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Tuesday, 1 August 2023

Flaky Fig Leaves



Is carbon capture and storage a fossil fuel industry fig leaf or vital for net zero plans?

Green groups warn CCS could help keep fossil fuel production in the long term - but supporters of the technology say it could make industries that can't be decarbonised, like cement production, far more sustainable.

Depending on who you talk to, carbon capture and storage (CCS) is either a fig leaf for the oil and gas industry or a vital part of the shift to net zero.


If you talk to a realist then the issue is simpler - CCS is absurd.

If you talk to a cynic then the issue is simpler still - CCS is a scam.

2 comments:

decnine said...

It's an expensive attempt to bypass the Laws of Thermodynamics. Guess who will end up paying the bill?

A K Haart said...

decnine - yes, it's intended to be expensive so we end up paying even more.