Can technology unlock unburnable carbon?
The Sustainable Gas Institute (SGI) will be launching its second white paper: “Can technology unlock unburnable carbon?” Following an overview of the report’s key findings from the lead author, Dr Sara Budinis, a panel discussion will follow to reflect on the report and the issues raised.
Agenda
Registration will being at 16.30 and the event is expected to start at 17.00. Seating is on a first come first serve basis and subject to capacity.
- Coffee and registrations (from 16:30 in G.05 ground floor of Royal School of Mines)
- Welcome and introductions by Professor Nigel Brandon (in 1.31 on first floor)
- Summary and highlights from Dr Sara Budinis
- Panel discussion & Q&A
Overview
Following an overview of the report’s key findings from the lead author, Dr Sara Budinis, a panel discussion will follow to reflect on the report and the issues raised.
The confirmed panel members are:
- Dr Luke Warren, new chief executive of Carbon Capture & Storage Association (CCSA)
- Professor Paul Ekins, Director of the Institute for Sustainable Resources, at University College London and a UKERC Co-Director
- Charlotte Wolff-Bye, Head of Sustainability Strategy at Statoil Please use the hashtag #unlockCCS
About the paper
To stay within the 2°C carbon budget, a very significant reduction in fossil fuel consumption is required. If we are to meet our carbon budget the majority of global fossil fuel reserves cannot be combusted: the unburnable carbon.
The role of technologies such as Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) may be critical in enabling a greater quantity of fossil fuel to be combusted within a low-carbon framework. However, the potential for CCS to alleviate the carbon constraint is still controversial and uncertain, with a number of studies reaching different conclusions.
This extensive review paper will assess the current state of knowledge regarding the ‘unburnable carbon’ issue, and attempt to provide clarity by quantitatively defining the potential role of CCS in unlocking the unburnable carbon over the next 35 years.
The paper tackles some important questions such as:- What is the potential role of CCS in meeting the carbon budget? And how do we assess it? What are the current global storage capabilities?