http://keelingcurve.ucsd.edu/

25th April 2013 CO2 level was 399.72ppm

Last time earths

atmosphere contained

415ppm CO2 was the

Pliocene era between

five million and three

million years ago.

• European CCS Directive launched in 2009. • Very few Countries have ratified by deadline of June 2011

• Energy Infrastructure Priorities (EIP) in November 2010

• Included CO2 Transport Network

• European Trading Scheme launched • Price of CER’s in European Trading Scheme hit all time low of

€2.5/tonne CO2 recently.

• European Energy Programme for Recovery• Only 1 project surviving

• New Entrant Reserve 300 stimulus package for Low C technology• Funded by ETS Credits

• No CCS Projects in First Call.

• Second call planned for

• Plan to boost ETS price by European Commission• Rejected by MEPs

• New Consultation Paper released for comment on ways to

stimulate take up of CCS in Member States

Sleipner

Snovit

Compostella

K12-B Pilot

Ketzin Pilot

Test Centre Mongstad

UK Competition

Mustang Pilot

National Research Projects: Norway,

Sweden, Finland, France, Germany,

the Netherlands & UK (Scotland).

Nordic CCS Centre

Capture Pilot

Plants:

Germany (2)

Netherlands (2)

France (1)

UK (3)

Italy (1)

Norway (2)

Poland (1)ROAD Project

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• Operation started in December 2010

~3000 t/y CO2 ~120,000 t/y CO2

http://www.ieaghg.org/