the dynamics, the consequences and the solutions regarding climate change subject to fierce ongoing debate, this month’s Comment Visions gets an expert’s perspective on the issues.

An international authority on the polar regions and a distinguished glaciologist and climatologist, Dr. Olav Orheim has been researching the polar regions for more than 30 years. He has visited the Arctic 50 times and made 18 field trips to the Antarctic. Dr. Orheim has seen up close the effects of climate change, having spent over two decades as the Director of Research at Norway’s Polar Research Institute. He was made a Knight of the Order of St. Olaf in 2007 for his services to polar research.

With the future extent of climate change as yet unknown the search for political and practical solutions remains vital and Olaf Orheim looks at what can be done to engage with the problem.

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The debate will be moderated by Jennifer Rankin, European Voice’s environment and energy reporter.

The discussion will focus on carbon capture and storage (CCS) and will address questions such as:

• Is CCS viable and when?
• Does CCS increase reliance on fossil fuels?
• Will CCS divert resources away from developing renewable sources of energy?
• Who is responsible if stored carbon dioxide leaks?

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