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Problems at two CCS “success stories” cast fresh doubt on the technology (reneweconomy.com.au)

submitted 1 year ago by ComplexMoth to c/energy

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Oil & gas companies (in Aus anyways) have been lobbying governments to throw money at developing this technology. Pointing towards these sites as success stories.

While i can see the benefits of carbon capture, i reckon the millions could be much better spent on proven technologies to eliminate carbon generation in the first place.

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[–] VenDiagraphein 4 points 1 year ago

Don't get me wrong, buying time to stall ecological collapse is better than doing nothing, but it's so frustratingly backwards when it becomes the priority over addressing the issues that are causing that collapse in the first place.