Can carbon capture facilities reverse climate change?
3 years, 4 months ago

Can carbon capture facilities reverse climate change?

Al Jazeera  

The world’s biggest such complex will capture 4,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas per year in boxes the size of shipping containers. But with plans under way for even larger “direct air capture” operations than the one in Iceland, proponents say this pioneering technology can help humanity to make the world carbon neutral and limit heating to the internationally agreed target of 1.5 degrees Celsius. “Direct air capture is absolutely essential for achieving net zero,” said Professor Stuart Haszeldine, an expert in CO2 storage and climate engineering at the University of Edinburgh. “The real solution is immediate emissions reduction which means, among other things, an immediate stop to new fossil fuel projects.” Carbon capture technology certainly faces challenges — not least the price. In a report this year, Friends of the Earth dismissed Direct Air Capture as “futuristic, unproven and dangerous”, adding the technique is “unlikely to ever work at scale” and warning investment in it “could even lead to greater fossil fuel extraction”.

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Takeaways from Associated Press report on efforts to capture carbon in the ocean
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1 week ago

Takeaways from Associated Press report on efforts to capture carbon in the ocean

Associated Press  

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — A growing industry is racing to engineer a solution to global warming using the absorbent power of the oceans. Dozens of companies and academic groups are pitching the same theory: that sinking rocks, nutrients, crop waste or seaweed in the ocean could lock away climate-warming carbon dioxide for centuries or more. Most of the ocean startups …

Ocean dumping – or a climate solution? A growing industry bets on the ocean to capture carbon
1 week ago

Ocean dumping – or a climate solution? A growing industry bets on the ocean to capture carbon

Associated Press  

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — From the grounds of a gas-fired power plant on the eastern shores of Canada, a little-known company is pumping a slurry of minerals into the ocean in the name of stopping climate change. Though Planetary’s work can sound like some “scary science experiment,” Burt said, the company’s testing so far suggests that magnesium oxide poses minimal …

What is carbon capture?
1 month, 1 week ago

What is carbon capture?

The Hindu  

Global warming is the result of certain greenhouse gases — but especially carbon dioxide — building up in the air and preventing the planet from cooling as quickly as it would without them. Although some natural processes emit these gases, their build-up to dangerous levels is entirely due to emissions from human industrial activity, including the combustion of fossil fuels …

A climate solution or distraction? The carbon capture facility at Chevron's Gorgon project tells a cautionary tale
4 months, 1 week ago

A climate solution or distraction? The carbon capture facility at Chevron's Gorgon project tells a cautionary tale

ABC  

Beside the turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean, on top of the red sand of Western Australia's arid north-west, relics of Australia's industrial past stand like museum pieces. It is the Gorgon project — a gas plant owned by US energy giant Chevron of truly monumental size that is Australia's most expensive ever resources development. Chevron's Danny Woodall says carbon …

Does carbon capture work?
4 months, 1 week ago

Does carbon capture work?

ABC  

Sabra Lane: The United Nations climate talks are continuing this week in Azerbaijan and there are lots of lobbyists there talking up carbon sequestration, a controversial technology that aims to capture and bury carbon dioxide emissions. Daniel Mercer: Danny Woodall is the director of operations for the plant's owner, US oil and gas behemoth Chevron. Danny Woodall: All studies that …

Project 2025 Would Drastically Cut Support for Carbon Removal
6 months, 1 week ago

Project 2025 Would Drastically Cut Support for Carbon Removal

Wired  

Over the past few years, the United States has become the go-to location for companies seeking to suck carbon dioxide out of the sky. Project 2025, the nearly thousand-page Heritage Foundation policy blueprint for a second Trump presidency, would dramatically roll back policies that support the DAC industry and carbon capture more generally. The Project 2025 Mandate for Leadership document …

Carbon-capture projects launch in Los Angeles County
9 months ago

Carbon-capture projects launch in Los Angeles County

LA Times  

As soaring fossil fuel emissions continue to heighten global warming, multiple projects seeking to remove carbon dioxide from the air have been launched across Los Angeles County — an effort that project developers say is destined to make Southern California a global leader in climate adaptation. Project Monarch, a public-private partnership between the Palmdale Water District and the climate technology …

Is this the key to combatting climate change? Scientists are using a giant vacuum in Iceland dubbed The Mammoth to suck 36,000 tonnes of CO2 from the air every year
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Is this the key to combatting climate change? Scientists are using a giant vacuum in Iceland dubbed The Mammoth to suck 36,000 tonnes of CO2 from the air every year

Daily Mail  

The Mammoth can remove the CO2 equivalent of 7,800 petrol cars each year Amongst all the complex science surrounding climate change, one possible solution sounds absurdly simple. Scientists have developed a massive vacuum in Iceland to suck up to 36,000 tonnes of CO2 from the air every single year The Mammoth, as the plant has been dubbed, uses 72 modular …

New scientific interventions are here to fight climate change. But they aren’t silver bullets
11 months, 1 week ago

New scientific interventions are here to fight climate change. But they aren’t silver bullets

LA Times  

Behind a chain-link fence in a corner of San Joaquin County sits one of California’s — and perhaps the world’s — best hopes for combating climate change. “And it’s really important to recognize that, because it’s just a Band-Aid, we really don’t want it to take attention away from decarbonization.” While direct air capture and aerosol injections do show potential, …

Carbon capture, storage emerge as a contentious issue after COP28 meet
1 year, 3 months ago

Carbon capture, storage emerge as a contentious issue after COP28 meet

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: A person points at a stack of trays holding treated limestone, used to absorb CO2 from the air, at Heirloom's new plant, in Tracy, California, on November 9. After the UN climate summit earlier this month agreed to slowly phase out fossil fuels to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, a mitigation measure known as carbon capture, utilisation …

Some nations want to remove more pollution than they produce. That will take giving nature a boost
1 year, 3 months ago

Some nations want to remove more pollution than they produce. That will take giving nature a boost

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Why promise net zero emissions when you can go even lower, such as negative emissions? “It’s a huge challenge to become carbon neutral and then carbon negative and we are not yet there,” cautioned Kai Mykkänen, Finland’s environment minister, “but we are really targeting this.” For the rich Nordic country, the strategy is threefold. There …

Some nations want to remove more pollution than they produce. That will take giving nature a boost
1 year, 3 months ago

Some nations want to remove more pollution than they produce. That will take giving nature a boost

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It’s a huge challenge to become carbon neutral and …

Why is carbon capture a hot topic at the COP28 summit?
1 year, 3 months ago

Why is carbon capture a hot topic at the COP28 summit?

Hindustan Times  

The future of fossil fuels is at the center of the United Nations climate summit in Dubai, where many activists, experts and nations are calling for an agreement to phase out the oil, gas and coal responsible for warming the planet. “We call that a mitigation technology, a way to stop the increased concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere,” said …

What is carbon capture and how much of a solution is it after COP28?
1 year, 3 months ago

What is carbon capture and how much of a solution is it after COP28?

Associated Press  

An agreement at the United Nations-led climate conference to transition away from fossil fuels brought a measure of relief for climate activists, even as many said it doesn’t go far enough. Skeptics have said carbon capture has been oversold as a climate change solution so that the fossil fuel industry can keep burning lots of oil, coal and natural gas. …

Large-scale carbon capture an ‘illusion’ for oil and gas companies
1 year, 4 months ago

Large-scale carbon capture an ‘illusion’ for oil and gas companies

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Oil and gas companies must …

The U.S. has a controversial plan to store carbon dioxide under the nation's forests
1 year, 4 months ago

The U.S. has a controversial plan to store carbon dioxide under the nation's forests

NPR  

The U.S. has a controversial plan to store carbon dioxide under the nation's forests Enlarge this image toggle caption Julia Simon/NPR Julia Simon/NPR In recent years, lots of American companies have gotten behind a potential climate solution called carbon capture and storage, and the Biden administration has backed it with billions of dollars in tax incentives and direct investments. Sponsor …

IITM professor bags national award for research on carbon sequestration
1 year, 4 months ago

IITM professor bags national award for research on carbon sequestration

The Hindu  

Rajnish Kumar, a faculty member in the chemical engineering department of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, who has bagged the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award in the field of engineering for the year 2022, has been pursuing research on sequestering carbon dioxide, a process by which carbon is returned to earth. While design improvement in vehicles reduced the emission of …

Forests key to climate fight along with cutting fossil fuels, study suggests
1 year, 4 months ago

Forests key to climate fight along with cutting fossil fuels, study suggests

The Hindu  

Restoring global forests could sequester 22 times as much carbon as the world emits in a year, according to a scientific study published on Monday, making the case that trees are a key tool in confronting the climate crisis along with cutting fossil fuels. The new findings show that, while forests can help to combat climate change, it is counterproductive …

The government may store carbon dioxide under the nation's forests
1 year, 4 months ago

The government may store carbon dioxide under the nation's forests

NPR  

The government may store carbon dioxide under the nation's forests Capturing carbon dioxide pollution and storing it underground is a controversial climate solution. A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: Both big industries and the Biden administration are promoting a possible climate solution that involves trapping carbon dioxide from smokestacks and storing it underground. JULIA SIMON, BYLINE: To understand why the U.S. Forest Service …

Geoengineering is not a quick climate fix, but a costly gamble
1 year, 7 months ago

Geoengineering is not a quick climate fix, but a costly gamble

The Hindu  

When soaring temperatures, extreme weather and catastrophic wildfires hit the headlines, people start asking for quick fixes to climate change. Geoengineering, theoretically, aims to restore that balance, either by removing excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere or reflecting solar energy away from Earth. Some scientists have suggested going further and installing arrays of space mirrors that could reduce global temperature …

Billions are being invested in carbon removal strategies to fight global heating. Will they work?
1 year, 7 months ago

Billions are being invested in carbon removal strategies to fight global heating. Will they work?

Salon  

In August, the Biden Administration granted $1.2 billion in federal funding to kickstart a project intended to vacuum carbon dioxide up from the atmosphere to offset global warming. In an analysis of 11 projects included in the Department of Energy's 2010 carbon capture plan, seven never got off the ground, one imploded — yes, you read that right — one …

How the Biden administration is pouring billions into technology that sucks carbon from the air
1 year, 7 months ago

How the Biden administration is pouring billions into technology that sucks carbon from the air

LA Times  

The Biden adminstration is funding projects by Occidental Petroleum and Climeworks that will remove carbon dioxide from the air. “If we deploy this at scale, this technology can help us make serious headway toward our net-zero emission goals.” Once operational, the hubs are expected to remove more than 2 million metric tons of carbon dioxide a year from the atmosphere, …

What is carbon capture? How the UK government plans to slash the amount of CO2 being released into the atmosphere by catching it and storing it under the North Sea
1 year, 7 months ago

What is carbon capture? How the UK government plans to slash the amount of CO2 being released into the atmosphere by catching it and storing it under the North Sea

Daily Mail  

It has been billed as an innovative way to allow Britain to slash its greenhouse gas emissions. CCS is a technology designed to capture carbon emissions from power plants, industrial processes and other sources, and store them permanently underground WHAT IS CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE? Pictured, a carbon removal facility from Carbon Engineering, a Canadian-based clean energy company CCUS involves …

Carbon capture might finally work but taxpayers must not be burdened unnecessarily
1 year, 7 months ago

Carbon capture might finally work but taxpayers must not be burdened unnecessarily

The Telegraph  

The International Energy Agency has said carbon capture has so far “not lived up to its promise”, and questioned whether it will be able to play a major role in the transition to net zero by mid-century. The Climate Change Committee estimates carbon capture will be by far one of the most expensive green technologies by 2035. Getting carbon capture …

Biden administration invests in carbon capture, upping pressure on industry to show results
1 year, 10 months ago

Biden administration invests in carbon capture, upping pressure on industry to show results

Associated Press  

The Biden administration on Wednesday announced $251 million for carbon capture and storage projects in seven states, aiming to reduce planet-warming pollution from power plants and other industrial facilities. Climate Envoy John Kerry, the government is increasing pressure on the carbon capture and storage industry to show that the technology can significantly help combat climate change. “Deploying the safe and …

World's biggest carbon capture plant running at one third capacity, Chevron Australia reveals
1 year, 10 months ago

World's biggest carbon capture plant running at one third capacity, Chevron Australia reveals

ABC  

United States oil and gas giant Chevron has acknowledged its flagship carbon capture and storage project off Australia's north-west coast is operating at just a third of its capacity as problems bedevil the facility. Key points: The plant off WA's north opened six years ago but has been plagued by operating problems since Chevron Australia's David Fallon stressed the project …

NYC skyscrapers turning to carbon capture to lessen climate change
1 year, 10 months ago

NYC skyscrapers turning to carbon capture to lessen climate change

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — From the outside, the residential high-rise on Manhattan’s Upper West Side looks pretty much like any other luxury building: A doorman greets visitors in a spacious lobby adorned with tapestry and marble. “Carbon capture doesn’t actually reduce emissions; it seeks to put them somewhere else,” said Anthony Rogers-Wright, director of environmental justice at New York Lawyers for …

Cause and Effect | Carbon, carbon everywhere
1 year, 10 months ago

Cause and Effect | Carbon, carbon everywhere

Hindustan Times  

To limit the temperature rise to 1.5-2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels to avoid triggering multiple irrevocable changes in the climate system, the world needs rapid decarbonisation. There are currently 18 direct air capture plants operating worldwide, capturing 0.01Mt CO2 every year, according to a September 2022 analysis by the International Energy Agency. That’s a story for another time The …

Climate change: Can we really take CO2 back out the air?
2 years ago

Climate change: Can we really take CO2 back out the air?

