Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage and the UNFCCC

The document argues that carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) may be essential for limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C by 2050. It identifies key technical and regulatory challenges—such as permanence, MRV, and liability—that UNFCCC Parties must address to ensure safe and transparent CCS deployment.

• Limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C by 2050 requires a portfolio of clean energy and efficiency efforts, with most credible analyses suggesting that carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) may need to play a substantial role in achieving these emissions reductions.
• Several nations, including China, the United States, and 27 EU members, are investing in CCS, with commercial-scale projects already operating in Algeria, Canada, and Norway.
• The document identifies several critical technical and regulatory issues that UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol Parties must address regarding CCS, including safety, liability, insurance for seepage or leakage, environmental impacts, project activity boundaries, international law, measuring, reporting and verification (MRV), and long-term permanence.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage and the UNFCCC. https://www.wri.org/research/carbon-dioxide-capture-and-storage-and-unfccc

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage and the UNFCCC. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/carbon-dioxide-capture-and-storage-and-unfccc.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendcarbon, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage and the UNFCCC}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/carbon-dioxide-capture-and-storage-and-unfccc}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }