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Study: There Is Less Room to Store Carbon Dioxide, Driver of Climate Change, than Previously Thought
A study led by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis finds underground carbon storage capacity is about 10 times lower than earlier estimates due to risk factors like leakage and contamination.
- A new study published in Nature reveals that the world has far fewer places to store carbon dioxide than previously thought, challenging earlier industry claims.
- The study indicates that carbon capture could reduce global warming by only 0.7 degrees Celsius, significantly lower than earlier projections of 5-6 degrees Celsius.
- Matthew Gidden emphasized the need for rapid emissions reductions alongside carbon storage.
- Jessie Stolark stated that carbon capture technology is essential to address global warming when combined with other emission reduction methods.
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"This study should change the deal for carbon storage. It is no longer considered as a limitless solution to bring our climate back to a safe level," commented one researcher.
There is less room to store carbon dioxide, driver of climate change, than previously thought: Study
The world has far fewer places to securely store carbon dioxide deep underground than previously thought, steeply lowering its potential to help stem global warming, according to a new study that challenges long-held industry claims about the practice.The study, published Wednesday (Sep 3) in the journal Natu
Storing carbon underground? There's less room than we thought, new study suggests
Carbon storage, the still mostly unproven technology to keep planet-warming greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere, has a much lower potential to reduce climate change than current projections, according to a new study published in the journal Nature.
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Study: There is less room to store carbon dioxide, driver of climate change, than previously thought
A new study says the world has far fewer places to securely store carbon dioxide deep underground than previously thought, steeply lowering its potential to help stem global warming.
Daily Post-Athenian
Treat carbon storage like 'scarce resource': scientists
The amount of carbon dioxide that can be stored underground is vastly overestimated, new research said Wednesday, challenging assumptions about the "limitless" potential this approach holds to reducing global warming.
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