BBC  

Climate change: Can we really take CO2 back out the air? The system captures CO2 using energy from a rubbish incinerator Tackling climate change could require sucking carbon back out of the atmosphere, according to the IPCC. Craig Lovell/Alamy Capturing and storing the CO2 released by bioenergy crops such as these Loblolly pines when they are burned could contribute to …

Climate crisis: World's forests losing ability to absorb carbon, finds study
2 years, 1 month ago

Climate crisis: World's forests losing ability to absorb carbon, finds study

Hindustan Times  

A landmark study has found, the world's forests are losing their ability to absorb carbon due to increasingly 'unstable' conditions caused by humans. The scientists say these global variations could make it harder to predict the global impact of schemes to absorb carbon. Dr McGuire said: "We found that large regions of the world are vulnerable to sudden and dramatic …

Study: Big gap in carbon removal effort key to climate goals
2 years, 2 months ago

Study: Big gap in carbon removal effort key to climate goals

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Researchers say efforts to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere aren’t being scaled up fast enough and can’t be relied on to meet crucial climate goals. Developing countries argue that their contribution to global carbon removal — mostly in the form of forests and land management — are equally important and deserve greater recognition. The study concludes that …

Study: Big gap in carbon removal effort key to climate goals
2 years, 2 months ago

Study: Big gap in carbon removal effort key to climate goals

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Researchers say efforts to remove …

Carbon removal efforts not moving fast enough to reach climate goals, study shows
2 years, 2 months ago

Carbon removal efforts not moving fast enough to reach climate goals, study shows

LA Times  

Researchers say efforts to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere aren’t being scaled up fast enough and can’t be relied on to meet crucial climate goals. New carbon removal technologies include so-called direct air capture, in which carbon dioxide is sucked from the atmosphere and stored underground. Achieving “net zero” emissions by midcentury — a goal many countries are aiming …

Carbon capture startup Climeworks removes CO2 from atmosphere in ‘industry first’
2 years, 2 months ago

Carbon capture startup Climeworks removes CO2 from atmosphere in ‘industry first’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A climate startup claims to have captured carbon dioxide from the open air …

EU climate chief defends plans for ‘carbon farming’
2 years, 3 months ago

EU climate chief defends plans for ‘carbon farming’

Associated Press  

BERLIN — The European Union’s top climate official on Wednesday dismissed criticism from environmental groups over its proposal to incorporate carbon removal methods into its climate plans, insisting the plan won’t undermine the bloc’s efforts to tackle global warming. Dozens of organizations issued a joint call Monday slamming the EU’s plans to certify so-called offsets — carbon absorbed through nature …

Does carbon capture and storage work and can it help Australia achieve net zero by 2050?
2 years, 6 months ago

Does carbon capture and storage work and can it help Australia achieve net zero by 2050?

ABC  

It's the multi-billion-dollar question plaguing the oil and gas industry: Can Australia reach net zero emissions by 2050 while continuing to burn fossil fuels? The risk of overpromising Federal Resources Minister Madeleine King says carbon capture and storage has a "vital role to play to help Australia meet its net zero targets". Mark Ogge, principal climate and energy adviser at …

New climate deal spurs hopes of more carbon storage projects
2 years, 7 months ago

New climate deal spurs hopes of more carbon storage projects

Associated Press  

— The rolling prairie lands of northeastern Wyoming have been a paradise of lush, knee-deep grass for sheep, cattle and pronghorn antelope this summer. So far, removing carbon dioxide from power plant smokestacks and pumping it underground hasn’t been feasible without higher electricity bills to cover the technique’s huge costs. “We can ground truth our simulations.” McLaughlin’s team also does …

New climate deal spurs hopes of more carbon storage projects
2 years, 7 months ago

New climate deal spurs hopes of more carbon storage projects

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. So far, removing carbon dioxide from power plant smokestacks …

California hopes to fight global warming by pumping CO2 underground. Some call it a ruse
2 years, 8 months ago

California hopes to fight global warming by pumping CO2 underground. Some call it a ruse

