CCS Archives - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment

Geologic CO2 storage in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia – An initial analysis of potential and policy

by Luca Taschini

on 1 April, 2021

Report for the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. This report has explored potential for CO2 storage in Eastern Europe, the... Read more

What is ‘decarbonisation’ of the power sector? Why do we need to decarbonise the power sector in the UK?

on 29 January, 2020

Decarbonising the power sector means reducing its carbon intensity: that is, reducing the emissions per unit of electricity generated (often... Read more

How to price carbon to reach net-zero emissions in the UK

Policy publication

by Josh Burke, Rebecca Byrnes and Sam Fankhauser

on 22 May, 2019

This report explains the importance of pricing carbon as a key component of any strategy to reach net-zero emissions in the UK, setting out how the price may differ sector to sector and how to incentivise negative emissions. Read more

What does the UK need to do to make a realistic attempt at ‘net-zero’?

Commentary

by Sam Fankhauser

on 16 October, 2018

The Government is seeking advice on how the UK can achieve 'net-zero' emissions from across the economy. But why is net-zero on the table and what would it take to achieve it? Read more

Grantham Seminar | The Nordic low-carbon energy transition: insights for the United Kingdom

Seminars

The five Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden have aggressive climate and energy policies in place and have... Read more

26 Apr '16

Bridging the gap: improving the economic and policy framework for carbon capture and storage in the European Union

Policy publication

by Samuela Bassi, Rodney Boyd, Simon Buckle, Paul Fennell, Niall Mac Dowell, Zen Makuch and Iain Staffell

on 16 June, 2015

This policy paper outlines measures that need to be taken by EU countries in order to develop and deploy Carbon Capture and Storage technology. Read more

European Union needs to increase investment in carbon capture and storage to meet its climate change targets

Press release

by Samuela Bassi and Rodney Boyd

on 16 June, 2015

EU countries need to significantly increase investments in carbon capture and storage and show much greater urgency and determination to develop and deploy the technology according to a new report by the Institute. Read more

Report Launch (London) | Bridging the gap: improving the economic and policy framework for carbon capture and storage in the European Union

Policy Seminars

Agenda Presentation of key findings Debate: How can the development and deployment of CCS be accelerated in the EU in... Read more

24 Jun '15

Report Launch (Brussels) | Bridging the gap: improving the economic and policy framework for carbon, capture and storage in the European Union

Policy Seminars

This event launches a new report by the Institute, in partnership with the Grantham Institute at Imperial College, on carbon capture and storage (CCS) and features a panel discussion on how CCS can be accelerated in the EU in the next 5 to 10 years. Read more

16 Jun '15