Some industries find it difficult or impossible to become climate neutral. What does this mean for CO2 emissions? The Minister of Economics presents a technology.
Climate-damaging CO2 from the cement industry, for example, should also be able to be stored underground in Germany – at least on the high seas. The technology is safe and is aimed at industries that, as things currently stand, would be difficult or impossible to become climate neutral, said Economics Minister Robert Habeck. The German climate researcher Ottmar Edenhofer emphasized that without CO2 storage (CCS) Germany would not achieve its climate goals.
CCS stands for “Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage”. What this means is that CO2 is captured during industrial processes, brought to an underground storage facility and stored there. This is considered very expensive and is scientifically controversial. Some environmental associations warn that climate protection progress could be even slower internationally. If CO2 can be captured again, there will be less effort to avoid it.
“The focus of our efforts is always to prevent emissions from occurring in the first place,” emphasized Habeck. State funding should focus on emissions that are difficult or impossible to avoid. According to Habeck, the federal government has already fundamentally agreed on a storage strategy. Storage on land should remain ruled out for the time being. Marine protected areas would also be exempt from storage.
Source: Stern
