Toward a framework of environmental risk management for CO 2 geological storage in china: gaps and suggestions for future regulations

Lancui Liu, Qi Li, Jiu-Tian Zhang and Dong Cao

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 2016, vol. 21, issue 2, 207 pages

Abstract: China encourages the demonstration of carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects. In an effort to identify gaps and provide suggestions for environmental risk management of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) geological storage in China, this article presents a concise overview of potential health, safety and environmental (HSE) risks and environmental management regulations for CO 2 geological storage in Australia, Japan, the United States (USA), the European Union (EU), and the United Kingdom (UK). The environmental impact assessment (EIA) experience of Shenhua Ordos Coal-to-Liquid (CTL) Project and PetroChina Jilin Oil Field enhanced oil recovery (EOR) is subsequently analyzed in light of our field investigation, and gaps in current EIA guidelines that are applicable to CO 2 geological storage projects are identified. It is found that there are no specific environmental risk regulations suitable for CO 2 storage in China, and environmental risk management lags behind the development of CCS technology, which presents a challenge to demonstration enterprises in terms of assessing environmental risk. One major challenge is the overestimation or underestimation of this risk on the part of the enterprise, and another is a lack of applicable regulations for government sectors to supervise the risk throughout CCS projects. Therefore, there is a pressing need for China to formulate environmental management regulations that include environmental risk assessment, mandatory monitoring schemes, environmental emergency plans, and related issues. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2016

Keywords: CCS; CO 2 geological storage; Environmental risk; Environmental risk management; Regulation; Greenhouse gases (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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