{"id":112812,"date":"2022-07-19T07:39:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T05:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=112812"},"modified":"2022-07-14T14:52:37","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T12:52:37","slug":"co2-capture-and-utilization-ccu-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/co2-capture-and-utilization-ccu-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"CO2 Capture and Utilization (CCU) matters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Seven years ago, the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) proposed a pathway for the global reduction of CO2 emissions, to limit the expected temperature increase to 2, ideally 1.5\u00b0C, by the end of this century. In a new position paper VITO examines which CO2<\/sub>\u00a0reduction strategies exist, which are the ones to focus on and how CCU-based value chains contribute in the battle against climate change.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The CO2<\/sub> emissions originate from burning fossil fuel, industry and land-use and should be rapidly reduced (>350 Mton CO2<\/sub>\/year), while \u2018negative\u2019 CO2<\/sub> emissions are gradually introduced in addition to existing CO2<\/sub> reduction strategies, starting from 2030. This last strategy consists of the capture of CO2<\/sub> from the air and its permanent storage under the ground or in materials, for which an \u2018eternal\u2019 lifetime can be assumed. Existing CO2<\/sub> reduction strategies include among others electrification, avoided demand, renewable energy and green hydrogen production.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the new position paper \u2018CO2<\/sub> Capture and Utilization (CCU) matters<\/a>\u2019 VITO experts provide an answer to the following questions: <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n