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For episode five of Energy Enablers, Jenny Seagraves from Linde discusses the role carbon capture, utilisation, and storage technologies will play in the energy transition
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Turning the emissions tide is a slow process. Emissions are still rising, despite some progress. It is increasingly becoming a case of all hands on deck, in order to stay below the 2C of global warming target.
The role of carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) is still being debated, but it increasingly looks like it will need to play a significant part in the decarbonisation of our economy. Your energy enabler this week is Jenny Seagraves a senior manager for sustainability and decarbonisation at chemicals giant Linde.
In the episode, we touch on the various capture technologies being used across the energy sector today, and how utilisation will become increasingly important as we continue to decarbonise.
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