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Carbon Capture Is Not a Climate Savior
The promise of negative emissions is baked into most “net zero” pledges. But putting that into practice is easier said than done.
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Algae at the wastewater biofuel system at the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission s Southeast Water Pollution Control Plant (shown here in 2012) capture carbon dioxide and produce biofuel.
In December, the Vatican became one of the latest entities to unveil a plan to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, joining far less pious actors like BP, Shell, and President-elect Joe Biden. Net-zero plans have become all the rage as public concern about the climate crisis has grown. But approving coverage of these wide-ranging announcements rarely question what the “net” of net-zero actually means.  ....

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