CCC/179 ISBN 978-92-9029-495-5
January 2011
copyright © IEA Clean Coal Centre
Abstract
In 1998, a colleague introduced a paper on greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction with a famous Mark
Twain quote: ‘Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.’ Humour aside,
the colleague’s point was to highlight the considerable body of work under way to develop
technologies to address the climate change impacts of GHG emissions. One option is carbon capture
and storage (CCS), a technology that has been in the making for over 50 years. Thousands of
scientists, engineers, and policymakers throughout the world are not only talking about CCS, but also
diligently pursuing the technical know-how and legal and regulatory frameworks needed to deploy
CCS as a climate change solution. CCS has many passionate supporters, some equally passionate
detractors, and some who view it as a technology that must be tolerated to bridge the gap to fossil-free
energy. This is a progress report on CCS readiness throughout the world with regard to the legal and
regulatory framework development that is critical to CCS deployment.
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