Returning fossil CO2 to the geologic record through Carbon Capture and Sequestration - Public Lecture
Returning fossil CO2 to the geologic record through Carbon Capture and Sequestration - Public Lecture
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No Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) means there can be no Net Zero and without CCS there can be no permanent Carbon Dioxide Removals (CDR’s) created through either Direct Air Capture (DAC and CCS) or BioEnergy and CCS (BECCS) This is the attention-grabbing headline summary of a policy paper from a couple of years ago. This talk aims to discuss how CCS and CDR’s play such a vital role in any journey towards net zero.
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and CCS enabled CDR’s (BECCS & DAC) have a critical role to play in meeting global climate targets by returning billions of tons of CO2 created from the past, present and indeed future use of fossil fuels to the geologic record (see the chart below for the scale of the challenge). Current climate scenarios project the annual volume of required CO2 storage to escalate from the millions of tonnes being stored today to several gigatons (Gt) by mid-century. This is driven by the need to capture emissions from hard-to-abate industrial sectors and remove the legacy atmospheric CO2 from the use of fossil fuels that has enabled our society to evolve to where we are today.
While CCS, DAC and BECCS are essential, their deployment faces substantial scaling challenges. Cost, energy demands, and the rapid construction of infrastructure are major hurdles, requiring significant Government policy support and capital investment. Globally, geological formations offer vast CO2 storage potential, estimated at thousands of gigatons. However, the rate of practical deployment is constrained by factors such as cost, creating value chains that cross multiple industry bodies, regional resource accessibility, and political & policy limitations, suggesting that ambitious growth scenarios may be both geographically restricted and challenging.
This Public Lecture will take place on Tuesday 18th November 2025.
This is a hybrid event, which can be attended in person at Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, or online via Zoom.
17:30–18:00: Guests arrive for the Public Lecture
18:00–19:00: Talk takes place (including Q&A)
19:00–20:00: Drinks reception in the Lower Library
20:00: Event ends
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The Geological Society, Burlington House, W1J 0BG London
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