Tag: carbon capture

A U.N. report concluded carbon capture could offset fossil fuels’ effect on climate change. Two decades later, the process has failed to meaningfully scale up, and it’s proving hard to take the promises back.

The Environmental Protection Agency proposed ending the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, which since 2010 has gathered emissions data from about 8,000 large facilities, drawing sharp criticism from environmental groups, former EPA officials, and even some industry voices.

NTU Singapore researchers unveil a breakthrough that reduces the carbon footprint of concrete while enhancing its strength and efficiency for 3D-printed buildings.

Because of carbon capture and storage, a technology widely touted by the oil and gas industry and some political leaders as a key solution for climate change, the field could still be producing 1.5 million barrels of oil annually by the year 2100.

“I call these solutions 'magic' because they are unlikely to accomplish much in the real world except to distract our attention from the necessary work of cutting emissions.”