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Chemistry World October 24, 2011 Patrick Walter	UK Government Pulls the Plug on CCS Plant Plans for the UK's first commercial scale carbon capture and storage power plant have been shelved.
Chemistry World November 23, 2012 Nuala Moran	Can the UK fund CCS? After several false dawns, two recent announcements suggest commercial-scale carbon capture and storage could finally be getting the go-ahead in the UK.
Chemistry World April 24, 2009 Nina Notman	UK carbon capture and storage gets government boost The UK will lead the way in the development and use of carbon capture and storage technology for coal-fired power stations, the country's minister for energy and climate change has declared.
Chemistry World April 4, 2008 Richard Van Noorden	Dutch Power Ahead with Carbon Capture The first Dutch trial to capture carbon dioxide from a power plant's waste gas emissions has been launched in Rotterdam, Europe's largest port.
Chemistry World May 24, 2011 Andrew Turley	Chemical industry fears over UK emissions plans Government plans to cut UK greenhouse gas emissions risk crippling the chemical sector and thereby harming chances of moving to a low emissions future
Chemistry World September 13, 2011 Hayley Birch	Carbon capture schemes pose low risk to people Any health risk associated with leaks from carbon capture and storage sites will be minor, according to a new study.
Chemistry World November 11, 2010 Mike Brown	Europe to plough billions into green energy The world's largest program of investment in projects that demonstrate low carbon and renewable energy technology on a commercial scale has been launched by the European Commission, with a call for proposals from companies.
Chemistry World October 22, 2010 Akshat Rathi	UK carbon capture a one horse race On the same day UK ministers revealed a 1 billion fund for the development of carbon capture and storage, power company E.ON UK announced it is pulling out of the government's national CCS competition, leaving just one company in the race.
Chemistry World October 21, 2009 Ned Stafford	Trillions for CCS to fight climate change Without carbon capture and storage, the International Energy Agency says that costs associated with cutting greenhouse gas emissions to 2005 levels by 2050 are likely to be 70 per cent higher.
Chemistry World June 2, 2009 Nina Notman	UK's first CCS pilot plant switched on The first UK pilot of carbon capture technology on a working coal-fired power plant has started in Scotland.
Chemistry World May 30, 2013 Phillip Broadwith	Carbon capture and storage labelled 'farcical' Carbon capture and storage projects in the EU have been turned into a 'farce' by failures in funding programs and a lack of clarity about what they aim to achieve, according to a report from the ENGO Network.
Popular Mechanics December 12, 2008 Melinda Wenner	U.N. Puts Greenhouse-Free Clean Coal on the Back Burner U.N. plans to sign a new international climate treaty next year, and in negotiating recommendations delegates found common ground in many areas.
Chemistry World October 2007 Stuart Haszeldine	How to Bury the Problem Carbon capture and storage could allow us to burn fossil fuels without climate consequences - but only with more investment in R&D.
Chemistry World September 2010 Tsouris et al.	Do we really need carbon capture and storage? The two sides of the CCS debate go head to head - should CCS be backed or sidelined?
Chemistry World December 6, 2011 Jon Cartwright	Atmospheric carbon capture costs underestimated Capturing carbon dioxide from the air to mitigate climate change is likely to be too expensive to be practical, a new study suggests.
Chemistry World September 27, 2013 Phillip Broadwith	Norway abandons full-scale CCS project The Norwegian government is abandoning its project to build a full-scale carbon capture and storage facility at an oil refinery and gas-fired power plant in Mongstad.
Chemistry World November 10, 2008 James Mitchell Crow	BP quits carbon capture competition This leaves just three companies still bidding to build a government-backed CCS demonstration plant in the UK.
Chemistry World February 24, 2015 Phillip Broadwith	Catalytic carbon dioxide convertors The world's demand for energy, and the resultant carbon dioxide emissions, are drastically changing our climate. UK startup Econic Technologies is developing catalysts that could take some of that CO 2 and lock it up in high-performance polymer materials.
Chemistry World April 20, 2011 Simon Hadlington	Putting the cement industry in the calcium loop Scientists in the UK have shown that two major industrial processes that generate large amounts of carbon dioxide could usefully be linked together to deliver significant savings in energy and CO 2 emissions.
Chemistry World February 5, 2013 James Urquhart	Sea urchin inspires carbon capture catalyst UK scientists have taken inspiration from the sea urchin and shown how nickel nanoparticles could be a cheap and re-usable catalyst in a key step for capturing carbon dioxide produced by power plants and the chemical industry.
Chemistry World February 2010	Solar surge The sun is the only non-polluting energy source available to humankind on a huge scale and there is an urgent need to drive forward the science to exploit this fact and put into place clever technological solutions for reducing CO 2 emissions.
Chemistry World September 2, 2011 Tegan Thomas	Offsetting the Cost of a Green Solvent Scientists have conducted a study to show how waste carbon dioxide can become an exploitable resource.
Chemistry World December 12, 2012 Yan Yan	China's emissions may peak as soon as 2025 New research suggests that China's carbon emissions could peak as soon as 2025. But not everyone is convinced by these projections.
Chemistry World May 23, 2008 James Mitchell Crow	Carbon Trust cuts are 'small beer' The government-funded body charged with reducing the carbon footprint of UK businesses 'can surely do a lot better', according to a government report.
