CEO Faces CCS Challenge       

Nick Otter, the CEO of the new Global Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Institute, an international initiative led by Australia, will speak at a lunch in Melbourne on 1 October about how to reduce the amount of CO2 released into the atmosphere.

Baker & McKenzie is proud to support the Australian British Chamber of Commerce event – Accelerating Carbon Capture and Storage, lunch with Nick Otter.

Nick Otter is the CEO of the new Global Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Institute, an international initiative led by Australia, to speed up the development of carbon capture and storage technology, and reduce the amount of CO2 released into the atmosphere.

Over lunch, Nick will speak publicly for the first time about the enormous challenges we face: what do we do about the problem, the challenge, of coal? Where does the CCS Institute fit in terms of renewable energy targets and the emission trading scheme? How realistic is it for the CCS Institute to lead the way on a global scale?

Nick Otter’s experience in the energy and environment sector spans 37 years. He has facilitated the development of environmental technologies relating to carbon capture and storage, and emissions reductions.

Nick acted as an energy advisor to the UK Government for over a decade and also chaired the Ministerial Advisory Committee on Carbon Abatement Technologies for fossil fuel that has been actively involved in setting the UK strategy for CCS.

Baker & McKenzie are increasingly providing advice on CCS issues having been involved in a number of early carbon projects. Most recently, we have been selected by the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute to provide legal advice on its initial CCS work, focussing on the legislative frameworks that are required to support CCS on a global level.

If you are interested in attending this event please register and pay online.

Source: www.britishchamber.com