Scientific Facts on
CO2 Capture and Storage
CO2 Capture and Storage Links
- Factual links
Some of the websites providing reliable scientific information on CO2 Capture & Storage :
- 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:
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:
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The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) asks whether carbon dioxide storage can help cut greenhouse emissions: |
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 |
Partner for this publication
The Levels 1 & 2 are summaries written by GreenFacts with financial support from
the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).





