Energy Transitions Podcast: Weighing the true cost of carbon capture
Pamela Largue
Posted on: 14 February 2023
7 billion tonnes of CO2 must to be captured and stored annually by 2050 - there is a critical road ahead for carbon capture technology.
With net zero requiring 7 billion tonnes of CO2 to be captured and stored annually by 2050, Ruth Herbert, CEO of CCSA (Carbon Capture and Storage Association), highlights the long but critical road ahead for carbon capture technology.
The sector had a slow and tedious start, as the cost and disruption of carbon capture and storage projects hindered deployment.
Herbert explains, however, that the true cost of delaying CCS could be devastating for our net zero goals and that by moving early and decisively, we can ultimately ensure a cheaper transition.
"Let's do it as early as we can. The time for negotiating is gone, you can't negotiate with the atmosphere."
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Previous episodes in the Energy Transitions Podcast series:
Why a gas price cap could worsen the energy crisis
COP27 – From debate to delivery
Lessons from a Danish hydrogen pilot project
More insights into carbon capture:
UK’s first carbon storage licensing round launched
Port of Rotterdam – How to make the biggest European port carbon neutral
