CCS in international organizations, climate diplomacy and treaties

This theme focuses on the way CCS is being integrated into international agreements; international financing of CCS research and deployment; international collaboration; tensions and collective problem solving; integration of CCS in a post-Kyoto multilateral climate process. Should the full-scale demonstration of CCS be coordinated internationally? Can CCS in CDM be an incentive to promote participation of developing countries in UNFCCC/Kyoto process. Proponents argue that CCS is a mature technology ready to be deployed to slow carbon emissions where they are most needed, namely in coal-rich growing developing countries, calling for technology transfer. Opponents argue that CCS is an unproven and immature technology and making CCS eligible as CDM projects will make developing countries 'guinea pigs' since issues of storage, leakage, monitoring and liability are largely unresolved in rich industrialized countries. Furthermore the role of CCS technology in global forums such as the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum (CSLF) will be analyzed.