New Report Says Carbon Capture Faces Big Hurdles. Climatebiz.com, June 9, 2008. "According to a new report from the World Resources Institute, despite widespread hope and discussion of carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) as a means to green up coal, there is a long road ahead, filled with challenges on both the policy and innovation fronts, to achieve that goal. The report, 'Capturing King Coal' [PDF, 40 pp], explores the current state of CCS research and analyzes the complex challenges faced by investors when deploying CCS technologies. The report's authors... find that until government policies support large-scale demonstrations, CCS is unlikely to fulfill its potential... [The report] cites... the collapse of the DOE's FutureGen plant... [and]... the... complex nature of the technologies involved [in developing CCS] -- not just a single innovation, but a slew of different technologies make up any CCS system; major shifts in government policy and funding... market-based systems including a price on carbon emissions that make investing in CCS development a viable strategy; ensuring that long-term storage is technologically feasible and that liability for any leakages... are clearly outlined; and finally... overcoming public resistance to coal-fired power plants and... modern coal-mining methods."
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