Category Archives: Carbon capture

Navigating the American Carbon World (with the UN)

Posted on April 21, 2013 by | Leave a comment

There is much activity in the UN climate arena at the moment, as they push for yet another “Global Agreement on Climate Change”

At the moment, UNFCC executive secretary, Christina Figueres is boasting that they have an agreement to come to an agreement by 2015. Whilst it is to be hoped that this agreement to agree goes the way of previous ones, it highlights that they haven’t gone away and are determined to keep pressing on, no matter that the AGW paradigm is collapsing.

She gave a speech this week in San Francisco, entitled Navigating the American Carbon World
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Obama Energy nominee Moniz says even natural gas will eventually require carbon capture; But such capture is fiscally and physically impossible

Posted on April 9, 2013 by | 4 Comments

Moniz’s response to a question from Colorado Sen. Mark Udall. Said that natural gas was only a “bridge” to a “low carbon economy.” Moniz also reiterated that “the scientific basis for warranting action [on global warming] is completely clear.” Continue reading →

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Nocera: A Real Carbon Solution

Posted on March 16, 2013 by | Leave a comment

Nocera’s continued pounding of 350.org’s Bill McKibben is appreciated but he really doesn’t understand carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) or global warming. Continue reading →

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Claim: Carbon sponge could soak up coal emissions

Posted on February 12, 2013 by | 5 Comments

“Emissions from coal power stations could be drastically reduced by a new, energy-efficient material that adsorbs large amounts of carbon dioxide, then releases it when exposed to sunlight.” Continue reading →

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US can slow climate change with new carbon-capture technology

Posted on February 8, 2013 by | 3 Comments

The “good news” is that an artifical tree costs less than an automobile? Continue reading →

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UK researchers discover new method for carbon capture

Posted on February 4, 2013 by | 3 Comments

And the sea urchins helped. Continue reading →

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No winner in EU carbon storage contest

Posted on December 18, 2012 by | 1 Comment

“This is a slap in the face for EU climate policy,” said Stuart Haszeldine, professor of CCS at Edinburgh University. Continue reading →

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Yorkshire: Clean coal action call by MPs to cash in on exports

Posted on August 30, 2012 by | Leave a comment

TIM YEO: We need to strengthen our brand in order to do business with the Chinese Continue reading →

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CCS Ready – insurance policy to avoid carbon lock-in

Posted on August 28, 2012 by | Leave a comment

The Institute is pleased to release today a new report -CCS Ready Policy and Regulations – The State of Play.

We bet they are but that doesn’t make CCS any less stupid an idea than it was yesterday. It is a massive waste of energy for no useful purpose. Don’t do it. Continue reading →

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Aus: Carbon capture research boost

Posted on August 27, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Drilling holes to pour money down:

“A NEW research centre opened last week aims to be an industry leader in carbon capture and storage. The Peter Cook Centre for CCS Research is at the University of Melbourne. Initially there will be 30 scientists and engineers working on CCS.” Continue reading →

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Celebrating failure: Shale letdown a green energy booster

Posted on August 26, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Dumb as doorknobs:

“Europe has been unable to repeat the shale gas revolution that has swept the United States, and that could prove to be the unlikely saviour of long-term EU efforts to spur renewables and curb greenhouse gases.” Continue reading →

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Economist Video: Tackling climate change: Carbon capture and storage

Posted on August 26, 2012 by | 1 Comment

“CCS is a proven technology that could help mitigate climate change, but at a steep cost. A new test facility in Norway is working to make it financially viable“

The stupid things that dioxycarbophobia makes people do Continue reading →

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Sooner Is Better For Coal Emissions Scrubbing

Posted on August 19, 2012 by | Leave a comment

“Capturing Carbon: Removing greenhouse gases from coal-powered electricity generation—and starting now—could mean major benefits“

What utter rubbish. Stopping all U.S. coal-fired CO2 emissions for 90 years only makes a difference of 0.15 °C assuming the most outrageous global warming sensitivity. And they omit the horrendous cost of transporting and injecting plant food where plants can’t benefit from it. There is absolutely no upside to carbon constraint.

Climate modelers need to stop believing their model output is “data” and realize they are full of crap. Enhanced greenhouse is another problem that never was. Continue reading →

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Innovation could cut cost of CCS by up to £45bn

Posted on August 18, 2012 by | 2 Comments

If that’s the “cut” what the heck are you proposing to spend on such an idiotic enterprise? Continue reading →

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Roger Pielke Jr.: Recycling Carbon Dioxide in Iceland

Posted on August 15, 2012 by | 6 Comments

No, CO2 is not pollution, yes it’s a resource and no, we shouldn’t be stealing it from the biosphere unless there is no other alternative. Junior seems impressed by it though. Continue reading →

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Biopolymers and the Dream of a Green Petrochemical Industry

Posted on August 15, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Plastics made from sugarcane ethanol may be more environmentally friendly than their fossil fuel counterparts because of their lower carbon footprint, but they are no more biodegradable than traditional plastics. Continue reading →

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Aus: Black mark for clean brown coal

Posted on August 13, 2012 by | Leave a comment

THE Victorian government has quietly reclaimed a huge brown coal allocation in the Latrobe Valley after the companies promising a low-emissions project on the site failed to meet development milestones. Continue reading →

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Rockefeller seeking ideas for advancing carbon capture

Posted on August 10, 2012 by | 1 Comment

We haven’t heard much urgency about carbon capture and storage since cap and trade legislation to limit carbon emissions died in the Senate in July 2010. Continue reading →

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Chemical potential: turning carbon dioxide into fuel

Posted on August 10, 2012 by | 5 Comments

A number of engineering companies are on a mission to make CO2 fuel production not just a phyiscal reality but a commercial one too. Stephen Harris reports Continue reading →

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Chicago to Build $3 Billion Coal Gasification Plant

Posted on August 8, 2012 by | 6 Comments

The Chicago Clean Energy project is a gasification plant which will produce synthetic natural gas from coal and petroleum coke. Continue reading →

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