WCI CEO Presentation at World Future Energy Summit19 January 2010 Milton Catelin, Chief Executive of the World Coal Institute, gave a presentation today at the 'World Future Energy Summit', held in Abu Dhabi, 18-21 January. |
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IGCC Conference to be held in China in April14 January 2010 "IGCC Outlook China 2010 - Uncovering the Growth Areas and the Challenges Faced in IGCC and CCS Development", is being held in China from 15-16 April 2010. WCI, alongside the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute and the Carbon Capture and Storage Association, is one of the event's endorsers. |
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Coal at Copenhagen Climate Talks19 December 2009 The World Coal Institute attended the two week's of climate change talks in Copenhagen. The WCI released a press statement at the end of the talks, which can be accessed here. The WCI also posted a daily blog from the event. |
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GCCSI Project Funding and Support Program16 December 2009 The Global CCS Institute has created a Project Funding and Support Program, as part of its objective to accelerate the global deployment of CCS. |
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New WCI Report on Financing CCS6 November 2009 WCI's new report "Securing the Future - Financing CCS in a Post-2012 World" compares the support of CCS to that given to other low carbon technologies, suggests next steps to overcome current barriers, gives funding options and discusses the costs of accelerating the widespread deployment of CCS. |
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WCI & CO2CRC Work Together on CCS Map21 October 2009 In June this year, the World Coal Institute launched its new website which featured a number of new resources, including an interactive map of carbon capture and storage projects worldwide. To keep the map as accurate and up-to-date as possible, the WCI has partnered with the Australian Cooperative Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Technologies (CO2CRC). CO2CRC is one of the world's leading collaborative research organisations focused on CO2 capture and geological storage. |
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New CCS Website12 October 2009 The European Technology Platform for Zero Emission Fossil Fuel Power Plants (ZEP) embarked on a project in February 2009 to launch a new public website which would seek to engage audiences and stakeholders on the many issues surrounding CCS. The idea was to create a platform where questions could be asked and answers provided, while showing visitors the breadth and depth of the CCS stakeholder community. |
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WCI Chief Executive to Speak at London CCS Event7 October 2009 Milton Catelin, Chief Executive of the World Coal Institute, will be speaking in London next month at the 3rd Annual European Carbon Capture & Storage Summit. |
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British Film Institute Launches Coal Film Season28 August 2009 King Coal is the first installment of a major three-year BFI project - This Working Life - celebrating the UK's 20th century industrial heritage. Launching in September, the turbulent story of coal and the immense effect it has had on British life will be explored on screen. |
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WCI Response to UK Government |
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Global CCS Institute Launches at G8 & Announces CEO Appointment18 July 2009 The GCCSI has moved to formally appoint Nick Otter as the Chief Executive Officer. |
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WCI Chief Executive takes part in CCS Debate30 June 2009 On 30 June, Milton Catelin, WCI CEO, took part in an Economist Conference's debate "Carbon capture and storage: A pipe dream or critical to the world's plans to reduce emissions". |
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WCI Washington Roundtable - Climate Change & Coal: US Actions & Opportunities23 June 2009 The Roundtable brought together key players within the US energy and environment field with World Coal Institute Board Members and invited guests to discuss the challenge of reconciling continued coal use with energy and climate change objectives. |
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World Coal Institute Launches Climate Policy Papers17 June 2009 The World Coal Institute has put together a series of 'Climate Policy Papers' outlining the role that coal plays in meeting global energy demand, the technologies that are available to reduce emissions from coal which ensure that coal use is compatible with efforts to reduce CO2 emissions, and the steps WCI believes are needed if climate change is to be successfully addressed. |
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Coal Industry Welcomes Launch of Global CCS Institute16 April 2009 The World Coal Institute has welcomed the official launch of the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute (GCCSI) by Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and called on governments worldwide to support actions to tackle climate change... |
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WCI Letter in The Economist - The Benefits of CCS3 April 2009 SIR - Your leader on carbon capture and storage (CCS) claimed that 'the world is investing too much cash and hope' in the technology in the expectation of delivery from global warming ('The illusion of clean coal', March 7th). Science informs us that climate change is a serious issue and requires serious funding in all low-carbon technologies: renewables, energy efficiency, nuclear and CCS... |
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Coal Industry can begin Deploying CCS Technology Now: WCI Chief18 March 2009 Carbon capture and storage technology has developed to the point where it can now deliver up to 55% of the emission reductions needed to fight global warming worldwide up to 2100, World Coal Institute CEO Milton Catelin said on the sidelines of a carbon industry conference... |
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Energy Challenges in 200923 January 2009 Milton Catelin, Chief Executive of WCI, provides his assessment of global challenges facing the energy sector and looks ahead to developments in 2009... |
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On the Road to Copenhagen22 January 2009 The latest UN Climate Change conference was held in Poznan, Poland, at the beginning of December 2008. The meeting covered two key issues: negotiations for a new agreement to replace the Kyoto Protocol when it expires in 2012; and the continued negotiations on whether carbon capture and storage (CCS) should be included as Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects... |
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