Indonesia to bury billions of tonnes of carbon dioxide from industrial facilities underground
Indonesia has launched large-scale international projects for the underground burial of billions of tonnes of liquefied carbon dioxide as part of global efforts to reduce its emissions into the atmosphere, TASS reports
The Japanese Nikkei business newspaper reported that the first of these initiatives is being carried out with the participation of the British BP oil and gas company in the province of West Papua on the island of New Guinea.
It is noted that up to 1.8bn tonnes of liquefied carbon dioxide collected in industrial facilities can be buried in the underground layers. The substance – collected in special traps in Indonesia and other countries – is planned to be pumped there.
It is assumed that the project should start working from 2026, and the respective investments are estimated at $2.6bn.
