How a secret vote by U.N. scientists legitimized carbon capture and skewed decades of climate policy
For more than two decades, carbon capture and storage has been promoted as a promising solution to climate change. But an investigation by ProPublica and Drilled reveals how an influential 2005 United Nations scientific report helped establish confidence in the technology despite limited evidence, while fossil fuel industry funding, failed projects and unresolved technical challenges raise serious questions about whether CCS can deliver on its global climate promises.
