will carbon capture and storage save us?

The UK government is getting into CCS:

Grant Shapps says tapping into carbon capture trillions ‘will power up Britain’ | Nature | News | Express.co.uk

But not everyone is convinced:

The UK government will defy scientific doubts to place a massive bet on technology to capture and store carbon dioxide in undersea caverns, to enable an expansion of oil and gas in the North Sea.

UK government gambles on carbon capture and storage tech despite scientists’ doubts | Carbon capture and storage (CCS) | The Guardian

The big producers of CO2 are being targetted:

UK Turns to Big Oil Companies in £20 Billion Carbon Capture Push - Bloomberg

This huge power station won't be getting the government subsidies:

UK energy strategy casts doubt on Drax’s carbon capture project | Drax | The Guardian

This is greenwashing:

When the political economy in which climate policy making happens is considered, the repeated role of CCS so far is revealed: a handy excuse to delay reform and protect the profitability of powerful sectors of the economy.

Does carbon capture and storage hype delay emissions cuts? Here's what research shows

As this piece of political satire from Australia shows:

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The Australien Government has made an ad about Carbon Capture and Storage, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative.

Honest Government Ad | Carbon Capture & Storage - YouTube

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