本文转自《UPI》发布的题为“British task force recommends fast-track carbon capture and storage”的报道。

作者：Daniel J. Graeber

原文链接：https://www.upi.com/Energy-News/2018/07/19/British-task-force-recommends-fast-track-carbon-capture-and-storage/9041532002629/

An oil and gas trade group is an early backer of the proposal, saying CCS will help diversify the British economy.

石油和天然气贸易集团是该提案的早期支持者，称CCS将帮助英国经济实现多元化。

Investments needed now for carbon capture and storage plans to help the United Kingdom meet its climate goals by 2050, a task force advised. File Photo by Pattie Steib/Shutterstock

一个特别工作组建议，现在需要对碳捕获和储存计划进行投资，以帮助英国在2050年之前实现其气候目标。 文件照片由Pattie Steib / Shutterstock拍摄

July 19 (UPI) -- A British task force said Thursday that carbon capture and storage is ready for deployment provided investments materialize by the early 2020s.

7月19日（UPI） - 英国一个特别工作组周四表示，在本世纪20年代初实现投资的前提下，碳捕获和碳储存已准备就绪。

"After six months of intense discussions between a number of key carbon capture usage and storage (CCUS) stakeholders, the message from today's report is clear: CCUS can already be deployed at a competitive cost, through the development of CCUS clusters in key U.K. regions," Luke Warren, the head of the British Carbon Capture and Storage Association, said in a statement.

“经过六个月的关键碳捕获使用和存储（CCUS）利益相关者之间的激烈讨论，今天的报告中的信息很明确：CCUS可以通过在英国主要地区开发CCUS集群的方式，以具有竞争力的成本进行部署"，英国碳捕集与封存协会负责人Luke Warren在一份声明中说。

The International Energy Agency described carbon capture and storage as a necessary addition to other low-carbon energy technologies meant to drive down global greenhouse gas emissions. The process involves capturing carbon dioxide from sources like power plants and storing it in such a way that it won't enter the atmosphere.

国际能源署将碳捕获和储存描述为其他低碳能源技术的必要补充，旨在降低全球温室气体排放。该过程涉及从发电厂等来源捕获二氧化碳并以不会进入大气的方式储存二氧化碳。

To meet the benchmarks outlined in the Paris climate agreement, the IEA said CCS "will not be optional."

为了达到巴黎气候协议中列出的基准，IEA表示CCS“不会是可选的”。

It's been 20 years since the start of the first large-scale CCS project, at Sleipner in Norway. The United States, meanwhile, hosts the largest CCS project of its kind, the Petra Nova project in southwest Houston.

自挪威Sleipner首个大型CCS项目启动至今已有20年。与此同时，美国拥有同类中最大的CCS项目 - 休斯敦西南部的Petra Nova项目。

The British task force in a report to the government called for at least two storage facilities by the middle of the next decade. In order to meet guidelines outlined in federal climate change measures, the British sector needs to store at least 60 tons of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, each year by 2050.

英国特别工作组在向政府提交的一份报告中呼吁，在未来十年中期至少建造两座储存设施。为了达到联邦气候变化措施中规定的指导方针，到2050年，英国每年需要储存至少60吨二氧化碳，即温室气体。

"Investment decisions need to be taken by the early 2020s at the latest if this is to be achieved," the report read.

“如果要实现这一目标，最迟需要在20世纪20年代初做出投资决策，”报告中写道。

The report said the United Kingdom is a world leader when it comes to tackling climate change. Natural gas or biomass electricity in coordination with storage could be used to complement the intermittency of renewables.

该报告称，在应对气候变化方面，英国是世界领先者。 与储存协调的天然气或生物质电力可用于补充可再生能源的间歇性。

The recommendations received early support from the British oil and gas sector. Deirdre Michie, who heads the trade group Oil & Gas U.K., said storage would help diversify the British economy.

这些建议得到了英国石油和天然气部门的早期支持。 英国石油与天然气贸易集团负责人Deirdre Michie表示，储存将有助于英国经济多元化。

"With established infrastructure, an experienced workforce with relevant skills, and existing support for the work of the task force, the U.K.'s indigenous oil and gas industry is well-placed to support the development of carbon capture usage and storage," she said in an emailed statement.

“凭借已建立的基础设施，拥有相关技能的经验丰富的劳动力以及对工作组工作的现有支持，英国本土石油和天然气行业有能力支持碳捕获使用和储存的发展，”她在电子邮件声明中。