Key Points: Sally Benson
Why is Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) important?
- Fossil fuels will continue to be the major source of energy for the foreseeable future
- Without CCs it will be difficult to meet emissions reduction targets of 50% to 80% by 2050
How much sequestration capacity is available?
- Estimates indicate sufficient capacity for sequestering emissions for over the next century
- Experience and research will improve reliability
Will it lead back to the atmosphere and how will we know?
- Seals providing a permeability and capillary barrier can retain buoyant fluids for geologic time scales
- Careful site selection and operations with regulatory oversight
- Many monitoring methods are available – with more to come