| Title: | COAL WITH CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE: THE MAIN COMPETITOR |
| DOI No: | 10.1142/9789812709233_0012 |
| Source: | INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON NUCLEAR WAR AND PLANETARY EMERGENCIES 36TH SESSION (pp 72-82)
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| Author(s): | CARMEN DIFIGLIO
The author supervised the development of the International Energy Agency's Energy Technology Perspectives model used to develop the quantitative estimates cited in this paper (IEA, 2004 and IEA, 2006) during the time he was Head of IEA's Energy Technology Policy Division (1998-2004).
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Analysis, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC, USA
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| Abstract: | This paper outlines the most promising technological approaches to achieve CO2 capture and storage (CCS). The relative costs of CCS and nuclear power are presented for currently available and advanced technologies. The paper also discusses the risks of CO2 storage, ways to remediate those risks and U.S. Department of Energy programs that can lead to safe CO2 storage. Lastly, estimates from the International Energy Agency (IEA) are used to show that CCS holds the greatest potential, next to energy efficiency, to reduce global CO2 emissions. In addition, it is shown that if CCS is not developed, the marginal cost of CO2 emission reduction will be significantly higher, especially in coal-rich countries such as China. |
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