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Area of Cooperation
Clean Energy, Decarbonisation and Technology
Purpose
To jointly develop and enter into a legally binding government-to-government instrument to enable cross-border carbon capture and storage (CCS).
Description
Australia and Singapore will work towards a legally binding government-to-government instrument to facilitate the cross-border movement of carbon dioxide from Singapore into Australia for permanent offshore geological sequestration.
Specific Objectives
To work towards a legally binding government-to-government instrument to enable commercial cross-border CCS projects to take place.
Desired Outcomes
There are currently no operational cross-border CCS projects in the Asia-Pacific region. This collaborative work could serve as a pathfinder for emerging CCS projects in the region, including in ASEAN countries.
Project Leads
Singapore
- Ministry of Trade and Industry Singapore
- Energy Market Authority – CCS Programme Office
- Ministry of Sustainability and Environment
- National Environment Agency
Australia
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
- Department of Industry, Science and Resources
And the participation of other agencies as needed.