GeoSciences publications
Recent Submissions
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Land use partnerships for addressing climate change: What are they, why use them, and how do they work?
(Centre for Sustainable Forests and Landscapes, 2021-09)Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and achieving climate change adaptation objectives in the land sector will rely on effective collaboration bridging scales and sectors. Many approaches to ‘partnership’ working have been ... -
A shared vision for sustainable regional land use in the Galloway and Ayrshire UNESCO Biosphere
(2021)Climate change, biodiversity loss and evolving societal demands emphasise the need to manage our landscapes differently. But conflicting interests and views make it difficult to agree where and how change should take place. ... -
The impact of brine production on aquifer storage of captured CO2
(Scottish Carbon Capture and Storage (SCCS), 2017-10-24)This project aimed to assess the potential for brine production through dedicated wells in target Carbon Dioxide (CO2) storage formations to increase CO2 storage capacity and reduce overall cost of storage - as well as any ... -
Clean Growth Strategy - Consultation Response: SCCS response to the UK Government consultation on the Clean Growth Strategy
(Scottish Carbon Capture and Storage (SCCS), 2017-12)Scottish Carbon Capture and Storage (SCCS) welcomes the UK Government's Clean Growth Strategy, and its commitment to carbon capture and storage (CCS) as a means of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, particularly from ... -
Scottish Energy Strategy - Consultation Response: SCCS response to the Scottish Government consultation on the draft Scottish Energy Strategy
(Scottish Carbon Capture and Storage (SCCS), 2017-05)Scotland has achieved great progress in decarbonising its energy system since 1990, largely by means of closure of historic industries and installation of renewable electricity generation. To decarbonise further requires ... -
SCCS response to consultation on the list of proposed projects of common interest for cross-border carbon dioxide transport
(Scottish Carbon Capture and Storage (SCCS), 2017-08)This consultation seeks views on the need for cross-border carbon dioxide (CO2) transport from the perspective of EU energy policy, considering security of supply, market integration, competition and sustainability. It ... -
Geothermal Energy in Scotland: A synthesis report covering four feasibility studies
(Scottish Carbon Capture and Storage (SCCS), 2017-03)This report has been prepared at the request of ClimateXChange for the Scottish Government Heat and Energy Efficiency Unit.1 It summarises the key findings of feasibility study reports from four projects carried out under ... -
The Production of Low Carbon Gas - Consultation Response: SCCS response to the Carbon Connect consultation on the production of low carbon gas
(Scottish Carbon Capture and Storage (SCCS), 2018-02)Scottish Carbon Capture & Storage (SCCS) is a research partnership of the British Geological Survey, Heriot-Watt University, University of Aberdeen, the University of Edinburgh and the University of Strathclyde. SCCS ... -
Congestion, Capacity, Carbon: Priorities for National Infrastructure - Consultation Response: SCCS response to the National Infrastructure Commission consultation on priorities for national infrastructure
(Scottish Carbon Capture and Storage (SCCS), 2018-01)Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a set of technologies that can reduce emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) at source to prevent increased atmospheric concentrations of the gas, which cause climate change. The approach of ... -
SCCS response to consultation on the new Scottish Climate Change Bill
(Scottish Carbon Capture and Storage (SCCS), 2017-09)Through a Consultation Paper and online consultation process, the Scottish Government has invited views on its proposed new Climate Change Bill, which will update the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009, taking account of ... -
SCCS Response to Consultation on the Long-term Management of the Crown Estate in Scotland
(Scottish Carbon Capture and Storage (SCCS), 2017-03)Scottish Carbon Capture & Storage (SCCS) welcomes the transfer of powers over the Crown Estate in Scotland to Scottish Ministers and is pleased to have the opportunity to input to the consultation on the long-term management ... -
Net Zero Carbon Scotland: Perspectives on shared objectives
(Scottish Carbon Capture and Storage (SCCS), 2017-05)The Scottish Government's draft Energy Strategy has been broadly welcomed across different sectors of Scottish society. The document sets out ambitious targets for the long-term, sustained decarbonisation of Scotland's ... -
Achieving a low-carbon society: CCS expertise and opportunity in the UK
(Scottish Carbon Capture and Storage (SCCS), 2016-03)The outcome of the Paris climate talks in late 2015 was hailed as a “turning point” for international action on climate change, with 195 countries agreeing to limit the increase in average global temperatures to 1.5oC by ... -
Scotland's Energy Strategy: The role of carbon dioxide capture and permanent storage
(Scottish Carbon Capture and Storage (SCCS), 2016-12)This briefing from Scottish Carbon Capture & Storage (SCCS)1 sets out reasons for Scottish Government continuing to provide positive support for technologies and infrastructure that capture carbon dioxide (CO2) from emissions ... -
Response to UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy consultation: Building our Industrial Strategy
(Scottish Carbon Capture and Storage (SCCS), 2017-04-17)CCS decarbonises fossil fuel power generation, is the only available method to address industrial emissions, and can enable the production of hydrogen as a low carbon vector for heating, energy storage and transport. ... -
Supplementary evidence to Scottish Parliamentary Committee on Economy, Jobs and Fair Work: CCS and heat
(Scottish Carbon Capture and Storage (SCCS), 2017-02)We welcome and support the continued climate change mitigation action ambition of the Scottish Government presented in the Draft Climate Change Plan (hereafter referred to as the “Plan”), and look forwards to further ... -
Submission to Energy and Climate Change Committee inquiry: Leaving the EU - implications for UK climate policy
(Scottish Carbon Capture and Storage (SCCS), 2016-08-26)The UK has consistently played a leading role in supporting and delivering strong EU climate change action, including the creation of EU CCS development policy and supporting policies. • CCS deployment across multiple ... -
Carbon Dioxide Transport Plans for Carbon Capture and Storage in the North Sea Region - A summary of existing studies and proposals applicable to the development of Projects of Common Interest
(Scottish Carbon Capture and Storage (SCCS), 2015-07)The European Commission has made funding available for identified Projects of Common Interest (PCI) in energy infrastructure through its Connecting Europe Facility (European Commission, 2015a). A Project of Common Interest ... -
Environmental Audit Committee: Personal submission to Sustainability and HM Treasury inquiry
(Scottish Carbon Capture and Storage (SCCS), 2016-02-18)On 25 November 2015, the UK Government issued a statement to the London Stock Exchange a few hours after the Chancellor's Autumn Statement, which withdrew the capital funding support for the CCS Competition in the UK. This ... -
Authorisation of carbon dioxide storage offshore Scotland - anticipated effects of further devolution
(Scottish Carbon Capture and Storage (SCCS), 2015-06-11)Following the Scottish referendum in 2014, the Smith Commission Agreement1 proposed devolution of further powers to the Scottish Government including some affecting the authorisation of carbon dioxide (CO2) storage under ...
