Larry NeufeldNov 17, 2023
Direct Air Capture is Fossil Industry’s ‘Latest Smokescreen’, Critics Warn https://www.theenergymix.com/2023/11/17/direct-air-capture-is-fossil-industrys-latest-smokescreen-critics-warn/ #emissions #aircapture #ClimateAction #fossilfuels
Gladwyn d’SouzaAug 12, 2023

#Advocacy group #FoodAndWaterWatch noted that one #oilcompany, Occidental, stands to benefit directly. "Direct #aircapture is expensive, unproven, and will ultimately make almost no difference in reducing climate pollution... Capturing just a quarter of our annual carbon emissions would require all of the power currently generated in the country."

https://scheerpost.com/2023/08/12/green-groups-slam-biden-admin-for-awarding-1-billion-to-unproven-carbon-capture-projects/

#Kleptocracy #RegulatoryCapture #Greenwashing

Green Groups Slam Biden Admin for Awarding $1 Billion to ‘Unproven’ Carbon Capture Projects

“Fossil fuel interests see a clear benefit in promoting direct air capture as a means to preserve the dominance of dirty fossil fuels,” said one advocate.

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