Expensive, immature, slow: CCS becomes a • Table.Briefings

This debate will dominate COP28: Should countries completely phase out fossil fuels for the energy sector or rely on the controversial carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology? A reality check of a technology that is being hailed as a holistic solution.

Late Monday evening this week, another front emerged for the next climate conference in Dubai in late November: The position of the EU countries for COP28 abandoned the use of CCS technology in the energy sector. They now aim for an „energy sector predominantly free of fossil fuels well before 2050.“

Expensive, immature, slow: CCS becomes a hot COP topic

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