CCS Touted for Reducing Emissions, But Faces Cost and Regulatory Hurdles

Published by: Mark Lowey
in Climate Change, Issue 17 & 18, Volume 17
By Mark Lowey

VANCOUVER – Carbon capture and storage (CCS) will become an integral part of “responsible” oilsands development and a key technology in Canada for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, some experts say.

            But other experts, at a GLOBE 2008 session on “CO2 Capture and Storage,” say CCS technology faces significant cost and regulatory challenges, and will initially be used only where it makes economic sense – for enhanced recovery of conventional oil and unconventional gas.

            “The potential for CCS to play a significant role (in reducing CO2) emissions) is very real,” Gerry Protti, EnCana Corp.’s executive vice-president of corporate relations and president,…


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