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Carbon capture was spruiked as a way of limiting our emissions – but has Australia been greenwashed?
- Latest data show Gorgon CCS injection rates fell from 1.72m tonnes to 1.33m tonnes in the latest reporting year.
- Experts say CCS remains a marginal technology and not a climate solution, challenging its scalability.
- The Guardian reports government backing for CCS persists, with projects like Gorgon and Moomba receiving federal support.
- Chevron says the issue lies in reservoir pressure management rather than CCS technology itself.
- Imperial College London researchers note CCS has stored only a tiny fraction of emissions since 1996.
- Analyst Kevin Morrison says the Gorgon project is now less effective and may undermine CCS viability.
- The article mentions Bonaparte, Moomba, and Inpex as part of Australia’s CCS landscape.
- Green groups and academics argue CCS should not be treated as the sole climate solution.
- The Global CCS Institute notes 77 CCS projects are in operation worldwide, with many for enhanced oil recovery.
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