On this day (May 2nd) in 2012 the UK government announced a “Carbon Capture andStorage” Cost Reduction Taskforce which would
“to advise the government and industry on the steps needed to reduce the cost of CCS, so that it could compete with other low carbon technologies in the 2020s.” (see also this press release).
CCS has long been the get-out-of-jail-free card for industry (esp oil and gas) and a lot of time and money has been spent on it. But it still ain’t here. Maybe this time will be different…
Why this matters
We need to remember that these salvationary technologies have fallen over repeatedly, and ask ourselves “gee, maybe we could focus on, you know, just using hella lot less energy?”
What happened next
CCS fell over, got picked up and dusted off, and is again flavour of the month.
2 replies on “May 2, 2012 – CCS is gonna save us all. Oh yes.”
My MP reaches for the mythical powers of CCS as the answer to almost every letter of mine seeking an end fossil fuels subsidies and support for renewables!
It really has been the gift that has kept on giving, hasn’t it? This may be of interest – https://theconversation.com/decades-on-the-promise-of-clean-coal-remains-elusive-46522
THank you for commenting, btw!