Why is CCS such an important technology?
Renewable energy, energy efficiency, and other tools will all be needed to find solutions for climate change. CCS can play an important role in mitigating the CO2 that contributes to climate change because CCS is the most immediate solution existing for large point emitters of CO2. With estimates ranging between 40 to 60 per cent, much of the world’s CO2 comes from these large stationary sources. When increasing demand for energy from these sources is considered, CCS represents a practical approach to keep this climate-altering gas from even entering the atmosphere. As our social and economic success is dependent on access to energy, CCS has the potential to mitigate existing CO2 production necessary for our shared quality of life. CCS has vast potential to buy us more time in bringing other energy solutions on line.
