By: ICN Bureau
Last updated : January 23, 2022 7:33 pm
CCUS clearly aligns with five of the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN
Experts from India and US discussed the challenges and opportunities to combat climate change through technology-led Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) solutions at the Indo-US Scoping Workshop on Carbon Capture jointly organized by DST India and DoE USA.
Dr. S. Chandrasekhar, Secretary, Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India said that at the recently concluded COP-26 at Glasgow, Prime Minister Narendra Modi brought forth the country’s remarkable performance as well as ambitions to meet the climate goals despite being one of the fastest growing economy in the world.
“Under a strict climatic regime, we can realise the identification and adoption of a right balance of portfolio of emission curtailment technologies," commented Chandrasekhar.
"CCUS is among one such key pathways to reduce emissions while continuing to develop sustainably at an unprecedented pace. CCUS clearly aligns with five of the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), namely, climate action; clean energy; industry, innovation, and infrastructure; responsible consumption and production; and partnerships to achieve the goals,” added Chandrasekhar.
Dr. Jennifer Wilcox, Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM), U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE), USA, said, "India is a valuable partner in developing new technologies to help in combating climate & clean energy goals."
Dr. Wilcox gave an overview of the US initiatives regarding clean energy and said it is a global crisis and requires a global response in clean energy technologies and an international partnership to achieve carbon net-zero status.
She hoped that this workshop would provide an opportunity to broaden and deeper collaborations & engagements.
The participants comprised of academicians, researchers, experts, industry, and policymakers from domains of CCUS, climate change, and environmental engineering.