Report by the IPCC highlighted the consequences of the global warming

Monday's report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) highlighted the consequences that global warming could bring. One of the technologies that can contribute to carbon neutrality is carbon capture and storage (CCS). According to the International Energy Agency, this method can play a key role in climate protection. However, not everyone agrees. For many European politicians, this is a sensitive issue for the time being, which they tend to avoid, especially before the elections. The voices of resistance to the capture and subsequent storage of carbon dioxide are heard primarily by environmental groups. It bothers them that carbon could then continue to be used. "Polluters want us to be dependent on their fuels. A method based on capturing and storing carbon has only to disguise the whole thing. Every penny spent on supporting the toxic technology of the past should be spent on a fair transition to a brighter future, ”said Philip Wheeler of Food & Water Europe, a non-profit organization for the DW portal. "The current German government and a number of political parties are not currently embarking on a debate about this technology. On the other hand, the new German law on climate protection envisages the use of CCS technology in some industries in the future, such as cement, "Oliver Geden, one of the leaders of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, told DW. According to Geden, carbon capture and storage technology may also be useful in other industries. In an interview with the daily Deutsche Welle, he mentioned, in addition to the cement industry, the steel sector. The number of such devices in the world is growing. "Currently, there are a total of 66 commercial CCS devices worldwide at various stages of development. We expect this number to increase significantly next year, "Jeff Erikson, general manager of the Think CC Global CCS Institute, told DW. Currently, less than thirty of them are fully functional. They capture 40 million tons of carbon dioxide a year. The world's largest device that captures CO2 directly from the air is expected to become operational in three years, in the United States. In Europe, such technologies are mainly supported by the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Norway.