Carbon Capture & Storage
Figure 3: FutureGen Progress – Fast Tracked Schedule
Source: FutureGen Alliance
Challenges & Issues reductions in a broader context. After all, sustainable
Taking into account the long life-cycles of technologies in the development is not only about the environment. Policies which
energy sector and the expected growth in demand for do not contribute to economic and social development will
electricity, it is obvious that all energy resources and all themselves prove unsustainable. Sustainability will not be
technologies must be considered. The world does not have the achieved at the cost of social development, especially for the
luxury of choosing one technology over another, and costs of nearly two billion people who do not have access to modern
available solutions and incentives must be considered based energy services.
on a full life-cycle assessment to allow each technology to find Current energy policies in most countries across the globe
its appropriate niche. This will help create a Sustainable leave a lot to be desired. They are often short-term, lack focus
Energy Technology Portfolio for every country and every region and are sometimes outright confusing. A closer cooperation
based on its specific circumstances. between all stakeholders is needed to
Energy projects are among the most
A closer co-operation
develop adequate policies based on facts
capital intensive and long-term
infrastructure investments. It is obvious
between all stakeholders is
and not beliefs and assumptions and to
ensure these policies are accepted and
that CCS on its own will not achieve the
needed to develop adequate
supported by all.
economic, social and environmental policies based on facts All energy sources and technologies
goals of sustainable energy
rather than beliefs
will be needed to ensure a sustainable
development, but it has a significant energy future, as different circumstances
role to play along with other technologies and solutions. For require different technological solutions. More important, a
CCS to make a sizeable impact on emissions reduction on a better use of existing technologies and installations holds a
global level, it must be deployed in China and India – the two great potential and should be fully explored.
largest, rapidly growing coal-based economies in the world. To date, uncertainty regarding the technical and economic
This is jus one reason that the inclusion of CCS in the CDM or viability of CCS technologies has delayed investments in it, as
any other international mechanism aimed at climate change well as in other clean coal technologies and initiatives. The
mitigation is of paramount importance. world does not have many options for delivery of clean and
efficient energy services and CCS can be considered as one of
The Way Forward: the most promising large-scale opportunities.
•
Right Policies Where & When Needed
The problem today is not a lack of policies: Thousands of
Elena Virkkala Nekhaev is Director of Programmes at the
policies have been introduced around the world. The fact is
World Energy Council.
that these policies do not deliver – a fresh new approach is
required. It might be more effective to treat emissions
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