Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has been promoted as a solution to capture emissions from fossil fuel-fired industrial plants and store them permanently underground. CCS is still an emerging technology, but it is being heavily lobbied for by industry. Critics argue that CCS is being used as a distraction from the transition to renewable energy and is being promoted as a supposedly sustainable way to perpetuate our dependence on fossil fuels. Continued investment in fossil fuels creates lock-ins that effectively prevent the transition to a clean energy system. There are also significant risks associated with storing carbon in geological formations.
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has been promoted as a solution to capture emissions from fossil fuel-fired industrial plants and store them permanently underground. CCS is still an emerging technology, but it is being heavily lobbied for by industry. Critics argue that CCS is being used as a distraction from the transition to renewable energy and is being promoted as a supposedly sustainable way to perpetuate our dependence on fossil fuels. Continued investment in fossil fuels creates lock-ins that effectively prevent the transition to a clean energy system. There are also significant risks associated with storing carbon in geological formations.
Nº 76
1) Netherlands, Rotterdam, North Sea
2) United States & Canada
- Climate & Atmosphere
- Changing the Climate System
- Promotion of Geoengineering
some attempts made
past case
Region-1
Region-2
Region-3
Region-4
ongoing case
no attempts made
None
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)
1) The Porthos project, located in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, is a planned carbon capture and storage (CCS) initiative with a target operational date of the end of 2023. CCS projects in the Netherlands receive financial support from the government, and the Porthos project also receives co-funding from the European Union. The aim of the project is to build a pipeline link between the seaport of Rotterdam and a subsea storage facility in the North Sea. This infrastructure will enable the storage of captured carbon dioxide (CO2) in depleted gas fields located in the reservoir.
2) A study conducted in 2022 found that North America is leading the way in implementing carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects. Both the United States and Canada currently have thirteen active projects each, with Canada planning to initiate thirteen more in the near future. These projects are being pursued as part of efforts to facilitate the transition to net-zero emissions.
- Frustrated the efforts to address the initial problem
- Singular (only one effect)
1) Ministerie van Economische Zaken en Klimaat. (2021, 8 december). Overheid stimuleert CO2-opslag. Duurzame economie | Rijksoverheid.nl. https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/duurzame-economie/overheid-stimuleert-co2-opslag
Project – Porthos. (2023, 22 februari). Porthos. https://www.porthosco2.nl/en/project/
2) Koons, E. (2022). Top Carbon Capture Projects in 2022. Energy Tracker Asia. https://energytracker.asia/carbon-capture-projects/
Stephens, J. C. (2014). Time to stop investing in carbon capture and storage and reduce government subsidies of fossil‐fuels. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change, 5(2), 169-173.
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