Carbon capture and storage in the thermal coal value chain

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) has a role to play in deep, economywide decarbonization, with potential application in the mitigation of industry and power sector emissions and late century negative emissions. Its high cost and low deployment to date has, however, made it a critical uncertainty in climate and energy technology scenarios. Recent work by the Stranded Assets Programme of the University of Oxford's Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment (the 'Oxford Smith School') has identifi ed the limited role CCS might play in mitigating environment-related risk in the thermal coal value chain. We present the findings of this report and comment on the role CCS might play in the thermal coal value chain as a greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation technology for coal-fired power stations and for emerging coal-processing technologies.