Yes, the UK government SHOULD abandon its Carbon Capture and Storage scheme, which
a. would cause a net *increase* in emissions
b. is unlikely to work
c. uses tens of billions that'd be much better spent on genuinely green projects.
Let's hope it has seen sense.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/oct/11/labour-carbon-capture-climate-breakdown
a. would cause a net *increase* in emissions
b. is unlikely to work
c. uses tens of billions that'd be much better spent on genuinely green projects.
Let's hope it has seen sense.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/oct/11/labour-carbon-capture-climate-breakdown
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What the fuck have the ccs mob been thinking?
It the petrochemical companies are so confident in CCS make their licenses conditional on showing it working and counteracting their own outputs.
Found this one just this morning too. Probably worth a look.
https://www.desmog.com/2025/02/26/pathways-carbon-capture-project-is-not-viable-expert-warns/
We can generate the power we need renewably- storage is where R&D investment needs urgently ramping up.
https://www.thejuicemedia.com/honest-government-ad-carbon-capture-and-storage/
Every couple of years dating back to 2012-13 too, ever greater sums are allocated and then withdrawn.
#energysky
Modular reactors, and invest in fusion the fossil fuel killer.
Rewild the moors with trees and seagrass around the coasts.
Set up volunteering for weekend eco warriors to plant trees and seagrass and look after it.
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/c-capture-mass-redundancies-at-yorkshire-carbon-capture-firm-backed-by-government-drax-and-bp-5012716
They know they cannot do it
I hope these "trees" catch on.
Announce but don't pivot, is the neo liberal mantra of deception
He doesn't seem to have the principles of Anneliese Dodds.
Technology is just a continuing attempt to defy nature,we like have been doing for 10,000 years...
Almost all UK CCS projects to date have just subsidised the extraction of more oil.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/02/the-guardian-view-on-labour-eyeing-green-cuts-they-would-undermine-growth-and-climate-goals
This is from 2023. Apparently, after Ed Miliband gave a presentation on climate change and Net Zero, Starmer exploded in anger and said "I hate tree huggers".
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/labour-green-climate-change-starmer-miliband-b2372012.html
They'll ditch anything outwith their narrow vision. Cos they know nowt.
💩It's not a problem, do nothing
💩It's a problem but not us, do nothing
💩It's us, cap and trade, do nothing
💩Too late now, do nothing
And many iterations in between.
ETS are going to need to be tighter than they are now. And more carbon taxes needed in the medium term