Renewables and CCS technologies should become allies against fossil fuels
According to the Global Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Institute, higher investment in renewables than CCS technology will prevent many countries from reaching their climate targets. With 2,400 new coal-fired power stations already planned for operation by 2030, the institute's CEO, Brad Page, said: “Renewables alone cannot get us to the necessary emissions reduction targets within the necessary timeframe. Gas-fired power generation without CCS remains too carbon-intensive to be considered a realistic solution in its own right''.

Policy inertia favouring renewables over CCS means higher emissions

A recent study published in Nature has confirmed that the 2050 emission reduction target associated with the long-term climate goal of the Paris Agreement requires massive deployment of CCS.