UK government gambles on carbon capture and storage tech despite scientists' doubts

Controversial technology is at centre of 'powering up Britain' strategy, but critics argue it has 'little merit' and 'delays real cuts in emissions'The UK government will defy scientific doubts to place a massive bet on technology to capture and store carbon dioxide in undersea caverns, to enable an expansion of oil and gas in the North Sea.Grant Shapps, the energy and net zero secretary, will on Thursday unveil the "powering up Britain" strategy, with carbon capture and storage (CCS) at its heart, during a visit to a nuclear fusion development facility in Oxford. Continue reading...