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{{#badges: Climate change}}The '''Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute ''' was announced in September 2008 as a global initiative by the Australian Prime Minister, [[Kevin Rudd]] and the Resources Minister, [[Martin Ferguson]]. Announcing that the Australian government would invest $100 million a year in the institute, Rudd stated that a global plan on climate change "must deal with carbon capture and storage. Unless we deal with coal we are not dealing with a core part of the challenge." Rudd claimed that CCS had the potential to capture nine billion tonnes of carbon by 2050 which would represent approximately 20 per cent of the total reduction required to limit atmospheric greenhouse gas levels at 450 parts per million. "We have got to crack the whip and make it happen," Rudd stated.<ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/news/environment/global-warming/rudds-100m-climate-hq/2008/09/19/1221331158264.html "Rudd's $100m climate institute"], ''Sydney Morning Herald'', September 19, 2008.</ref> <ref>[http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/79983/20081112-0133/www.pm.gov.au/media/Interview/2008/interview_0486.html "Press Conference with the Minister for Resources, Energy and Tourism, Martin Ferguson"], Parliament House, Canberra, 19 September 2008.</ref> In April 2009, Australian Prime Minister [[Kevin Rudd]] announced that the former President of the World Bank, [[James D. Wolfensohn]], had been appointed as Chair of the International Advisory Panel of the Institute. The first meeting of the panel is scheduled for late April 2009.<ref name="IAP">Kevin Rudd, [http://www.pm.gov.au/media/Release/2009/media_release_0902.cfm "Appointment of Mr James Wolfensohn to Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute Advisory Panel"], Media Release, April 6, 2009.</ref> In the 2010 Australian federal election campaign, the leader of the Opposition, [[Tony Abbott]] told reporters that the institute was a part of deposed prime minister Kevin Rudd’s "grand Copenhagen plan" and that "frankly if we’re the only country that is backing it and funding it, it’s never going to happen, let’s save the money". In response, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard defended the institute. "I’m not surprised Mr Abbott would pick it for a cut given he has been completely dismissive of the science of climate change". CCS, she said, is "an important new technology for the nation’s future as we combat climate change."<ref>[http://www.theage.com.au/federal-election/abbott-to-axe-cleancoal-funding-20100720-10irq.html "Abbott to axe clean-coal funding"], ''Sydney Morning Herald'', July 20, 2010.</ref>
<references{{reflist|2}} ===External resources===* L.E.K. Consulting, ''[http:/>/www.globalccsinstitute.com/publications/ideal-portfolio-ccs-projects-and-rationale-supporting-projects-report An Ideal Portfolio of CCS Projects and Rationale for Supporting Projects Report]'', Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute, October 16, 2009. (Pdf)* WorleyParsons Services Pty Ltd, ''[http://www.globalccsinstitute.com/downloads/Status-of-CCS-WorleyParsons-Report-Synthesis.pdf Strategic Analysis of the Global Status of CCS - Report 5, Synthesis Report]'', Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute, October 2009. (Pdf)
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==The announcement==
In a presentation to a meeting of industry representatives in Canberra, Rudd and Ferguson announced that they would commit $A100 million per annum to the costs of a global institute to develop [[Carbon Capture and Storage]] projects. The media statement announced that the institute, which Australia was offering to host, would "aim to accelerate carbon projects through facilitating demonstration projects and identifying and supporting necessary research - including regulatory settings and regulatory frameworks." Rudd and Ferguson announced that the proposed institute would be the subject of discussions with other governments and industry with a view to facilitating the "commercial deployment" of CCS "across the world by the end of the next decade."<ref name="CCS Institute">[http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/79983/20081112-0133/www.pm.gov.au/media/Release/2008/media_release_0484.cfm html "Global Carbon Capture and Storage Initiative"], Joint Media Release with the Minister for Resources, Energy and Tourism, Martin Ferguson, September 19, 2008.</ref>
