The Unfulfilled Promise of Carbon Capture

By Lauren Sommer
Many carbon-capture-and-sequestration, or CCS schemes aim to intercept carbon emissions and store them underground.
Many carbon-capture-and-sequestration, or CCS schemes aim to intercept carbon emissions and store them underground. Vattenfall
Many carbon-capture-and-sequestration, or CCS schemes aim to intercept carbon emissions and store them underground.
Many carbon-capture-and-sequestration, or CCS schemes aim to intercept carbon emissions and store them underground. Vattenfall

The Unfulfilled Promise of Carbon Capture

By Lauren Sommer
WBEZ brings you fact-based news and information. Sign up for our newsletters to stay up to date on the stories that matter.
Many carbon-capture-and-sequestration, or CCS schemes aim to intercept carbon emissions and store them underground. (Vattenfall)

Renewable energy is reaching record levels around the country, but fossil fuels aren’t going away anytime soon. As states look for ways to fight climate change, one idea is to capture the carbon pollution from power plants and store it underground.

Despite millions in taxpayer dollars invested, it still remains largely just an idea. Lauren Sommer from Here & Now contributor KQED reports.


RELATED: Farming with Less Fossil Fuels

— Read more via KQED