Europe’s Coal Supply Security: Obstacles to Carbon Capture, Transport and Storage

CEPS Policy Brief No. 223

12 Pages Posted: 6 Dec 2010

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Christian von Hirschhausen

German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) - Department of International Economics

Clemens Haftendorn

German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin)

Johannes Herold

Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin)

Franziska Holz

German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin); Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) - Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management

Anne Neumann

German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin)

Sophia Ruester

European University Institute - Florence School of Regulation

Date Written: November 29, 2010

Abstract

This paper examines the obstacles to transforming the ‘dirtiest’ of all fossil fuels (coal) into a ‘clean’ one in the EU, via new carbon capture, transport and storage (CCTS) technology. Research for this paper was carried out in the context of the SECURE project (Security of Energy Considering its Uncertainties, Risks and Economic Implications), funded by the European Commission under the Seventh Framework Programme. The project aims to develop appropriate tools for evaluating the vulnerability of the EU to the different energy supply risks, and for promoting the optimisation of EU energy insecurity mitigation strategies, including investment, demand side management and dialogue with producing countries.

Keywords: obstacles, fossil fuels, clean, EU, carbon capture, carbon, transport, storage, technologie, research, security, energy, uncertainties, risks, economic, economic implications, insecurity, mitigation, strategies, investment, managment

Suggested Citation

von Hirschhausen, Christian and Haftendorn, Clemens and Herold, Johannes and Holz, Franziska and Neumann, Anne and Ruester, Sophia, Europe’s Coal Supply Security: Obstacles to Carbon Capture, Transport and Storage (November 29, 2010). CEPS Policy Brief No. 223, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1719590

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Clemens Haftendorn

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Johannes Herold

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Franziska Holz

German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) ( email )

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Berlin, 10117
Germany

Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) - Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management ( email )

Norway

Anne Neumann

German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) ( email )

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Berlin, 10117
Germany

Sophia Ruester

European University Institute - Florence School of Regulation ( email )

FRS/EUI
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Florence, 50133
Italy

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