CO₂ Capture and Storage Links

1. Factual links

   Some of the websites providing reliable scientific information on CO2 Capture & Storage :

   • 1.1 Some websites addressing CO₂ Capture & Storage
   • 1.2 Information on CO₂ Capture & Storage for the non-specialist
   • 1.3 Some news and monitoring websites addressing CO₂ Capture & Storage
   • 1.4 Some policy-related websites
   • 1.5 Other websites related to CO₂ Capture & Storage
2. Partner links

See also our page containing sites linking to this Digest

 

1. Factual links

1.1 Some websites addressing CO₂ Capture & Storage

• The European Commission, the European energy industry, the research community and non governmental organisations have together established a European Technology Platform on Zero Emission Fossil Fuel Power Plants (ETP ZEP) to unite all key stakeholders in this field:
  www.zero-emissionplatform.eu/website/ 
• The Cooperative Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Technologies (CO₂CRC) is one of the world's leading collaborative research organisations focused on carbon dioxide (CO₂) capture and geological storage:
  www.CO₂crc.com.au/ 
• The International Energy Agency provides a collection of resources related to the capture and storage of CO₂:
  www.CO₂captureandstorage.info/ 

As well as a detailed study on prospects for CO₂ capture and storage:  www.iea.org/textbase/nppdf/free/2004/prospects.pdf

1.2 Information on CO₂ Capture & Storage for the non-specialist

• Introduction to CO₂ capture and storage from the European Commission: http://ec.europa.eu/research/faq.html 
• Edinburgh University offers explanations about carbon capture and storage with many explicative pictures:
  www.CO₂capture.org.uk/ 
• The library of the Canadian parliament offers a small study on carbon capture and storage:
   www.parl.gc.ca/information/library/PRBpubs/prb0589-e.pdf
• The publication Issues in Science and technology explains the challenges of carbon storage:
  www.issues.org/22.1/stephens.html 
• The Massachusetts Institute of Technology presents its research in terms of carbon storage as well as informations for the non-specialist:
  http://sequestration.mit.edu/index.html 
• Euractiv proposes a dossier on carbon storage, with useful links and press releases:
  www.euractiv.com/en/energy/carbon-capture-storage/article-157806 

1.3 Some news and monitoring websites addressing CO₂ Capture & Storage

• The United Nations offers a full report on its 2006 workshop whose objective was to increase understanding of carbon dioxide capture and storage through an overview of the IPCC report: http://unfccc.int/meetings/sb24/in-session/items/3623.phpv 
• The U.S department of energy presents a series of initiatives and programs concerning carbon sequestration: www.fossil.energy.gov/programs/sequestration/index.htm 

It also gives information on geologic sequestration and carbon capture research:
www.fossil.energy.gov/programs/sequestration/geologic/index.html 

1.4 Some policy-related websites

• Summaries of EU Legislation on carbon storage:
  www.euractiv.com/en/energy/carbon-capture-storage/article-157806 

1.5 Other websites related to CO₂ Capture & Storage

• This web site proposes an open forum and resource on carbon capture, offering links and articles:
  www.carboncapture.eu/ 
• The CO₂ Capture Project is an international effort funded by seven energy companies to develop new technologies to reduce the cost of capturing CO₂ and safely store it:
  www.CO₂captureproject.org 

 

2. Partner links

Web pages of GreenFacts' partners providing information relevant to carbon storage:

The Bellona Foundation covers Carbon Capture and Storage as one of its main themes: www.bellona.org/subjects/CO2_sequestration

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) asks whether carbon dioxide storage can help cut greenhouse emissions:  www.unep.org/dec/docs/CCS_guide.pdf

Euractiv provides information on EU policy priorities in terms of carbon capture and storage at: www.euractiv.com/en/energy/carbon-capture-storage/ article-157806