The feasibility of reaching gigatonne scale CO2 storage by mid-century - Nature Communications
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A study shows the maximum techno-economically constrained CO2 storage rate is 16 GtCO2 yr-1 by 2050, with 60% reliant on the USA, highlighting geographical discrepancies with current IPCC projections. A more feasible benchmark is 5-6 GtCO2 yr−1.
  • Rimu@piefed.socialEnglish
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    2 months ago

    [For CO2 storage to make a difference] the envisaged CO2 storage industry is comparable to the current scale of the hydrocarbon industry

    lol, what.

    70% of the projects proposed to be operational by 2020 were not implemented

    only around 9 Mt yr−1 of a total capture capacity of 45 Mt yr−1 is injected for dedicated storage, with the rest used for enhanced oil recovery

    So most of the time they just do it when it means they can get more oil.