Carbon capture technology could become a major industry, according to authors of a new perspective published on 6 November in Nature (1). In their analysis, Hepburn and colleagues investigate the potential technological and economic prospects of carbon capture and use.
The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) continually cites carbon capture as a necessary technology to help address the imminent threat of climate change and meeting targets of the Paris Agreement. However, thus far, carbon capture has not yet met expectations and question of whether carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technologies can be scaled quickly enough remain. Moreover, some scientists are concerned that carbon capture technologies could mean less incentive to switch to renewable energy and may even allow fossil fuel companies off the hook.
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