Carbon capture ready to break free

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Despite numerous technical and political barriers, interest in carbon capture technologies remains strong. But what is CCS and is it really crucial to tackling climate change? Tom Young investigates

Few clean technologies have more riding on their success than Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) systems. Although still largely untested, the technology has been hailed by many within the energy industry...

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