08 OCTOBER 2019

MEDIA RELEASEFor Immediate Release

Japanese & Saskatchewan Companies Join Forcesto Advance CCS and Reduce CO2 Emissions
Tokyo, JAPAN – With a shared interest and desire to take impactful action on climate change bysignificantly cutting carbon emissions, organizations representing Japan and Saskatchewan have agreed
to collaborate on accelerating the use and understanding of carbon capture utilization and storage(CCS/CCUS). A joint commitment in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed
today, by Japan CCS Co., Ltd, (based in Tokyo, Japan) and the International CCS Knowledge Centre(based in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada).
CCS/CCUS is recognized by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as a necessary
technology to meet global climate change goals under the Paris Agreement, and is an indispensable
component in the portfolio of technologies required to achieve the two degree scenario.
The MOU signals a path forward to collaborate in the development, demonstration and deployment ofCCS/CCUS thereby reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and providing energy security.
Japan CCS Co., Ltd. is conducting on behalf of the Japanese government the Tomakomai CCS
Demonstration Project to demonstrate the viability of full-chain CCS in Japan. Valuable knowledge andexperiences are being acquired.
As a pioneer in CCUS, the Canadian based, International CCS Knowledge Centre joins forces with JapanCCS Co. to facilitate the sharing of the experience and lessons-learned acquired from the construction
through operation and maintenance of SaskPower's Boundary Dam 3 CCS Facility - the world’s firstcommercial scale, post-combustion CCS facility on a coal-fired power plant.
The International CCS Knowledge Centre and Japan CCS Co. will work closely to exchange informationand knowledge of CCS/CCUS acquired through of the conduct of their projects, in order to share anddisseminate such information with a view to advancing the deployment of CCS/CCUS in the world.
On hand to witness the signing of the MOU was Scott Moe, Premier of Saskatchewan, Ian Burney,
Ambassador of Canada to Japan and Hideki Makihara, State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry ofJapan.

Quotes“Saskatchewan is helping lead the world in innovative technologies that can reduce greenhousegas emissions around the world. The collaboration between the International CCS Knowledge
Centre and Japan CCS Co. highlights Saskatchewan’s global leadership on CCUS and the impact
this innovative technology can have far beyond our borders.”- Scott Moe, Premier of Saskatchewan, Canada“We are delighted to have a partnership with Japan CCS Co. as we work in concert to make an
impact in reducing global carbon emissions with carbon capture and storage.”-Mike Monea, President & CEO, International CCS Knowledge Centre

"It is important to share experiences and knowledge in order to progress CCS as a global
mitigation measure, and we are happy to collaborate with the International CCS KnowledgeCentre.”-Shoichi Ishii, President of Japan CCS Co., Ltd.

Quick Facts
Japan & Canada• CCUS is identified as one of the shared areas of focus between Japan and Canada in theirMemorandum of Cooperation on cooperation in the field of energy, which was signed at theG20 Ministerial Meeting on Energy Transitions and Global Environment for Sustainable Growthin June 2019, in Karuizawa, Japan.
• Examples of large-scale CCUS initiatives in Canada, include: SaskPower’s BD3 CCS Facility;
Weyburn-Midale CO2 Monitoring & Storage Project; Aquistore CO2 Storage Project; and theQuest CCS Facility.
• As outlined in Japan’s 5th Strategic Energy Plan, with regard to CCUS, “research anddevelopment will be conducted with a view to practical use of the carbon dioxide capture,utilization and storage (CCUS) technology around 2020 and, with due consideration given to thepossible timing of the commercialization of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology”.

Links
Climate Change• At no point in history were levels of CO2 concentrations as high or increasing as fast as it is nowin modern day - Keeling Curve: A Daily Record of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide (Scripps
Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego)• CCS is considered essential in three of the four pathways to keep global warming within 1.5oC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Global Warming of 1.5 Degrees Celsius• Most of the world can’t meet emissions targets without CCS – and for those that can, themedian increase in mitigation cost is 138% - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: IPCC
AR5 2014
CCUS/CCS• IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme (IEAGHG): What is CCS?
• Global CCS Institute: CCS Readiness Index• Shand CCS Feasibility Study shows; 2nd generation CCS can be 67% cheaper
Contacts
Jodi Woollam, Head of Communications & Media Relations
jwoollam@ccsknowledge.com; T: +1-306-565-5956 / M: +1-306-520-3710 / F: +1-306-565-5668
Chiyoko Suzuki, Manager, International Relations Department
chiyoko.suzuki@japanccs.com; T:+81-3-6268-7387 / F:+81-3-6268-7385
About the International CCS Knowledge Centre (Knowledge Centre): Operating since 2016 under thedirection of an independent board, the Knowledge Centre was established by BHP and SaskPower with amandate to advance the global understanding and deployment of large-scale CCS to reduce global GHG
emissions. The Knowledge Centre provides the know-how to implement large-scale CCS projects as well
as CCS optimization through the base learnings from both the fully-integrated Boundary Dam 3 CCS
Facility and the comprehensive second-generation CCS study, known as the Shand Study. For more
info: https://ccsknowledge.com/

About Japan CCS Co., Ltd.: Commissioned by the Japanese government to demonstrate a full-chain CCS
system in Tomakomai City, Hokkaido, Japan CCS Co., Ltd. (JCCS) was founded in May 2008 when a groupof major companies with expertise in CCS-related fields, including electric power, petroleum, oil & gas
exploration and development, and plant engineering, joined forces to answer the Japanese
government’s call for development of CCS technology as a countermeasure against global warming. JCCS
is a unique company in the world to be founded and dedicated explicitly to developing integrated CCS
technology. For more info: https://www.japanccs.com/en/#CCSKnowledge #CleanTech #CCUS #BoundaryDam #ClimateAction