Letter on carbon: Watershed moment for CCS

Growing realisation that CO₂ from emissions-heavy sectors will need to be addressed and a collective response may have seen the pendulum swing

Have we heard misplaced optimism around CCS projects before? Yes. Have we heard the line it will be different this time? Yes, again. But there is greater evidence to go with the faith that the CCS is starting to see momentum shift. Indeed, the upbeat message emanating from Carbon Economist’s CCS Strategy Europe event in London in June was also caveated with much pragmatism and real examples of how things can work. The UK is leading the way. Take, for example, Peak Cluster across the UK, a project that aims to prevent 3mt of CO₂/yr emissions by 2030 from the cement and lime industry. By pooling resources and a collective approach to risk, Peak Cluster is pioneering a smart approach to CCS. Th