They also stated that a bill before the parliament would establish a regulatory framework for CO2 storage under the seabed in Commonwealth waters" and that, once passed, would allow the government "to offer the first carbon storage blocks for commercial development in early 2009."<ref name="CCS Institute"/>
In response to the announcement, Australian Greens Senator Christine Milne, said that "the coal industry should be paying for its own research," she said."The coal industry has made mega profits for many, many generations at the expense of the atmosphere, and now we are all paying for that."<ref name="ABC"/> In her media release she pointed out the lack of any announcement for major funding for anything but coal. "Where is the $100 million fund to make Australia's world leading solar researchers a global knowledge hub? Where are the half a billion dollar funds to roll out solar thermal power stations, ocean power stations and geothermal demonstration plants? All of these are ready and able to provide vast quantities of base-load power well before a single coal power plant using geosequestration can be built," she said.<ref>Christine Milne, [http://christine-milne.greensmps.org.au/content/media-release/rudd-keeping-coal-life-support-why-wont-he-breathe-life-solar "Rudd keeping coal on life support. Why won't he breathe life into solar?"], Media Release, September 19th 2008.</ref>
The [[Minerals Council of Australia]], the peak mining industry lobby group, welcomed the announcement<ref>Minerals Council of Australia, [http://www.minerals.org.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/31399/MR008-_CCS_19_Sept_2008.pdf "Carbon Capture and Storage Institute – Missing Link in Climate change Strategy"], Media Release, September 19, 2008.</ref>
as did the [[CSIRO]].<ref>CSIRO, [http://www.csiro.au/news/PCCInstitute.html "CSIRO welcomes ‘Global Carbon Capture & Storage Institute’ initiative"], Media Release, September 19, 2008.</ref> The Victorian government made a grant of $25,000 to the Latrobe City Council for the development of a business plan to locate the the GCCSI in the Larobe Valley.<ref>[http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/newsroom/brumby-government-backs-victorian-push-for-global-carbon-capture-and-storage-institute.html "Brumby Government Backs Victorian Push for Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute"], Media Release, October 15, 2008.</ref>
==Preparing for the Official Launch of the Institute==
Following Rudd's announcement, the government's of Norway and the United Kingdom announced their support for the project.<ref>Sandra O'Malley, [http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,24399982-953,00.html "Norway, UK back carbon capture and storage institute"], AAP, September 25, 2008.</ref>[[Masdar]], the energy project of Abu Dhabi, has also agreed to become a founding member of the institute<ref>[http://www.energyme.com/business/2009/20090200031.htm "Masdar commits to Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute"], Media Release, January 22, 2009.</ref>, as did [[The Climate Group]]<ref>The Climate Group, [http://www.theclimategroup.org/news_and_events/the_climate_group_partners_gccsi/ "The Climate Group partners on Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute"], Media Release, November 27, 2008.</ref> [[Anglo American]]<ref>Tshepiso, [http://www.ainewswire.com/?p=550 "Anglo American established as a Founding Member of the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute"], ''Africa Investor.com'', November 28, 2008.</ref> and [[Shell]] International<ref>Shell International Petroleum Company Limited, [http://www.shell.com/home/content/au-en/news_and_library/news/news2008/ccs_institute_251108.html "Shell leads the way on Global CO2 Capture and Storage Institute"], Media Release, November 25, 2008.</ref> It was reported in late January 2009 that the institute, to would be based in Canberra, and would be formally launched in February 2009 and . It was also reported that it the institute would be headed by [[Nick Otter]], who had previously worked for the UK power company [[Alstom Power]]. It was also that a deputy at the Institute would be , with [[Dayle Seymour]] as deputy. (Seymour would be on secondment from the Victorian Department of Primary Industries). The United Kingdom, South Korea, Norway have has also agreed to join support the institute as well as [[Shell]] International, project. Other supporters include Alstom Power, [[Anglo American]], the [[Climate Group]], [[Mitsubishi]], [[Rio Tinto]] [[Services Petroliers Schlumberger]], [[Xstrata]] and the [[William J. Clinton Foundation]]. The [[Boston Consulting Group]] has been hired to develop a business plan for the institute.