Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is the process of removing CO2 from a gas stream, then transporting and storing the CO2 permanently. Several technologies are available, depending on process conditions and scale, with the most common and widely available being amine scrubbing. There are currently several CCS facilities in operation worldwide, with the large majority based in the USA.

CCS has been identified by many organisations, including the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change as being the least cost technology in meeting legislated climate change targets and limiting warming to “well below” 2 °C. At present, the earth’s average warming stands at +1 °C relative to pre-industrial temperatures, and with current global emissions reductions plans we are on track to hit 3-4 °C warming by 2050. It is therefore imperative that negative emissions technologies, including CCS are deployed at scale over the next decade.

This talk will discuss the CCS options for power generation and grid flexibility, industrial emission sources, and the technical, economic, commercial, social and political issues facing CCS deployment.

Speaker: Dr. Peter Clough

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