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The Climate Realist tackles the subject of climate change a little differently. We discuss realistic and achievable things you or your company can do to reduce your carbon footprint, and prepare for a changing climate. We’ll also discuss some big ideas that will allow you personally to make a real difference in the world wide climate. If you are skeptical, please listen anyway. This podcast respects your point of view.
27 - Carbon capture and storage by oil companies. Can this really be green?
The Climate Realist
11 minutes 35 seconds
1 year ago
27 - Carbon capture and storage by oil companies. Can this really be green?
In this episode, we talk about about a carbon capture and storage initiative by the oil sands companies, called “The Pathways Alliance”. A group of companies have banded together to develop carbon capture and storage systems, as part of their march towards net-zero emissions from their operations.
The key word here is ”operations”. They are not attempting to make their fossil fuel products net-zero when they are burned by customers. Burning would seem to be the entire point of fuel.
Some might call this whole project greenwashing, but I take a more balanced point of view. They are certainly putting a lot of money and effort into developing carbon capture and storage systems, and the knowledge and skills acquired will be in big demand in the future, especially if we need to go past net-zero, and be carbon negative
Of course, this is all counter-intuitive, because the least carbon intensive use of any oil or coal is to leave it exactly where it is.
The Climate Realist
The Climate Realist tackles the subject of climate change a little differently. We discuss realistic and achievable things you or your company can do to reduce your carbon footprint, and prepare for a changing climate. We’ll also discuss some big ideas that will allow you personally to make a real difference in the world wide climate. If you are skeptical, please listen anyway. This podcast respects your point of view.
