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Carbon Capture Criticized: Fails to Address Emissions Crisis

12/14/2025

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Climate advocates criticize carbon capture and storage (CCS) as ineffective and greenwashing that expands fossil fuels.
Only 0.1% of global emissions are captured.
The Gorgon project in Australia underperformed since 2019.
Chevron's Gorgon CCS injected 1.33 million tonnes last year, far below the 4 million-tonne target.
Analysts say CCS should not be viewed as a climate solution because it captures less than 3% of emissions from fossil fuels.

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Story summary

Climate advocates criticize carbon capture and storage (CCS) as ineffective and greenwashing that expands fossil fuels.
Only 0.1% of global emissions are captured.
The Gorgon project in Australia underperformed since 2019.
Chevron's Gorgon CCS injected 1.33 million tonnes last year, far below the 4 million-tonne target.
Analysts say CCS should not be viewed as a climate solution because it captures less than 3% of emissions from fossil fuels.