Capturing and storing CO2 to fight against global warming
On May 14, 2024, the Minister Delegate for Industry and Energy, Roland Lescure, announced that he wanted to launch 4 to 5 projects on CO2 storage in France from 2025 in three large possible landfill areas, notably old oil wells or at the end of their life: i) in the Paris Basin, ii) the Aquitain basin and iii) the Pyrenees foothills. A call for Expressions of Interest (AMI) is scheduled for CO2 capture and storage capacities in France from 2025. The aim is to materialize the launch of the industry’s decarbonization strategy as part of the carbon reduction plan. relaunch France 2030.
In this context, Pascale Bénézeth was interviewed as an internationally recognized expert.
– France TV by Paolo Philippe on the techniques and impacts of burying CO2 in underground deposits and other methods of storing CO2
– Brief Science by Morgane Guillet on the principles and technologies of CO2 capture and storage in France and on advances in scientific research in this area
– pour la revue du CNRS Carnets de Sciences (N°16) by Keira Bettayeb for the article CO2: Capturing to decarbonize.
