Capturing Carbon -- A new front in the fight against climate

Global warming is one of the biggest issues of our time, the European Commission says in its description of this video report.

To meet the targets set for reducing CO2 emissions, it's widely accepted that new technology will play an important role sometimes as a "bridging technology"- while alternative sustainable energy sources are being developed.

One of the most promising technologies is Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). This a means of capturing CO2 from sources such as power plants, compressing the CO2 and storing it away safely in geological formations underground or under the seabed instead of releasing it into the atmosphere.

The video report shows: A CCS project under construction at a lignite power plant run by the energy company Vattenfall at Schwarze Pumpe, south of Berlin, An EU backed carbon storage project at Ketzin in Germany, A North Sea oil field run by the Norwegian company Statoil which was the first place in the world to begin CCS on a commercial basis, How both the EU and the US are working hard to develop the Carbon Capture and Storage technology.

Interviews with key figures including: Staffan Görtz, Vattenfall Professor Frank Schilling GFZ National Research Centre for Geo-Sciences Matti Vainio, Energy & Environment Unit, DG Environment, European Commission Boyden Gray, US Ambassador to the EU Arve Thorvik Statoil, Statoil Sleipner West gas rig

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[schwarzegeld]

@simplyjunkie

go to keepvid (dot) com and download the video to your hd there

[studenlawyer]

Hello, I pioneered Carbon Sequestration - Clean Coal Burning Technologies. In, 1987 I tried to obtain a Patent but Canada denied it and almost killed me. I moved to USA and it continued. However, I knew it was a Trillion dollars deal but I am not supposed to be rich. I recycle bottles, cans and plastics from garbage bin to survive. I am still pleased to crystallize it for them.

[Sammicsno]

co2 does not warm the earth's temperature. It is the other way round. When the earth's temperature rises, then CO2 goes up.

This basic truth pulls the heart out of the global warming hoax.

[tech4156]

use this in delta state nigeria

[tomfertes]

@PreussischerStolz

Have you seen the whole movie, because if you had that then you would disagree

[tomfertes]

@PreussischerStolz #

Have you seen the whole movie, because if you had that then you would disagree

[MsLabMom]

Carbon can be captured and stored, beneficially, in cement.

[openbreakwhat]

This dosen't even sound right. Look into solar activity. Don't pay for this stuff. Genetically modified organism "food" is a real problem, not the co2.

[tnguyen318]

We can now capture carbon dioxide from power plants. Lets celebrate.

[IceSurfbumb]

More Corp rat carbon B.S

The last 7 years the earth has cooled.

Grow a tree