Carbon capture guidelines in works

[CHIMO]

As industries and regulators around the globe jockey to find ways to prevent greenhouse gases from being pumped into the atmosphere, Canada is poised to create the world’s first set of standards for the safe underground storage of carbon dioxide emissions.

The Canadian Standards Association, a non-profit group that sets out standards on everything from safety to the environment, and the Regina-based International Performance Assessment Centre for the geologic storage of Carbon Dioxide (IPAC-CO2) will announce Wednesday an 18-month plan to develop guidelines that will cover the lifecycle of a CO2 storage project.

Governments and industry, particularly in energy-producing powerhouses of Alberta and Saskatchewan, are spending billions to create carbon capture and storage technology to address the world’s growing demand for more-sustainable energy.

They plan to urge governments and industry at next week’s G8 meeting in Ontario’s Muskoka region to pick up the pace of launching large-scale demonstration projects.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/carbon-capture-guidelines-in-works/article1605528/

[Dogmudgeon]

1. One nasty little question

Do we REALLY know HOW to sequester carbon, reliably, at a cost that won't break the bank (i.e., discourage the technology)?

I don't think we do, but I may have missed some news in the last year or so. My impression is that "CCS" (Carbon Capture and Storage) is still experimental.

--d!

[Nihil]

3. Nope, you haven't missed anything and they don't have anything ...

... that's why it is "interesting" to see people acknowledge the
fact behind all of the fossil fuel industry hype ...

> will announce Wednesday an 18-month plan to develop guidelines that
> will cover the lifecycle of a CO2 storage project.

i.e., only now, after years of hype, are people even proposing to work
out a plan ...

What's the betting that the primary output of this "18-month plan" will
be a recommendation to form a committee to investigate their options?

[Kolesar]

4. Generation by photovoltaics and wind would be cheaper than carbon capture

But think tanks and government consultants need $omething to do.

[Nihil]

5. True, very true ...

... but "cheaper than carbon capture" is hardly fair when PV/wind(/others)
are actually reducing CO2 output today but "CCS" is only a failing pipedream
put out by the fossil fuel industry ... a bit like saying "PV & wind are
cheaper than migrating the Earth's population to Mars" ... not untrue but
not really reflecting the former approach's value ...

:shrug:

[XemaSab]

2. Or not

n/t