3rd International Symposium: "Capture and geological storage of CO2 - Accelerating Deployment"

5-6 November 2009
Paris - Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie

To build on the growing success of the first two international symposia on emission reduction and CO₂ capture and geological storage, held in Paris in 2005 and again in 2007, IFP, ADEME and BRGM organised a third event on the same topic the 5 and 6 November 2009.

This time, the focus was on the urgency of industrial deployment. Indeed, the IPCC 4th assessment report indicates that the world must achieve a 50 to 85% reduction in CO₂ emissions by 2050 compared to 2000, in order to limit the global temperature increase to around 2°C. Moreover, IPCC stresses that a "business as usual" scenario could lead to a temperature increase of between 4°C to 7°C across the planet.

Researchers, manufacturers, economists and financiers from all involved sectors, and public- and private-sector decision-makers who make economic and financial choices in this area, were the targeted audience for this symposium, which took a global and cross-disciplinary approach.

For further information
>> www.co2symposium.com [Presentations can be downloaded from the links in the Programme]