<ref>Louise Dodson, "[http://afr.com/home/login.aspx?EDP://20090123000030758053§ion=industry-energy_utilities CO<sub>2</sub> Research Draws Recruits"], ''Australian Financial Review'', January 23-26, 2009, page 14.(Sub req'd)</ref> ==International Advisory Panel of the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute== In April 2009, Australian Prime Minister [[Kevin Rudd]] announced the formation of the International Advisory Panel of the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute which he stated would "provide broad strategic guidance to the Institute and work globally to enhance its international reputation and networks." Rudd announced that the former the former President of the World Bank, [[James D. Wolfensohn]], had been appointed as Chair of the International Advisory Panel of the Institute. The first meeting of the panel is scheduled for late April 2009 but the other members of the panel have not been announced.<ref name="IAP"/> ==2010 Grants==In October 2010, the Australian government announced the first round of grants from the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute, with two Australian projects to share $4.3 million in funds, but the bulk of money going to projects in the US and Europe. The six grantees were chosen from more than 50 applications, with two projects selected from Australia, two in the US, and two in Europe (Holland and Romania). The Australian grantees included [[CarbonNet]] in the Latrobe Valley, which will receive a total of $2.5 million for work on developing a “hub concept” and on a technical framework for the measurement, monitoring and validation of stored CO2. In Queensland, the [[Callide Oxyfuel Project]] may receive $1.83 million in funding to support an injection test of CO2 into a potential storage site in various locations in south east Queensland, although terms have not been finalised.<ref>[http://www.climatespectator.com.au/commentary/green-deals-cash-and-capture "GREEN DEALS: Cash and capture"] Climate Spectator, October 12, 2010.</ref> The US project includes research into transporting captured CO2 via existing [[natural gas]] pipelines and storing it in saline aquifers, a concept study in [[Tenaska]]'s [[Trailblazer Energy Center]] east of Sweetwater, Texas, which will receive $7.7 million in grant money. The other American project to receive funding is another Tenaska effort, a plan still in its early stages to retrofit with carbon capture technology a coal-fired power plant in Louisiana.<ref name="ja">Jaime Adame, [http://www.reporternews.com/news/2010/oct/12/tenaska-awarded-77-million-grant-money/ "Tenaska awarded $7.7 million in grant money"] Reporter News, Oct. 12, 2010.</ref> ==Foundation Members==At the official launch of the GCCSI in April 2009, Rudd stated that the foundation members were:* The Government of Australia* The Emirate of Abu Dhabi* The Government of Canada* European Commission* The Government of France* The Government of Germany* The Government of Indonesia* The Government of Italy* The Government of Japan* The Government of the Republic of Korea* The Government of Mexico* The Government of Netherlands* The Government of New Zealand* The Government of Norway* The Government of Papua New Guinea* The Government of South Africa* The Government of United Kingdom* The Government of United States of America * The State Government of New South Wales* The State Government of Queensland* The State Government of South Australia* The State Government of Victoria* The State Government of Western Australia * [[Asian Development Bank]]* [[Japan Bank for International Cooperation]] * [[Alstom Power]] Ltd* [[AMEC]] Plc* [[Anglo American Services]] (UK) Limited* [[ARUP]] Pty Ltd* [[BHP Billiton]]* [[BP Australia]] Pty Ltd* [[Chevron Australia]] Pty Ltd* [[Chiyoda Corporation]]* [[Doosan Babcock Energy]] Limited* The [[Dow Chemical Company]]* [[ENEL]]* [[Exxon Mobil Australia]] Pty Ltd* [[General Electric International]] Inc* [[Greenhouse Gas Storage Solutions]] (GGSS)* [[Hitachi Corporation]]* [[Hydrogen Energy International]] Limited* [[INPEX Corporation]]* [[Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries]] Corp* [[Nippon Steel Engineering]] Co. Ltd* [[Macquarie Capital Advisers]] Ltd* [[Mitsubishi Corporation]]* [[Mitsui]] & Co Ltd* [[Parsons Brinckerhoff Australia]] Pty Ltd* [[Peabody Pacific]] Pty Ltd* [[PricewaterhouseCoopers]]* [[Rio Tinto]] Ltd* [[RWE