Carbon capture was spruiked as a way of limiting our emissions – but has Australia been greenwashed?
Carbon capture was spruiked as a way of limiting our emissions – but has Australia been greenwashed?
Carbon capture was spruiked as a way of limiting our emissions – but has Australia been greenwashed?
Chevron and its partners in the project, including Shell and ExxonMobil, said it would capture up to 4m tonnes of carbon dioxide (...) It was supposed to cut the direct greenhouse gas emissions from the Gorgon liquified natural gas (LNG) development by 40%. Nearly 10 years on, this is yet to happen.
According to a recent report by the Global CCS Institute, there are 77 CCS projects in operation. About half are for “enhanced oil recovery”, which means the greenhouse gas is pumped underground to help extract more oil, a process that further adds to the climate crisis.