Sweden’s biggest carbon-capture bet moving ahead while others hit pause

Erik Rylander shows where Stockholm Exergi plans to capture 800,000 tonnes of CO2 each year in Värtahamnen, Stockholm. (Samuel Williams/Radio Sweden)
  • Carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology is a necessary component for meeting global climate change goals.
  • Now Stockholm Exergi’s bio-CCS plant is attracting attention — as well as billions of kronor in funding from the Swedish state and companies like Microsoft.
  • But some researchers have concerns about the technology that can act like a vacuum cleaner for carbon emissions. Listen to hear why.
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For more on Stockholm Exergi’s bio-CCS plant, listen to Radio Sweden’s full report.

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Canada: Yukon gov’t again reports emissions down per resident, while total emissions climb, CBC News

Norway: Northern Norway feels the consequences of record-high fossil fuel emissions, The Independent Barents Observer

SwedenReducing emissions could create up to 3,000 new jobs in Arctic Sweden says mining group, Radio Sweden

United States: IMO set for landmark vote on shipping emissions as Washington threatens reprisals, Eye on the Arctic

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