Sucking carbon out of the air is no magic fix for the climate emergency | Simon Lewis

Negative emissions tech is important, but the idea it could replace decarbonisation is pure fantasy. Business as usual is not an optionThe Arctic is on fire, hot on the heels of the latest scorching European heatwave. As the impact of the climate crisis mounts, more and more people are asking: how can we control this beast we have created? The scientific answer is fairly straightforward: reduce the amount of greenhouse gases added to the atmosphere to zero. The sooner that's done, the lower the stabilised temperature and the fewer devastating climate impacts we must face. Related: UK's biggest carbon capture project is step-change on emissions Continue reading...