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Featured CSLF Publications

Open letter to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change on CCS

In this letter to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC), Ernest Moniz, former U.S. Secretary of Energy, and Khalid A. Al Falih, Saudi Arabia's Minister of Energy, Industry, and Mineral Resources, on behalf of the CSLF, discuss the importance of CCS as a technology pathway to deliver national climate targets. View letter.

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White Paper on CCS in the Industrial Sector

This paper was prepared for the June 2016 Clean Energy Ministerial and Mission Innovation Ministerial. Twenty countries plus the European Union have joined Mission Innovation (MI) to date and pledged to double clean energy R&D funding in 5 years. 16 of the 21 MI members listed CCS as a core technology within their individual baseline plans (source: Mission Innovation Country Book). View white paper.
What role for CCS following COP21?

Presented by Philippe Benoit, Head of the Energy Environment Division at the International Energy Agency, at a CSLF Workshop held in association with the Carbon Capture and Storage Association on 29 June 2016. View presentation.
2015 CSLF Ministerial Communiqué

In this communiqué, issued at the 6th CSLF Ministerial Meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,  ministers underscore the importance of carbon capture and storage (CCS) to global climate change mitigation efforts. They note that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fifth Assessment Synthesis Report acknowledges that without CCS the costs of climate change mitigation would increase by 138% and that without CCS, limiting the global rise in temperature to less than 2°C may not be possible. View communiqué. 
CSLF Technology Roadmap 2013

This roadmap describes possible routes to future CO2 capture, transport, and storage needs. The Roadmap indicates areas in which the CSLF can add value through international collaborative effort. View roadmap.

Featured Network Publications

IEA GHG ANnual Review 2016 - cover thumbnail IEA Greenhouse Gas Programme Annual Review 2016

The International Energy Agency Greenhouse Gas Programme (IEAGHG) Annual Review 2016 outlines the work undertaken and produced by the IEAGHG in 2016, including the conferences (GHGT-13), networks, technical reports, information papers, and presentations made by members of staff at external meetings. View document.
Image of NRAP Tools Webpage National Risk Assessment Partnership Phase I Tools

The National Risk Assessment Partnership Phase I Tools are intended to help address leakage and induced seismicity risks associated with geologic carbon storage (GCS). These tools are designed to foster robust, objective, and science-based communication and decision making with respect to large-scale application of GCS and accelerate the adoption of GCS technologies. View tools.
Cover of report, Feasibility study for full-scale CCS in Norway Feasibility study for full-scale CCS in Norway

Published by the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, this study aims to identify at least one technically feasible CCS chain (capture, transport and storage) with corresponding cost estimates. This study finds that a flexible CCS chain is feasible that makes use of CO2 transport by ship from multiple sources to a single storage hub. View document.
SET-Plan graphic Declaration of Intent on Action 9 - Carbon Capture Storage and Utilisation

This Declaration represents the first step in the process of implementing Action 9 of the European Union's (EU's) SET-Plan dedicated to renewing efforts to demonstrate carbon capture and storage in the EU and developing sustainable solutions for carbon capture and use. View document.
2016 Global Status of CCS report cover image Global Status of CCS 2016

This report by the Global CCS Institute details the recent milestones reached by individual carbon capture facilities, advances in technology, and the government policy challenges facing the industry. View report.

Ministerial Communiqués

Meeting and Workshop Publications

Visit the Events page to access additional publications from CSLF meetings and workshops.

CSLF Background Documents

Task Force Final Reports

Task Force on Supporting Development of 2nd and 3rd Generation Carbon Capture Technologies

Task Force on Technical Barriers and R&D Opportunities for Offshore, Sub-Seabed Storage of CO2

Task Force on Reviewing Best Practices and Standards for Geologic Monitoring and Storage of CO2 2013

Task Force on CCS Technology Opportunities and Gaps

Task Force on Technical Challenges of Conversion of CO2-EOR Projects to CO2 Storage Projects

Task Force on Utilization Options of CO2

Task Force to Examine Risk Assessment Standards and Procedures

Task Force for Review and Identification of Standards for CO2 Storage Capacity Estimation

Task Force for Identifying Gaps in Monitoring and Verification of Geologic CO2 Storage

Task Force for Identifying Gaps in CO2 Capture and Transport

Strategic Plan Implementation Reports (SPIRs)