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- British Geological Survey (BGS)
- Last updated:
- 10 August 2024
EU is required to reduce its CO2 emissions by 8% by 2008-2012, later deeper cuts are foreseen. CO2 underground storage is one of the few options that can meet these obligations. The present project...
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- Joint Nature Conservation Committee
- Last updated:
- 04 February 2016
The massive limestone promontory of Berry Head is probably the most impressive outcrop of Devonian limestone in south Devon. Forming the southern tip of Torbay, the head shelters the fishing port...
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- Joint Nature Conservation Committee
- Last updated:
- 04 February 2016
The massive limestone promontory of Berry Head is probably the most impressive outcrop of Devonian limestone in south Devon. Forming the southern tip of Torbay, the head shelters the fishing port...
- Published by:
- British Geological Survey (BGS)
- Last updated:
- 10 August 2024
In January 1993, as part of the Joule II Non-nuclear Energy Research Programme, the European Commission initiated a two year study of the potential for the disposal of industrial quantifies of...
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- Natural Resources Wales
- Last updated:
- 22 June 2023
The National Flood Asset Database records flood infrastructure in Wales managed by Lead Local Flood Authorities (LLFAs) and Natural Resources Wales (NRW). It includes many embankments,...
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- British Geological Survey (BGS)
- Last updated:
- 10 August 2024
This national digital GIS product produced by the British Geological Survey indicates the potential for leakage to have a negative effect on ground stability. It is largely derived from the digital...
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- Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
- Last updated:
- 19 June 2024
Upon privatisation of the coal industry in 1994 the Coal Authority was set up to take over a number of British Coal’s responsibilities; however these did not include the physical extraction of...
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- British Geological Survey (BGS)
- Last updated:
- 10 August 2024
This is one of the early papers on CO2 storage. Natural analogues indicate that it is possible to dispose of CO2 underground in closed structures on deep aquifers. Disposal into depleted or...
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- Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
- Last updated:
- 19 June 2024
Scottish legislation (Section 17) of the Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009 dictates that records of culverts must be created and maintained. Specifically:
(1) Every local authority must...
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- Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
- Last updated:
- 19 June 2024
Probable shallow coal mine workings contain locations and estimated extents of probable shallow underground workings for which no recorded plan exists, but where it is likely that workable coal at...
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- British Geological Survey (BGS)
- Last updated:
- 10 August 2024
The data represent ground motion results obtained from Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) for the UKGEOS – Glasgow site. The InSAR techniques used is called Interferometric Point...
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- Greater London Authority
- Last updated:
- 20 August 2021
This [spreadsheet](https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/londondatastore-upload/tfl-transport-trends-data.xls) summarises of the key travel patterns and trends relating to the TFL network and Airports...
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- British Geological Survey (BGS)
- Last updated:
- 10 August 2024
The GeoSure data sets and reports from the British Geological Survey provide information about potential ground movement or subsidence in a helpful and user-friendly format. The reports can help...
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- British Geological Survey (BGS)
- Last updated:
- 10 August 2024
The 5km Hex GS Soluble Rocks dataset shows a generalised view of the GeoSure Soluble Rocks v8 dataset to a hexagonal grid resolution of 64.95km coverage area (side length of 5km). This dataset...
- Published by:
- British Geological Survey (BGS)
- Last updated:
- 10 August 2024
The 5km Hex GS Soluble Rocks dataset shows a generalised view of the GeoSure Soluble Rocks v7 dataset to a hexagonal grid resolution of 64.95km coverage area (side length of 5km). This dataset...
- Published by:
- British Geological Survey (BGS)
- Last updated:
- 10 August 2024
It is now generally accepted that anthropogenic CO2 emissions are contributing to the global rise in atmospheric CO2 concentrations. One possibility for reducing carbon dioxide emissions is to...
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- British Geological Survey (BGS)
- Last updated:
- 10 August 2024
BGS GeoSure identifies, at 1:50 000 scale, areas of susceptibility and considers the following specific hazard processes that can occur in Great Britain: 1. Shrink–Swell: Swelling clays change in...
- Published by:
- British Geological Survey (BGS)
- Last updated:
- 10 August 2024
The UK is committed to meeting stringent carbon dioxide emission targets over the next 35 years. One potentially valuable technology in achieving this target is the development of Carbon Capture...
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- British Geological Survey (BGS)
- Last updated:
- 10 August 2024
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has emerged as a promising means of lowering CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion. However, concerns about the possibility of harmful CO2 leakage are...
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- British Geological Survey (BGS)
- Last updated:
- 10 August 2024
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a promising means of directly lowering CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion. However, concerns about the possibility of CO2 leakage are contributing to slow...