information for our energy future
information for our energy future
The following energy reports, research and discussion papers can be downloaded from the publisher's website, usually in pdf format. If you require alternative formats please contact the publisher directly.
May 2008
World Resources Institute
The objective of this report is to examine the challenges of deploying carbon capture and storage under the four broad categories of technology, policy, legal and regulatory framework, and investment, and their implications for CCS as part of the solution to mitigate adverse climate change impacts. WRI concludes that a shift to a low-carbon energy future in the U.S. underpinned by an economically viable national CCS system is possible, but that such a fundamental shift will likely only occur once definitive policies and incentives are put in place that reward investment in and capital formation around improved carbon performance.
Download from: Capturing King Coal (pdf 1.2 MB)
May 2008
Greenpeace
Carbon capture and storage aims to reduce the climate impact of burning fossil fuels by capturing carbon dioxide from power stations and disposing of it underground. Its future development has been widely promoted by the coal industry as a justification for the construction of new coal-fired power plants. This report from Greenpeace claims that the technology is largely unproven and will not be ready in time to have any significant effect on climate change.
Download from: False Hope (pdf 1.87 NB)
February 2008
IEA Coal Industry Advisory Board
This short report from the IEA Coal Industry Advisory Board (CIAB) presents industry’s considered recommendations on how to accelerate the development and deployment of clean coal technologies and to grasp their potential to reduce emissions from coal use.
Download from: Clean Coal Technologies (pdf 944 kb)
August 2007
Electric Power Research Institute
According to the summary, this is a full portfolio discussion paper to provide stakeholders with a framework to develop a research, development, and demonstration Action Plan that will enable sustainable and substantial electricity sector CO2 emissions reductions over the coming decades.
Download from: Power to Reduce CO2 Emissions (pdf 2.8 MB)
August 2007
Australian Government
A report on the federal government's inquiry into geosequestration technology tabled by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Science and Innovation.
Download from: Between a rock and a hard place (pdf 25 MB)