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Carbon capture in Europe a 'farce', say researchers

Piles of coal

Several years of stalled progress means EU should consider adopting a target for CCS to accelerate the technology

24 May 2013

Government urged to capture industrial CCS opportunity

Manufacturing

Final report from CCS Cost Reduction Taskforce argues technology could compete with nuclear and renewables if targeted funding is delivered

16 May 2013

Carbon bubble makes Australia's coal industry ripe 'for financial implosion'

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Much of the nation's coal reserves will be worthless if world's governments fulfil pledge to cap emissions, warns report

29 Apr 2013

EU relaunches CCS and renewable energy fund

Applications invited for second round of NER300 pot, set to be financed by sale of 100 million carbon allowances

04 Apr 2013

Scotland and South Korea seal CCS research deal

Academics to work together to develop technologies for reducing carbon dioxide emissions from power generation and industry

19 Mar 2013

CCS projects to get second chance at EU funding in April

Brussels plans to issue three-month call for proposals to co-finance carbon capture and storage and renewable energy projects

05 Mar 2013

European Investment Bank considers legal action over hoax coal statement

Fake press release falsely claims bank will stop investing in coal projects

28 Feb 2013

Australian wind farms undercut fossil fuel power prices

Bloomberg New Energy Finance study reveals electricity from new wind farms can be provided at a lower cost than power from new coal or gas power plants

08 Feb 2013

New guidance issued to ensure captured carbon stays caught

DNV KEMA publishes public guidance on how to minimise risks associated with carbon capture and storage projects

01 Feb 2013

International test site network launched in move to cut CCS costs

Founder members aim to share expertise to help develop carbon capture and storage technology cost-effectively

31 Jan 2013

Report: CCS emission savings may be lower than predicted

Study says fuel production and transport emissions hamper performance and suggests coal with CCS is environmentally worse than unabated gas

22 Jan 2013

RWE npower hails first tonne of carbon captured at Wales plant

Pilot project at coal-powered Aberthaw Power Station will trap 50 tonnes of CO2 each day when fully commissioned

18 Jan 2013

Labour accuses government of 'stringing along' CCS industry

Documents confirm funding for CCS projects has been cut to £200m during the current spending period

14 Jan 2013

IEA warns coal renaissance threatens climate crisis

New report argues that without drastic policy action coal will rival oil as dominant energy source by 2017

19 Dec 2012

'World's first' carbon storage database to go live in 2013

System outlining potential of 600 sites off the UK coastline aimed at accelerating development of carbon capture and storage

14 Dec 2012

Brussels’ CCS plans left in tatters as ArcelorMittal shelves carbon capture project

Chris Davies, MEP: "Hopes of Europe becoming a world leader in the development of a key technology to combat global warming have been dashed"

07 Dec 2012

UK's failure to win CCS funding 'a slap in the face' for developers

Industry disappointed as Ed Davey confirms UK has missed out on €600m NER300 pot, but says they remain eligible for second round

03 Dec 2012

Energy Bill sounds death knell for king coal

Greenpeace welcomes government move to close loophole in Emissions Performance Standard, bringing an end to new unabated coal-fired power plants in the UK

30 Nov 2012

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