Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
With regard to today's subject, I think that we need to recognize that CO2 capture may very well be a solution. I think the 2005 IPCC report, the Intergovernment Panel on Climate Change, which states that it is possible to capture 85% to 95% of CO2 using this technology, should give us food for thought. I understand that there are three techniques: a post-combustion capture, a precombustion capture and an oxycombustion process, which have not yet been perfected and are not at the same level of development either.
I am concerned about the long-term safety and effectiveness of CO2 capture. Do we have any information on the ability to store CO2 in geological formations and ensure that there will be no CO2 losses over the long-term?
I have no doubt as to the short-term and the ability of this technology to capture CO2, but my concern, given the little information we have, is determining to what extent this is a long-term solution that will enable us to stabilize stored CO2.