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Publish date: October 28, 2009
Written by: Veronica Webster
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The RCI report concludes that CO2 capture in Rotterdam is “technically feasible and cost competitive” and is largely aided by the widespread private sector interest and involvement shown in the area. Further, funding from the European Energy Programme for Recovery (EEPR) and so-called NER 300 must be secured for at least two or three projects in order to establish an “early network” by 2015. In order to access these funds, national government co-funding will be needed.
However, a comprehensive plan for CO2 transport and storage is still lacking. This acts as a hindrance not only to successful funding applications but also a speedy deployment of CCS in the area.
Read more on the RCI website.
Recent attacks on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant "mark the beginning of a new and gravely dangerous front of the war," the UN atomic agency's director general said last week.
After years of inaction, Germany is working on its Carbon Management Strategy to resolve how CCS can play a role in climate action in industry. At the end of February, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action published first key points and a proposal to amend the law Kohlenstoffdioxid Speicherungsgesetz (KSpG). Bellona Deutschland, who was actively involved in the previous stakeholder dialogue submitted a statement in the association hearing.
In the midst of a global discussion on whether natural gas should be used as a transitional fuel and whether emissions from its extraction, production, transport and use are significantly less than those from other fossil fuels, Russia has developed ambitious plans to increase its own production of liquified natural gas (LNG) in the Arctic – a region with 75% of proven gas reserves in Russia – to raise its share in the international gas trade.
In this news digest, we monitor events that impact the environment in the Russian Arctic. Our main focus lies in identifying the factors that contribute to pollution risks and climate change.