Although one of the Environmental Protection Agency policies
are to limit carbon emissions, an other is to capture carbon emissions from
coal refined power plants with the intention of sequestering it, meaning
injecting it below the earths surface. C.C.S, carbon capture and sequestration,
projects have fallen from 75 to 65 over the last year in a worldwide survey.
Despite debates over the injection of carbon dioxide into the earth’s surface,
carbon capture and storage has been ranked third among ways to reduce carbon
emissions. Garth Lloyd, the GM of corporate affairs for the C.C.S Institute
even stated that this “technology is not optional when addressing climate
change.” Although studies have proven the influence of carbon dioxide having
direct effects on climate change, countries like China (who is leading in
carbon emissions) and the U.S. (not far behind China) have reported either
postponing or completely cancelling projects that demonstrate this technology.
The idea behind using technology
like this is consistency. There is no point in investing parts of governmental
budgets if the projects close in a matter of a few years. It’s only the publics
money wasted and no progress gained for the global environment. Although
technology like this is helpful, the problem is that we are trying to remove
carbon dioxide emissions that will continue to exist as long as fossil fuels
are burned. The article briefly mentioned the use of renewable energy like
solar and wind power in opposition to using coal, but society cannot afford for
coal plants to be completely closed. It has to be a gradual change to renewable
energy but one that also helps reinstate the current coal miners into trade
schools so that an entire population isn’t rendered jobless (which would only
increases economic struggle).
Breanna Steinke
Oct. 11 2013
4:20 PM
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/11/science/earth/study-finds-setbacks-in-carbon-capture-projects.html?ref=world
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