In principle, the task is similar to trying to get milk out of a… Café au Lait to filter out. However, on a global scale: In order to slow down global warming caused by excessive greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, science, business and now also politics are proposing to remove carbon dioxide from the air and store it underground. This process, known by the abbreviation CCS (Carbon Capture and Storage), has been controversial for a long time. The EU Commission anchored it in its “Carbon Management Strategy” this Tuesday. Among other things, this plans to capture 50 million tons of CO₂ annually by 2030 and even 450 million tons by 2050. Even the initial 50 million tons were “ambitious,” says Wilfried Rickels from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, “but technologically achievable.” The amount corresponds to approximately seven percent of Germany’s annual CO₂ emissions.
How useful is “Carbon Capture and Storage” (CCS)? – Knowledge
