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04/02-2009

There is a lot of information about CCS available on the internet, but how do you find the information you are searching for? How does one find the best web sites and the best reports?

We have searched the web to find relevant information on CCS. The sites we regard as the most informative on this topic are listed below together with recommended brochures and reports.

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Websites

Who: UCL Carbon Capture Legal Programme website
What: This website aims to provide a dedicated, up to date, open access and independent resource base on legal and regulatory issues related to CCS, together with associated policy material.
Why: The website covers various arenas and jurisdictions with a view to promoting informed discussion and analysis by decision-makers in government, industry and the wider community.
Where: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/cclp/
Who: CCS Education Initiative
What: The CCS Education Initiative is a collaboration of environmentally concerned businesses and organizations focused on the important and necessary role that CCS can play in mitigating global climate change
Why: The website covers various arenas and jurisdictions with a view to promoting informed discussion and analysis by decision-makers in government, industry and the wider community.
Where: http://www.ccs-education.net/
Who: IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme
What: The IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme (IEA GHG) is an international collaborative research programme set up under the auspices of the International Energy Agency (IEA). IEA GHG focuses its efforts on studying technologies in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Why: Experts on CCS
Where: www.ieagreen.org.uk/ccs.html
Who: ZEP
What: ZEP is an European technology platform on CCS. In other words, it is a group of experts that will come up with recommendations on how CCS can be a reality in the EU
Why: More than 200 CCS experts on CCS are participating in ZEP
Where: www.zero-emissionplatform.eu/website/index.html
Who: NETL
What: The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), part of DOE’s national laboratory system. NETL has expertise in several energy fields, including CCS
Why: Very good in-depth information of how CCS works
Where:http://www.netl.doe.gov/technologies/carbon_seq/index.htm

More links to Web sites with CCS information are available here.

Brochures

Who: ZEP
Title: EU Demonstration Programme for CO2 Capture and Storage (CCS) - ZEP's proposal
What: A roadmap of how to establish 15 demonstration projects for CCS in the EU by 2015
Why: This roadmap could easily be the solution to how the EU can make CCS commercial viable
When: November 2008
Where: link to brochure
Who: ZEP
Title: CO2 capture and storage (CCS) - Why it is essential to combat global warming
What: Why CCS is essential in the strategy to combat global warming
Why: A well-written explanation on the importance of CCS
When: May 2008
Where: link to brochure

Reports

Who: IPCC
Title: Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage
What: A comprehensive report covering most aspects of CCS
Why: This is a few years old, so it does not cover recent news, but it contains all relevant information on CCS.
When: 2005
Where:link to report
Who: McKinsey & Company
Title: Carbon Capture & Storage: Assessing the Economics
What: CCS cost
Why: A good report on CCS cost based on input from several industrial stakeholders
When: October 2008
Where: link to report

Papers

Who: Bellona
Title: A Model for the CO2 capture potential
What: A study on how large reductions in global CO2 emissions can be achieved through the wide deployment of CCS
Why: Documents that CCS alone can reduce one-third of global CO2 emissions by 2050
When: 2007
Where: link to paper
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