'LOCK UP GASES' CARBON FOOTPRINT.IRELAND'S carbon footprint A carbon footprint is the total amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases emitted over the full life cycle of a product or service. could be cut by locking emissions from power stations in empty gas fields under the sea, a report said yesterday. Government advisors said one Bord Gais field, off Kinsale Head, Co Cork, could store enough CO2 from coalfuelled electricity plants to cut gases by six per cent a year. Energy Minister Eamon Ryan said: "This initial study has indicated that carbon capture and storage Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is an approach to mitigating global warming by capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from large point sources such as power plants and subsequently storing it instead of releasing it into the atmosphere. may become a viable option for Ireland in the medium term, but considerably more analysis is still required." Sustainable Energy Ireland and the Environmental Protection Agency found the depleted Kinsale field could hold up to 330 million tonnes of CO2. The study, the first into Carbon Capture and Storage in Ireland, said the system would cost EUR EUR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Euro. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 2.7billion. |
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