CCS: An Idea Whose Time Is Way Behind Schedule!

onJul 2, 2008 @ 11:52 PDT

Carbon capture and storage (CSS) is fast becoming the oil industry’s favorite solution to the climate crisis, but the seductive simplicity of the idea masks a series of doubts about its viability.

But ask an expert when the technique could be deployed on a large enough commercial scale to make a significant reduction in global CO2 emissions, and the response is often less than confident.

“That’s a very difficult question,” said Olav Kaarstad, a leading expert and special advisor to front-running Norwegian energy group StatoilHydro.

By Ross Gelbspan

us/Event | The Trillion-Gallon Time Bomb: Inside the Oil Industry’s Wastewater Crisis

ByDeSmog

onApr 27, 2026 @ 10:42 PDT

Join us for an April 28 discussion on how failures to properly regulate oilfield wastewater disposal now threaten public health and the environment.

French PR Executive Behind Facebook Network Spreading Heat Pump Hate

ByCécile Marchand

onApr 23, 2026 @ 21:50 PDT

A string of inauthentic accounts compare clean heating technology to a “lawn mower that never stops” and depict installers as “environmental fraudsters” and “swindlers”.

Series: Holding the Advertising and Public Relations Industry Accountable for Greenwash and Climate Misinformation

Series: Advertising & PR Industry