Catch 22

Burning coal more cleanly and storing the CO2 is technologically feasible, but very expensive. However, the alternatives are even more costly. Lee Buchsbaum investigates

25 June 2014
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Climate change represents perhaps the ultimate human paradox: the wonders of our society are largely predicated on cheap, plentiful and reliable energy.

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