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European Federation of Geologists Notes
In 2008, the European Federation of Geologists (EFG) issued the position paper Carbon Capture and
geological Storage : The EFG recognizes the work of the IPCC and other organizations, and subscribes
to the major findings that climate change is happening, is predominantly caused by anthropogenic
emissions of CO , and poses a significant threat to human civilization.
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It is clear that major efforts are necessary to quickly and strongly reduce CO emissions. The EFG
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strongly advocates renewable and sustainable energy production, including geothermal energy, as
well as the need for increasing energy efficiency.

CCS (Carbon Capture and geological Storage) should also be regarded as a bridging
technology, facilitating the move towards a carbon free economy.

European Geosciences Union

In 2005, the Divisions of Atmospheric and Climate Sciences of the European Geosciences Union (EGU)
issued a position statement in support of the joint science academies’ statement on global response to
climate change. The statement refers to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), as
“the main representative of the global scientific community”, and asserts that the IPCC represents the
state-of-the-art of climate science supported by the major science academies around the world and by
the vast majority of science researchers and investigators as documented by the peer-reviewed scientific
literature.
Additionally, in 2008, the EGU issued a position statement on ocean acidification which states,
“Ocean acidification is already occurring today and will continue to intensify, closely tracking
atmospheric CO increase. Given the potential threat to marine ecosystems and its ensuing impact
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on human society and economy, especially as it acts in conjunction with anthropogenic global
warming, there is an urgent need for immediate action.” The statement then advocates for strategies
“to limit future release of CO to the atmosphere and/or enhance removal of excess CO from the
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atmosphere.”
Geological Society of America
In 2006, the Geological Society of America adopted a position statement on global climate change. It
amended this position on April 20, 2010 with more explicit comments on need for CO reduction.
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Decades of scientific research have shown that climate can change from both natural and
anthropogenic causes. The Geological Society of America (GSA) concurs with assessments by the
National Academies of Science (2005), the National Research Council (2006), and the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2007) that global climate has warmed and that
human activities (mainly greenhouse-gas emissions) account for most of the warming since the
middle 1900s. If current trends continue, the projected increase in global temperature by the end of
the twentyfirst century will result in large impacts on humans and other species. Addressing the
challenges posed by climate change will require a combination of adaptation to the changes that are
likely to occur and global reductions of CO emissions from anthropogenic sources.
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Geological Society of Australia
In July 2009, the Geological Society of Australia issued the position statement Greenhouse Gas
Emissions and Climate Change:
Human activities have increasing impact on Earth’s environments. Of particular concern are the
well-documented loading of carbon dioxide (CO ) to the atmosphere, which has been linked
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