Is South-east Asia storing up trouble with carbon capture and storage hubs?

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40 billion tonnes of CO2 emitted every year from human activity, mainly from burning fossil fuels and deforestation.

Cost remains one of the greatest challenges...Other concerns include ensuring the permanence of long-term geological storage, robust laws covering liability for any leaks or mishaps and accusations that wealthier nations are simply dumping their CO2 waste in poorer nations in a trade that is prolonging the life of the fossil fuel industry.

greatest concern with CCS is that it diverts attention from more ambitious decarbonisation targets in polluting industries.

Governments...should prioritise solutions such as replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy, increasing energy efficiency, and reducing energy and resource use. “CCS is a dangerous distraction

CCS is like a Sisyphean task. You’re pushing this rock uphill, and it’s not getting any lighter or easier to do,

Qn: ‘Fossil fuels should no longer have a part in the production of energy.’ Discuss. (Cam. 2023)