本文转自《Energy Live News》发表的题为“UK MPs launch inquiry into carbon capture and storage”的报道。

作者：Priyanka Shrestha

日期：2018.05.29

原文链接：https://www.energylivenews.com/2018/05/29/uk-mps-launch-inquiry-into-carbon-capture-and-storage/

They will examine the government’s commitment to deploying the technology and whether it has a ‘Plan B’ to meet climate targets should the desired cost reductions not materialise.

他们将审查政府对部署该技术的承诺，以及在预期的成本降低未实现的情况下是否有“B计划”来实现气候目标。

An inquiry into carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) and efforts to kickstart this technology in the UK has been launched.

一项针对碳捕集、利用与存储（CCUS）的调查以及在英国启动这项技术的努力已经启动。

The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee will examine the government’s commitment to deploying CCUS and whether it has a ‘Plan B’ to meet the nation’s climate targets should the desired cost reductions not materialise.

商业，能源和工业战略（BEIS）委员会将审查政府对CCUS部署的承诺，以及在预期成本降低未实现的情况下是否有“B计划”来满足国家的气候目标。

CCUS is when carbon from power stations and industry is captured and either used for industrial applications or transported to be stored safely underground.

CCUS是捕集来自发电站和工业的碳并用于工业应用或运输到地下进行安全储存。

The announcement follows the government’s pledge to invest £21.5 million for innovative CCUS technologies as part of an international challenge with Saudi Arabia and Mexico.

该声明遵循政府承诺投资2150万英镑用于CCUS创新技术，作为与沙特阿拉伯和墨西哥的国际挑战的一部分。

The MPs are seeking views – until 22nd June 2018 – on how essential CCUS is for the UK to meet itscarbon targets to 2050, how the government should set the goals for cost reductions and what a realistic level of cost reduction would be and by when.

国会议员正在征求意见 - 直到2018年6月22日 - CCUS如何才能使英国达到2050年的碳排放目标，政府应该如何设定降低成本的目标，以及降低成本的现实水平，以及何时。

BEIS Committee Chair Rachel Reeves MP said: “Carbon capture, usage and storage is expected to play an essential part in meeting the UK’s carbon budgets. Yet the government’s budget to kickstart CCUS has been cut from £1 billion to £100 million. In this inquiry, we want to test the government’s ambitions in this area and to examine what policy levers need to be pulled to make large-scale CCUS a reality in the future.”

BEIS委员会主席Rachel Reeves MP说：“碳捕集，利用与储存预计将在满足英国的碳预算方面发挥重要作用。然而，政府开始启动CCUS的预算从10亿英镑降至1亿英镑。在这项调查中，我们想测试政府在这方面的雄心，并研究需要拉动哪些政策杠杆，以便将来实现大规模CCUS。“