Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum

The Forum is a Ministerial-level organization that includes 23 member countries and the European Commission.

[1] Membership is open to national governmental entities that are significant producers or users of fossil fuel and that have a commitment to invest resources in research, development and demonstration activities in carbon dioxide capture and storage technologies.

In July 2005, the G8 Summit endorsed the CSLF in its Plan of Action on Climate Change, Clean Energy and Sustainable Development,[3] and identified it as a medium of cooperation and collaboration with key developing countries in dealing with greenhouse gases.

[4] Similar designations were also made in bilateral activities that include: In 2006 and 2007, the International Energy Agency and the CSLF held a series of three workshops for invited experts from around the world on the topic of near-term opportunities for carbon capture and storage.

Resulting recommendations from these workshops were formally adopted by the CSLF and were sent forward to G8 leaders.