Just days after the German government enacted a controversial law regulating carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology, German Environment Minister Peter Altmaier seemed to renounce it. A plan to store carbon dioxide (CO2) shouldn’t be enforced against the will of the general public, said Altmaier. He didn’t see one single German state with the necessary political support for a power plant using CCS technology. The carbon dioxide Altmaier was referring to would be from power plants that emit fossil fuels. In an effort to offset these emissions, CCS gives these facilities an alternative way to dispose of CO2 by pumping underground. Before Altmaier’s comments, German states had already demanded that the government allow them to opt out of the law. The new CCS legislation contains an exit clause that allows states to ban CO2 storage within their borders. While some German states have already embraced the new technology, other states will likely use the exit clause to prevent CCS in their own territories. Meanwhile, economic and European Union interests may override those of the states. Pipelines get around the law In June, EU energy commissioner Günter Oettinger advocated the construction of storage facilities beneath the North Sea. Offshore storage would… Read full this story
- First coal mine in decades approved - a year after UK lobbied to 'consign coal to history'
- Biden And Sunak — The Energy Policy Odd Couple
- Does carbon capture and storage work and can it help reduce emissions?
- Australia's renewable energy uptake running at 'less than half' the speed required
- Pinkerton: The Feds Are Coming for Your Gas Stove
- Von Der Leyen Advocates Trading One Energy Dependency For Another In Davos
- Climate Goals Are Still Doable With More Renewables And Secure Financing
- Ardern, Hipkins and the phrase that became a rod for the prime minister’s back
- The question mark hanging over Britain's nuclear future
No green light yet for clean coal technology have 305 words, post on www.dw.com at January 30, 2012. This is cached page on Bach Thien. If you want remove this page, please contact us.