DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2014.953905
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84938423453
论文题名: Policy uncertainty and diffusion of carbon capture and storage in an optimal region
作者: Bataille C ; , Melton N ; , Jaccard M
刊名: Climate Policy
ISSN: 1469-3062
EISSN: 1752-7457
出版年: 2015
卷: 15, 期: 5 起始页码: 565
结束页码: 582
语种: 英语
英文关键词: carbon capture and storage
; climate change mitigation
; climate change policies
; economic models
; energy models
; technological change
Scopus关键词: carbon emission
; carbon sequestration
; climate change
; economic analysis
; environmental policy
; modeling
; technological change
; uncertainty analysis
; Alberta
; Canada
Scopus学科分类: nvironmental Science: General Environmental Science
; Earth and Planetary Sciences: Atmospheric Science
英文摘要: Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has the potential to dramatically reduce GHG emissions in energy supply and industry. However, its high costs mean that uncertainty about the stringency of future climate policy may dissuade firms from investing in this technology. This article explores the relationship between firms expectations of government policy and investment in CCS. First, it synthesizes recent cost estimates for CCS applications in electricity generation and oil sands extraction in Canada. Second, it uses these estimates to investigate the potential impact of policy stringency and uncertainty on CCS adoption in Alberta, a Canadian province with near-ideal CCS potential. The results suggest investment in CCS, and by extension other costly abatement actions, will not occur unless governments create a more stringent and durable climate policy environment than currently exists. Policy relevance This paper has two novel and linked objectives, the first of significant utility to researchers and energy modellers in particular, the second to climate policy analysts and decision makers. First, it synthesizes publicly available carbon capture and storage literature and develops cost estimates for key applications related to thermal electricity generation and oil sands extraction in Canada. Second, it uses these cost estimates to investigate the potential impact of policy stringency and uncertainty on carbon capture and storage adoption in Alberta, Canada. Alberta is a test case for CCS due to its fossil resources and high CO2 storage potential, and the technology's success or failure in this jurisdiction should be of interest to policy makers elsewhere. © 2014 Taylor & Francis. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/80412
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作者单位: School of Resource and Environmental Management, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Navius Research Inc., Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Recommended Citation:
Bataille C,, Melton N,, Jaccard M. Policy uncertainty and diffusion of carbon capture and storage in an optimal region[J]. Climate Policy,2015-01-01,15(5)