Ten Times More Difficult: Quantifying the Carbon Capture and Storage Challenge

This research paper synthesizes an SEI-led study on carbon capture and storage (CCS), concluding that current development paths are insufficient for CCS to be commercially available by the end of the decade or to contribute significantly to CO2 emission reductions.

• The study identifies four areas requiring a tenfold increase to advance carbon capture and storage: the size (MW) of plants moving from pilot to commercial demonstration, the number of large-scale demonstration plants under construction, the available annual funding over the next 40 years, and the price placed on carbon dioxide emissions.
• Current development trajectories indicate that CCS will not be commercially available by the end of the current decade, nor will it be implemented widely enough to provide significant CO2 emission reductions.
• The development of CCS is contingent upon policy-makers maintaining a preference for coal-based power generation while concurrently implementing stringent climate policy.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2013). Ten Times More Difficult: Quantifying the Carbon Capture and Storage Challenge. https://www.sei.org/publications/ten-times-more-difficult-quantifying-the-carbon-capture-and-storage-challenge/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Ten Times More Difficult: Quantifying the Carbon Capture and Storage Challenge. 2013. https://www.sei.org/publications/ten-times-more-difficult-quantifying-the-carbon-capture-and-storage-challenge/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2013ten, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Ten Times More Difficult: Quantifying the Carbon Capture and Storage Challenge}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2013}, month = mar, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/ten-times-more-difficult-quantifying-the-carbon-capture-and-storage-challenge/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }