The Role of UNFCCC Mechanisms in Demonstration and Deployment of CCS Technologies

AbstractThe United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change can provide an important source of financing and technological learning to support uptake of carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and geological storage (CCS) in developing countries. In this context, a review of the current and future mechanisms for such support is outlined. Two important applications of CCS are considered further: CCS with CO2 enhanced oil recovery (CO2-EOR) and CCS on bioenergy emission sources (BECCS). Both technologies may be key to supporting near-term deployment of CCS in developing countries because of certain advantages they hold over other CCS applications