Prospects for CO2 Capture and Storage.

Description

Carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) technologies can drastically reduce future CO2 emissions.℗ This IEA study introduces a scenario analysis of the future role of CCS and presents the main uncertainties that surround a CCS policy strategy.℗ It provides detailed estimates of the likely CO2 reductions available from CCS under a variety of technological and economic scenarios and suggests policies designed to achieve significant reduction of emissions.  Read more... Preliminaries Foreword Acknowledgements CONTENTS Overview 1 Introduction 2. The world energy system, CO2 emissions and mitigation options 3. CCS characteristics: technologies, potential, permanence and cost 4 Basic results from the model analysis 5 CCS sensitivity analysis 6 Regional activities and CCS scenario analysis 7 The impact of CCS on energy markets model results 8 Challenges ahead and priorities for action Annex 1 ETP model caracteristics Annex 2 Regional investment costs and discount rates Annex 3 GDP projections Annex 4 Websites for more information on CCS. Annex 5 Definitions abbrevations acronyms and unitsReferences.