In the midst of a climate crisis and record energy prices, policymakers must not succumb to the false promise of carbon capture and storage (CCS), which would prolong dependence on dirty and dangerous energy sources and reward the world’s biggest polluters, says a new Greenpeace report released this week.
The technology seeks to capture carbon dioxide from power plants and store it underground. But, despite being unproven and expensive, coal and power companies are advertising the scheme as a solution to global warming in order to justify building new coal-fired power plants, the single largest contributor to global warming. The Greenpeace report, “False Hope: Why Carbon Capture and Storage Won’t Save the Climate,” calls on governments to invest in safe, clean and proven energy technologies like wind and solar to find a long-term solution to the climate crisis.
Carbon Capture And Storage: A Corporate Boondoggle That Shortchanges Environment And Consumers
