Sector/Thematic Session: CCUS in Asia: New Focus and Persistent Challenges

Value of the Information & Strength of the Argument

The session provides valuable insights into the current state and future prospects of CCUS in Asia, particularly regarding financing and policy. The IEA presentation offers a data-driven analysis of global CCUS capacity and investment trends, highlighting the importance of public funding and risk mitigation. The argumentation is solid, drawing on recent reports and examples from various regions. However, the discussion remains at a strategic level, with limited technical detail on specific technologies or projects. The UNIDO presentation adds a development perspective, emphasizing the need for demonstration projects in developing countries. Overall, the information is credible and well-argued, though it may lack depth for technical audiences.

Scientific Rigor, Source Quality, Title Accuracy

The session demonstrates strong scientific rigor, with speakers from reputable organizations (ADB, IEA, UNIDO) citing their own reports and data. The IEA report ‘Financing CCUS at Scale’ is a key source, providing recent and relevant data. The title accurately reflects the content, focusing on new applications and persistent challenges. The session does not include external citations beyond the mentioned reports, but the expertise of the speakers lends credibility. The low viewership and lack of comments limit external validation, but the content is consistent with known challenges in CCUS deployment.

The title accurately reflects the session's focus on CCUS in Asia, covering new applications and persistent challenges.

7/10

The session features expert speakers from ADB, IEA, and UNIDO, providing credible insights into CCUS financing and deployment. However, it is a panel discussion with limited technical depth and no peer-reviewed data, and the low viewership suggests limited external validation.

Markers derived by PSI from the transcript: the creator did not define chapters.

• 00:00Introduction and welcome remarks by moderator Hannah Ebro.
• 02:00ADB's Pradeep Tharakan gives welcome remarks, highlighting ADB's history with CCUS and the shift to industrial applications.
• 10:00IEA's Su-Ern Tan presents key findings from the report 'Financing CCUS at Scale', discussing global capacity and investment trends.
• 20:00Su-Ern Tan discusses risks and challenges in CCUS financing, including policy, construction, and cross-chain risks.
• 30:00Su-Ern Tan highlights public funding options and examples from the UK, Norway, and North America.
• 40:00Su-Ern Tan concludes with priorities for scaling CCUS, including bankable business models and regulatory frameworks.
• 50:00Interactive icebreaker activity to gauge audience familiarity with CCUS.
• 1:00:00UNIDO's Peter Warren and Bridget Robinson present on the A2D facility and industrial decarbonization.
• 1:10:00UNIDO presentation continues, discussing the need for demonstration projects and policy readiness.
• 1:20:00Session concludes with a Q&A portion (not captured in transcript).

• Financing CCUS at Scale — IEA report presented by Su-Ern Tan, providing data on CCUS capacity and financing.
• Decarbonizing hard-to-abate sectors with CCUS — ADB knowledge product mentioned by moderator, providing additional context on CCUS.

• Global CCS Institute — Provides data and reports on CCS projects worldwide, consistent with the session's discussion.