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Reducing CO2 emissions, including those from the energy sector, presents a major challenge to the world at large. Fossil fuels provide two-thirds of the world’s electricity, with coal, in particular, the fuel of choice for new electricity generation plant in rapidly emerging economies such as China and India. As a result, carbon capture and storage (CCS) is an essential component of any portfolio of measures to reduce CO2 emissions at least cost and to prevent the damaging consequences of climate change. The successful deployment of CCS will depend on progress in many areas – policy, legal, financial, technical, market and organisational – and, not least, on public acceptance of the technology.
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Efficiency reported on the basis of a fuel’s lower heating value (LHV) and net electricity sent-out (net), i.e. LHV, net.
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Burnard, K., McCoy, S. (2012). Fossil Fuels and Carbon Capture and Storage. In: Toth, F. (eds) Energy for Development. Environment & Policy, vol 54. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4162-1_15
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