Carbon Capture Won't Work, But It Will Funnel Billions to Corporations

01 Aug 2022 | Abstracted from Truthout

"The most high-profile CCS projects in the country have been multibillion-dollar failures. Even the world's largest carbon direct air capture facility that’s currently under construction is expected to remove only 0.0001 percent of the CO2 emitted globally per year.

"On the one hand, carbon capture has been a colossal, expensive failure. But by another measure it's been a resounding, frightening success."

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