CCS/CCUS
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【News】 Decisions issued on Hydrogen Society Promotion Bill and CCS Business Bill
Kishida administration issued cabinet decisions on two problematic bills that could lead to maintaining and prolonging domestic coal-fired power plants even longer.
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【News】 CCS is not a solution to decarbonization: Comments on the Draft Interim Summary
In December 2023, the METI’s joint subcommittee released a draft interim report on institutional measures for CCS, but this report contains a number of problems.
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【Report】 CIEL report explains risks of offshore CCS
CIEL published the summary of its report “Deep Trouble: The Risks of Offshore Carbon Capture and Storage” on June 23, 2023, and the full report on November 11, 2023.
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【Report】Zero Carbon Analytics briefing: CCS is “characterized by failure”
A briefing paper by international research group Zero Carbon Analytics highlights how the history of carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects is characterized by failure, and explains the many issues related to CCS.
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【Report】Kiko Network releases updated CCUS position paper
Kiko Network has released the English version of its position paper “Carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) is not a magic wand”.
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【Report】IEEFA report: Can CCS really save the power sector?
A report published by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) reveals that adding CCS to fossil-fired power plants will have implications on electricity prices, with the public, businesses and governments likely to suffer from the immense costs.
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【News】Hydrogen/Ammonia, CCS/CCUS related information
JBC provides a list of reports and papers on the technologies related to Japan’s decarbonization strategy.