Chemistry World September 11, 2008 Hepeng Jia	China forging ahead with carbon capture China's first carbon capture trial is making money by selling its carbon dioxide to beverage companies to add fizz to their drinks, according to China Huaneng, the state owned energy firm that is running the trial.
Chemistry World June 20, 2008 Richard Van Noorden	Global industries call for carbon cuts Business leaders from more than 90 of the world's largest companies, including major chemical companies, have endorsed a policy framework for tackling climate change ahead of July's G8 summit in Japan.
Chemistry World April 22, 2009 Matt Wilkinson	Darling budgets for high tech growth Alistair Darling, the UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer, gave a speech which focused heavily on how he wants to produce a 'hi tech Britain that will lead our economic recovery'
Chemistry World February 8, 2010 Rebecca Renner	Coming clean on emissions outsourcing Industrialized countries 'outsource' a large proportion of the carbon dioxide emissions associated with manufacturing the items they consume, according to a new study that, for the first time, details this outsourcing on a global basis.
Chemistry World October 9, 2012 Paul Fennell	Carbon capture Clean Energy, Climate and Carbon by Peter Cook, is an excellent introduction to many topics in the field of climate change, with a particular focus on carbon capture and storage technologies.
Chemistry World December 2009 Chris Reynolds	Regulatory Burden A new carbon emissions scheme will unwittingly hit the chemical industry. The UK risks being at a disadvantage if industry is overburdened with regulation.
Chemistry World April 4, 2006 Arthur Rogers	EU-Wide Carbon Capture Project A four-year carbon sequestration project backed by 30 European universities and energy companies will test the viability of CO 2 capture as a means of curbing greenhouse gas emissions.
Chemistry World October 12, 2009 Sarah Houlton	EC pushes renewables research The European Commission has called for a dramatic increase in investment in low carbon technologies to address climate change and secure the future energy supply.
IEEE Spectrum June 2010 Samuel K. Moore	The Water Cost of Carbon Capture Coal power's carbon savior could double its water woes
Popular Mechanics March 28, 2008 Joanna Borns	Spongelike Air-Capture Gadget Scrubs Away Carbon Emissions Researchers have invented a phone-booth-size device that can take back the carbon dioxide emissions that have already reached the atmosphere.
Chemistry World July 14, 2006 Katharine Sanderson	UK Government Unveils Energy Plans The UK government's long-awaited Energy Review contains great opportunities for chemists, but fails to pledge the research funding needed to meet the country's commitment to renewable energy.
Chemistry World October 5, 2007 Richard Van Noorden	Air, Can we Have Our Carbon Back? Sucking carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is outlandishly expensive. But a US scientist who has just worked out how to improve its efficiency predicts it will be necessary before the end of the century.
Chemistry World July 21, 2009 Anna Lewcock	Degrees of freedom The global nature of the climate change offers both opportunities and challenges. The US, for example, is keen to establish international cooperation and collaboration in climate change research
IndustryWeek April 1, 2006 Jill Jusko	Manufacturers Achieve Emissions Goals Here is a short list of the many goals and achievements reached by manufacturers in their voluntary efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Carbon dioxide is a primary component of greenhouse gases.
Chemistry World February 2007 Helen Pilcher	Living on Credits Carbon rationing isn't just a personal fancy. A growing band of UK politicians and scientists are touting it as the fairest and most practical way to cut emissions of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane.
Chemistry World September 28, 2015 Emma Stoye	Drax pulls out of carbon capture power station plans The owner of the UK's largest power station, Drax, has pulled out of plans to build a carbon capture and storage power plant because of changes in government policy.
Chemistry World July 18, 2006 Katharine Sanderson	Membranes Weed Out Carbon Dioxide Chemical membranes that can capture the carbon dioxide emitted by fossil fuels have been developed by scientists, who say that they are substantially more efficient than conventional membranes.
BusinessWeek July 12, 2004 Kathleen Kerwin	CO2: The Debate Heats Up Is carbon dioxide an air pollutant? That will be the key issue in any legal challenge by auto makers to California's proposed rules to reduce carbon dioxide in auto exhaust.
Chemistry World November 5, 2014	Emissions must hit zero by 2100, says IPCC The International Panel on Climate Change says that carbon emissions will have to fall to zero by 2100, but that the means to achieve this are economically affordable.
Chemistry World March 12, 2008 James Mitchell Crow	Energy Focus as Small Firms Benefit From Darling's First Budget The UK government's 2008 budget sees small businesses and school science netting extra funding, and new environmental targets designed to boost renewable energy use.
Chemistry World May 24, 2007 Richard Van Noorden	BP Pulls Out of Carbon Capture Plans Due to slow governmental support, BP has ditched plans to build the world's first carbon capture and storage power plant in Scotland.
Chemistry World January 24, 2008 Arthur Rogers	EU Extends Emissions Trading Scheme to Petrochemicals Proposals for reform of the EU emissions trading system (ETS) will impact the chemicals sector by extending the system to nitrous oxide (N 2O) emissions.
Chemistry World February 26, 2013 Holly Sheahan	Capturing the potential of carbon dioxide A team of researchers from the University of Bath have opened up the idea of using carbon dioxide as a useful potential feedstock; a useful chemical resource rather than a troublesome waste product.
Chemistry World April 2007 Mark Peplow	Editorial: Swindled? The bottom line is that just a few degrees increase in global average temperatures is likely to have a severe impact on human life. The silver lining of anthropogenic climate change is that, being man-made, at least we stand a chance of doing something about it.