International collaboration activities of the CO2GeoNet European Network of Excellence on CO2 geological storage

Isabelle Czernichowski-Lauriol (1) , Roman Berenblyum (2) , Sabina Bigi (3) , Marjeta Car (4) , Sergio Persoglia (5) , Niels Poulsen (6) , Conny Schmidt-Hattenberger (7) , Rowena Stead (1) , Ceri J Vincent (8) , Ton Wildenborg (9)

1 BRGM - Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM)
2 IRIS - International Research Institute of Stavanger
3 UNIROMA - Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza" = Sapienza University [Rome]
4 GEOINZENIRING
5 OGS - National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental Geophysics
6 GEUS - Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland
7 GFZ - German Research Centre for Geosciences - Helmholtz-Centre Potsdam
8 BGS - British Geological Survey
9 TNO - The Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research

CO2GeoNet has been deeply involved in enabling efficient and safe CO2 storage in deep geological formations to combat climate change and ocean acidification. Created in 2004 with the support of the European Commission, it became an Association under French law in 2008. With a current membership of 26 research institutes spanning 19 European countries, CO2GeoNet represents the scientific voice of Europe on CO2 storage. CO2GeoNet activities encompass research, scientific advice, training, information & communication. Collaboration with non-European countries has always been sought. Some examples include the co-organisation in June 2009 in Bangkok of a capacity building workshop with the Coordinating Committee for Geoscience Programmes in East and Southeast Asia (CCOP); the publication of the CO2GeoNet brochure ‘What does CO2 geological storage really mean’ in 29 languages including Arabic, Russian and Chinese (currently in press); the invitation of international stakeholders to participate in the annual CO2GeoNet Open Forum in Venice; a twinning programme between European onshore pilot sites and similar sites abroad including South Korea (Janggi) and Australia (Otway) in the framework of the current H2020 ENOS research project ‘Enabling Onshore CO2 Storage in Europe’. Official collaboration with international organisations has also been set up. CO2GeoNet is: linked with the IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme (IEAGHG) via a cooperation agreement, an Associate to the Global CCS Institute (GCCSI), a Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum (CSLF) recognized network, a Liaison organization in the ISO CCS Technical Committee, a UNFCCC accredited Research NGO (RINGO), and a member of the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN). The latest international activities and key messages on CO2 storage will be highlighted in order to further encourage collaboration between Europe, Asia Oceania and the rest of the world, as it is crucial to join efforts globally to keep the temperature rise well below 2°C.

Mots clés: climate change mitigation

Domaines: Sciences de la Terre

Isabelle Czernichowski-Lauriol, Roman Berenblyum, Sabina Bigi, Marjeta Car, Sergio Persoglia, et al.. International collaboration activities of the CO2GeoNet European Network of Excellence on CO2 geological storage. 14th Annual Meeting Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS 2017) , Aug 2017, Singapour, Singapore. ⟨hal-01525060⟩