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7 months agoEnvironment
Capturing Cop28 chief's oil firm emissions would take centuries study
The oil company of the Cop28 president would take hundreds of years to remove its own emissions using carbon capture technology.
Carbon capture is being promoted as a solution to the climate crisis, but analysis shows it would take the company 343 years to capture all its CO2 emissions for the next six years.
Activists are concerned that the Cop28 president will focus on technical solutions instead of reducing fossil fuel production and emissions. [ more ]