Power]] AG* [[Santos]] Limited* [[Senergy Alternate Energy]] Ltd* [[Services Petroliers Schlumberger]]* [[Shell International Petroleum Company]] Ltd* [[Southern States Energy Board]] (US)* [[StatoilHydro]] ASA* [[Taisei Construction Corporation]]* [[Toshiba]] Corporation* [[Total]] E&P* [[TRUenergy Development]] Pty Ltd* [[Woodside Energy]] Ltd* [[Worley Parsons Services]] Pty Ltd* [[Xstrata Coal]] Pty Ltd* [[ZEEP Australia]] Pty Ltd * [[Australian Coal Association]]* [[Carbon Capture and Storage Association]]* [[Cooperative Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Technologies]] (CO2CRC)* [[Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation]] (CSIRO)* [[Electric Power Research Institute]] (EPRI)* The [[Clinton Foundation]]* [[Glówny Instytut Górnictwa]] (Poland)* [[Japanese Coal Energy Center]] (JCOAL)* [[National Low Emissions Coal Research and Development]] Ltd (Australia)* [[Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth]] (RITE, Japan)* [[South African National Energy Research Institute]] (SANERI)* [[The Climate Group]]* [[Underground Coal Gasification Association]]* [[University College of London]]* [[World Coal Institute]] ===Collaborating Participants=== * [[International Energy Agency]]* [[World Bank]]* The Government of the [[Peoples Republic of China]]* [[China Huaneng Group]] ==Contact details==Level 2, 64 Allara Street<br>Canberra ACT 2601<br>Australia<br>Email: info AT globalccsinstitute.com<br>Phone: +61 2 6175 5300<br>Fax: +61 2 6162 1928<br>Website: http://www.globalccsinstitute.com/
==Articles and resources==
* [[Joint Implementation]]
* [[Kyoto Protocol]]
* [[Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate]]
* [[Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate Technology Action Plan: Carbon Capture, Use, and Storage]]
* [[National Carbon Capture Center]]
* [[Strategic Analysis of the Global Status of Carbon Capture and Storage - Report 5: Synthesis Report]]
* [[The Australian Labor Party's 2007 Election Campaign Climate Change Policies]]
* [[United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change]]
*[[Rachel English]]
===References===
===External articles===
====Australian Government Media Releases about the Institute====
* Kevin Rudd and Martin Ferguson, [http://www.pm.gov.au/media/Interview/2008/interview_0486.cfm "Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute"], Press Conference with the Minister for Resources, Energy and Tourism, Martin Ferguson Prime Minister's Courtyard Parliament House, Canberra, September 19, 2008.
* Kevin Rudd, [http://www.pm.gov.au/media/Release/2009/media_release_0913.cfm "Launch of Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute"], Media Release, April 16, 2009.
* Kevin Rudd, [http://www.pm.gov.au/media/Speech/2009/speech_0914.cfm "Speech at the launch of the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute, Hotel Realm, Canberra"], April 16, 2009.
====General Articles====
* Lenore Taylor, [http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24977686-5013871,00.html "Billion dollars from federal government to clean up coal"], ''The Australian'', January 29, 2009.
* Paul Murray, [http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=9&ContentID=100469 "Rudd’s global carbon idea based on flaws"], ''West Australian'', September 30th, 2008.
* [http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25344196-16382,00.html "Future-proof coal"], Editorial, The Australian, April 17, 2009.
* [http://www.smh.com.au/environment/global-warming/bid-to-clean-up-coal-launched-20090416-a8hl.html "Bid to clean up coal launched"], ''Sydney Morning Herald'', April 16, 2009. (This is an AAP story).
* [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-04/16/content_11194926.htm " New Zealand joins international climate change initiative"], ''Xinhua'', April 16, 2009.
* [http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/04/16/2544943.htm "Carbon capture a 'waste of time, money'"], ''ABC News'', April 16, 2009.
* Sabra Lane, [http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2008/s2544501.htm "PM launches clean coal institute"], ''The World Today'', April 16, 2009.
* Greenpeace New Zealand, [http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0904/S00137.htm "Government Helps Pioneer Climate Scam"], Media Release, April 16, 2009.
* [http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/content/200904/s2545586.htm "New carbon capture body rejects criticism from green groups"], ABC News, April 17, 2009.
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