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"Renewable energy sources such as wind and solar are vital tools to help us
make cuts to the 36 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases we emit each year.
But renewables alone can’t get us to net zero. Sectors such as cement, steel
and chemical manufacturing produce significant carbon dioxide emissions
difficult to eliminate through renewable energy alone.
This is why carbon capture, utilisation and storage has a place. This
technology – invented by the oil and gas industry – is the best solution we
have at present to capture these emissions at their source, before they can
escape to the atmosphere.
Environmentalists have long been sceptical of carbon capture, warning it could
be used to prolong fossil fuel dependence. That’s a matter for policy – the
science is clear. We will need to capture carbon for the time being.
While essential, the roll out of carbon capture is sluggish. As a new report
shows today, we’re removing just two billion tonnes of CO₂ from the atmosphere
each year – and almost all of that is by planting trees. Carbon capture
accounts for less than 0.1% so far."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
