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Relying on carbon capture to solve the climate crisis risks pushing our problems into the next gener

Research shows large-scale reliance on carbon capture risks postponing climate action too far into the future. Article by Dr. Avit Bhowmik and Neil Grant in The Conversation.

Models suggest that CCS tech alone won’t be enough to avert climate disaster. Photo from The Conversation: Marcin Jozwiak/Pixabay


The article “Relying on carbon capture to solve the climate crisis risks pushing our problems into the next generation’s path” is published on May 4, 2022, and written by Neil Grant, PhD Candidate, Imperial College London, and Dr. Avit Bhowmik, Assistant Professor at Karlstad University, and a Research Fellow in Planetary Boundaries Research Network at Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University.  

They write:
“As the latest report from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) makes clear makes clear, the 2020s must be a decade of transformation if we are to stand any chance of achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement.

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is widely anticipated to play a key role in this transformation by helping to cut carbon emissions worldwide. But relying on CCS may overshadow solutions that focus on reducing our energy demand and making behavioural changes that put sustainability first.”


Read the article published in The Conversation: 
https://theconversation.com/relying-on-carbon-capture-to-solve-the-climate-crisis-risks-pushing-our-problems-into-the-next-generations-path-175269

Read more about the collaboration between Stockholm University and The Conversation and how to pitch an article idea: https://www.su.se/english/staff/services/information-communication/pitch-an-article-idea-for-the-conversation-1.462268

More articles in The Conversation by researchers at Stockholm University: https://theconversation.com/institutions/stockholm-university-1019


 

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