silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 11 months agoHow carbon removal technology is like a time machine | Sucking greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere could help address climate change. So far, available technology is barely winding the clock backwww.technologyreview.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up165arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up158arrow-down1external-linkHow carbon removal technology is like a time machine | Sucking greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere could help address climate change. So far, available technology is barely winding the clock backwww.technologyreview.comsilence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square10fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareCurlyWurlies4All@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoExcept: Failed/underperforming projects considerably outnumbered successful experiences. Successful CCUS exceptions mainly existed in the natural gas processing sector serving the fossil fuel industry, leading to further emissions. Captured carbon has mostly been used for enhanced oil recovery (EOR): enhancing oil production is not a climate solution. https://ieefa.org/resources/carbon-capture-crux-lessons-learned
Except:
Failed/underperforming projects considerably outnumbered successful experiences.
Successful CCUS exceptions mainly existed in the natural gas processing sector serving the fossil fuel industry, leading to further emissions.
Captured carbon has mostly been used for enhanced oil recovery (EOR): enhancing oil production is not a climate solution.
https://ieefa.org/resources/carbon-capture-crux-lessons-learned