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PostMay 28, 2019

Why the world’s biggest CO2- sucking plant would be used to… err, dig up more oil?

Carbon Engineering, a Canadian startup, is planning on building the largest carbon dioxide removal plant to date. While its completion will represent great progress in the direct air capture sector, the oil and and gas company Occidental plans on injecting this carbon dioxide underground to free up oil. James Temple, MIT Technology Review’s senior editor for energy, explores the facts and logistics surrounding this project, including the possibility of using enhanced oil recovery to forward the direct air capture industry.

Read the full article at: https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613579/why-the-worlds-biggest-cosub2…

Image by: Carbon Engineering

by MIT Technology Review
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Carbon Capture
Energy
Fossil Fuels

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