LA Times  

The Phillip 66 Los Angeles refinery in Wilmington. A plan released by the California Air Resources Board recommends a majority of the state’s oil refineries install carbon capture technology to capture carbon dioxide emissions before they escape into the atmosphere. Already, regulators are considering more than a dozen CCS proposals that would store millions of tons of carbon dioxide beneath …

UK 'net zero' plan to remove CO2 from atmosphere relies on burning 120 million trees, report claims
2 years, 9 months ago

UK 'net zero' plan to remove CO2 from atmosphere relies on burning 120 million trees, report claims

Daily Mail  

The UK government's plan to reach 'net zero' by 2050 by removing carbon from the atmosphere relies on burning the equivalent of almost 120 million trees a year, a new report claims. The government's Net Zero Strategy aims to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and relies heavily on bioenergy with carbon capture and storage. Following the launch of the …

Carbon removal technologies to get $3.5B federal investment
2 years, 10 months ago

Carbon removal technologies to get $3.5B federal investment

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The federal government is investing in machines that suck giant amounts of carbon dioxide out of the air in the hopes of reducing damage from climate change. The Department of Energy said Thursday it will release $3.5 billion to groups developing direct air capture and other technologies that remove carbon dioxide, which when released into the atmosphere …

Growing African mangrove forests aim to combat climate woes
2 years, 10 months ago

Growing African mangrove forests aim to combat climate woes

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mozambique's effort follows projects across the continent — including …

Battle over carbon capture as tool to fight climate change
2 years, 11 months ago

Battle over carbon capture as tool to fight climate change

Associated Press  

Polly Glover realized her son had asthma when he was nine months old. The Global CCS Institute, a think tank seeking to advance these projects globally, called it the “single largest appropriation of money for CCS in the history of the technology.” In the latest report from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the world’s top scientists said …

What is carbon capture and storage, and could it help halt the climate crisis?
2 years, 11 months ago

What is carbon capture and storage, and could it help halt the climate crisis?

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. According to the International Energy Agency the strengthening of climate goals and new investment incentives "are delivering unprecedented momentum …

UN: ‘Cutting carbon emissions not enough; Suck Co2 from the air and bury it’
2 years, 11 months ago

UN: ‘Cutting carbon emissions not enough; Suck Co2 from the air and bury it’

The Hindu  

To save the world from the worst ravages of climate change, slashing carbon pollution is no longer enough – CO2 will also need to be sucked out of the atmosphere and buried, a landmark UN report is expected to say on Monday. This means an abrupt drop in carbon emissions of six or seven percent a year is needed to …

Scientifically Speaking | Can we stop the climate crisis by sucking up CO2?
2 years, 11 months ago

Scientifically Speaking | Can we stop the climate crisis by sucking up CO2?

Hindustan Times  

To solve the climate crisis, the world will need to reduce the emission of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. In contrast to this kind of carbon capture at an industrial point source is direct air capture which is essentially pulling carbon dioxide out from the air. Direct air capture plants run huge fans that suck in a lot of air …

Direct air capture machines suck carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Are they part of the solution to climate change?
3 years, 2 months ago

Direct air capture machines suck carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Are they part of the solution to climate change?

ABC  

On a barren lava plateau in Iceland stands an entirely new kind of industrial facility that sucks carbon dioxide from the air and traps it in stone. The world's first commercial direct air capture plant is designed to remove thousands of tonnes of greenhouse gas every year and then inject it deep underground. "The science is very clear that to …

Carbon capture and storage: does it work, and does it mean we can keep burning fossil fuels?
3 years, 4 months ago

Carbon capture and storage: does it work, and does it mean we can keep burning fossil fuels?

ABC  

Does Australia have a bad reputation on climate change? According to the US Department of Energy's Carbon Capture and Storage Database, there are 43 active sites where carbon capture and storage is taking place worldwide, including enhanced oil recovery projects. But critics, including Mark Ogge from the Australia Institute, say carbon capture and storage is a government fossil fuel handout, …

Carbon capture storage trial in Queensland to demonstrate Morrison's promise to reduce emissions via 'technology'
3 years, 4 months ago

Carbon capture storage trial in Queensland to demonstrate Morrison's promise to reduce emissions via 'technology'

ABC  

The Prime Minister Scott Morrison is in Glasgow touting his new 'technology, not taxes' energy policy, a key part of which involves rolling out carbon capture and storage. Key points: Proponents of a carbon capture and storage project in Queensland say it will demonstrate how the technology could be deployed across heavy CO2-emitting industries Proponents of a carbon capture and …

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