{"id":20889,"date":"2023-05-06T01:47:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T17:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rakansarawak.com\/v3\/?p=20889"},"modified":"2023-05-06T06:53:31","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T22:53:31","slug":"introduction-to-ccus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rakansarawak.com\/v4\/2023\/05\/06\/introduction-to-ccus\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction to CCUS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

During the 2015 Paris Climate Conference and Conference of Parties (COP) 21 in Paris, France, Malaysia made a<\/strong> <\/strong>commitment to reduce by 2030 its carbon dioxide (CO2<\/sub>) emissions per unit of GDP by 45 per cent from the level in 2005.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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The goal of the Paris Agreement is limiting the Earth’s warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) (Image source: Pixabay)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Expressing this commitment, the Sarawak Premier was quoted saying,<\/strong> \u201c<\/strong>To achieve a net-zero emission future, innovation is crucial and Sarawak will encourage the development of new technology and solutions that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote sustainable practices,\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis includes the adoption of carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) technology, which can help reduce emissions from key industries such as oil and gas,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To achieve the goal of the Paris Agreement of preventing future temperature increases to 1.5\u00b0C (2.7\u00b0F), more needs to be done than just increasing efforts to reduce emissions as technologies are needed to remove carbon from the atmosphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carbon emission <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The emission of carbon dioxide account for the largest share of greenhouse gases which are associated with climate change and global warming. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the most prevalent and dangerous, it can  absorb solar energy<\/a> and keep heat close to Earth’s surface, rather than letting it escape into space. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the rising temperature, this leads to a variety of impacts such as extreme weather events, shifting wildlife populations and habitats, rising seas<\/a>, and a range of other impacts.<\/p>\n\n\n

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One of the main sources of greenhouse emission comes from industrial processes (Image source: Pixabay)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Four main sources of greenhouse emission;<\/p>\n\n\n\n