carbon capture Archives - Renew Economy

Commentary

The great carbon capture con: Too expensive, even for Woodside
Even the fossil fuel companies who pitched CCS as their get-out-of-jail-free card no longer believe in the economics.
Michael Barnard

Apr 7, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Carbon capture remains a risky investment for achieving decarbonisation
Is carbon capture and storage a realistic climate solution, or a subsidy harvesting exercise to extend the life of fossil fuel assets? We review 13 projects to find out.
Bruce Robertson

Sep 1, 2022

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Renewables

All-in-one solution tackles carbon capture, green hydrogen and building materials
Queensland researchers demonstrate all-in-one chemical pathways to carbon storage, green hydrogen and construction materials in new research paper.
Michael Mazengarb

Mar 29, 2021

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Renewables

Renewable fuels could soon be cost competitive with petrol, gasoline
Key technology breakthroughs could see renewable fuels become cost competitive with petrol, diesel and jet fuels within the next two years.
Michael Mazengarb

Mar 19, 2020

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Policy & Planning

Carbon capture technology could make pollution worse, says Stanford report
New report out of America’s Stanford University finds that adding carbon capture and storage technology to coal plants could have worse pollution outcomes than having none at all.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 29, 2019

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Coal

Coal industry’s carbon capture dream is a dangerous fantasy
The dream of carbon capture and storage (CCS) continues to keep coal industry and its political backers hopeful for the future. But at what cost?
Bronya Lipski

Mar 23, 2018

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Coal

Audit office slams Australia’s dud investments in “clean coal”
Audit office slams Australia’s CCS funding programs, saying $450 million spent, and nothing achieved: Not a single tonne of CO2 saved, no technology ready for deployment, from a scheme that has been a governance catastrophe.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 15, 2017

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Smart Energy

Spinning carbon capture and storage as cheaper than renewables
Supporters of carbon capture plants on coal power stations are seeking to sell the story they are cheaper than renewables – despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary.
Bob Burton

Feb 27, 2017

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Paris climate pledges extend carbon budget by …. 8 months
Key IEA report says climate pledges have so far fallen short, extending carbon budget by just 8 months. It has key message for Australia: coal consumption must peak before 2020, Australia’s inefficient coal fleet must be phased out, and wind and solar will underpin new investment to meet climate targets.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 16, 2015

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Coal seam gas is just the latest round in an underground war
The search for CSG is just the latest round in an ongoing contest for the ground beneath our feet.
The Conversation

Dec 11, 2014

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The strengthening economic case for fossil fuel divestment
Investment in fossil fuel companies is a bet their primary asset will be sold for more than cost of production. It’s a bad bet.
John Quiggin

Dec 1, 2014

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Wind energy beats nuclear, CCS for global warming mitigation
The myth is that only nuclear can be scaled to sufficient capacity to reduce the impacts of global warming should be ignored.
Mike Barnard

Jul 30, 2014

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