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CARBON CAPTURE STORAGE INITIATIVE [1 record]

Record 1 2014-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • Anti-pollution Measures
OBS

Under the Government of Canada's Action Plan 2000 on Climate Change, the Oil Division has overall responsability for a Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage Initiative, which is aimed at helping to demonstrate and commercialize existing, near economic, technologies to capture, transport and store CO2 underground. The overall objective of the Initiative is to advance the understanding of the optimal use of the capture and subsequent storage of CO2 in geological formations as a means of reducing Canada's greenhouse gas emissions, and to promote its commercialization.

OBS

CO2

Key term(s)
  • Carbon Capture and Storage Initiative

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Mesures antipollution
CONT

Dans le cadre du Plan d'action 2000 du gouvernement du Canada, c'est la Division du pétrole qui est responsable globalement de la mise en œuvre d'une Initiative de captage et de stockage du dioxyde de carbone visant à favoriser la démonstration et la commercialisation de technologies existantes, sur le point de devenir rentables, qui permettent de capter et de transporter le CO2 et de le stocker sous terre. L'Initiative a comme objectif global d'approfondir nos connaissances de l'utilisation optimale du captage du CO2 et de son stockage ultérieur dans des formations géologiques en vue de réduire les émissions de gaz à effet de serre et de promouvoir la commercialisation de ce procédé.

OBS

CO2

Key term(s)
  • programme de captage et de stockage du dioxyde de carbone
  • Initiative de captage et de stockage du carbone
  • programme de captage et de stockage du carbone

Spanish

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