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The Center for Climate Change Law has released a white paper<\/a> tracking China\u2019s policies and laws on carbon\u00a0\u00a0 capture, utilization and storage (CCUS). China has the world\u2019s largest coal reserves and has been zealous in using its coal to drive rapid economic development in recent decades, leading it to account for half of all global coal use in 2010. Given China\u2019s projected growth and its likely continued reliance on coal for the foreseeable future, CCUS may prove a critical strategy for controlling China\u2019s carbon emissions. China\u2019s government has already attached great importance to CCUS, and appears to be pursuing the technology with a sense of urgency and a firm belief in its feasibility.<\/p>\n

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This paper first collects government policies that impact or support CCUS technology research and project deployment. It shows that the national climate policies adopted by the central government approve of and create at least nominal support for technology development and deployment of CCUS projects. There is, however, a significant gap between legislative ambition and the current status of CCUS activities.\u00a0 The paper also summarizes several existing laws that may prove relevant for the regulation of CCUS, in an effort to understand their potential applicability in regulating future CCUS activities. Finally, the paper examines several of the most prominent international collaborative efforts underway in China.<\/p>\n

The paper identifies several challenges to China\u2019s CCUS development. The most significant one\u2014which mirrors the key challenge faced by other countries\u2014is how China will address the high cost of CCUS. It will require making government or collaborative investments in CCUS technology in order to begin learning by doing and hopefully bring down costs.\u00a0 \u00a0The second challenge lies in the transition of CCUS to a commercial-scale market: China needs a policy framework to engage businesses currently being kept out of the CCUS market. The paper also notes that China\u2019s limited regulatory experience is a potential impediment to CCUS development. Drawing from other countries\u2019 early efforts at CCUS regulation might help inform China\u2019s progress in this regard.<\/p>\n

This policy white paper was prepared by Yan Gu under the supervision of Shelley Welton and Michael Gerrard.<\/p>\n

Photo courtesy of Climate Change Media Partnership<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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