we re going to have to start sucking huge amounts of c02 back out. dan simmons and nick kwek have been looking into carbon capture technologies to see if they really could help us turn back the clock. clock ticks. for this film, we are focusing on c02 the carbon that is produced mainly by burning fossil fuels and is the biggest contributor to rising temperatures. for decades, we ve been able to capture carbon dioxide at scale at the source it s produced. in 2014, this was the first power station to use what s called carbon capture and storage. the flue gases are diverted to a purpose built facility where the c02 is stripped away in a chemical process. it s then compressed and stored two miles underground. the system here stops around two thirds of the c02 from reaching the atmosphere. last year, that was three quarters of a million tons. other projects are even more efficient. so couldn t we just ramp this up a notch or two and solve
huge amounts of c02 back out. dan simmons and nick kwek have been looking into carbon capture technologies to see if they really could help us turn back the clock. clock ticks. for this film, we are focusing on c02 the carbon that is produced mainly by burning fossil fuels and is the biggest contributor to rising temperatures. for decades, we ve been able to capture carbon dioxide at scale at the source it s produced. in 2014, this was the first power station to use what s called carbon capture and storage. the flue gases are diverted to a purpose built facility where the c02 is stripped away in a chemical process. it s then compressed and stored two miles underground. more on how that works later. the system here stops around two thirds of the c02 from reaching the atmosphere.
to a purpose built facility where the c02 is stripped away in a chemical process. it s then compressed and stored two miles underground. the system here stops around two thirds of the c02 from reaching the atmosphere. last year, that was three quarters of a million tons. other projects are even more efficient. so couldn t we just ramp this up a notch or two and solve climate crisis for good? well, in theory, that would need tens of thousands more of these and today, we have fewer than 30 worldwide and sort of the same number again promised for the next 20 years. and it seems ccs, at least so far, is not a big winner. despite concerted efforts over the last two decades, really, it hasn t taken off as a successful, economically viable technology at commercial scales, and that s because it s very costly you know, you can t fit carbon capture
everything off and kill our missions dead so even to get to net zero, are going to have to start sucking huge amounts of c02 back out. dan simmons and nick kwek have been looking into carbon capture technologies to see if they really could help us turn back the clock. for this film, we are focusing on c02, the carbon thatis are focusing on c02, the carbon that is produced mainly by burning fossil fuels and is the biggest contributor to rising temperatures. for decades, we ve been able to capture the carbon dioxide at scale and the source it is produced. in 2014, this was the first power station to use what is called carbon capture and storage. the flue gases are diverted to a purpose built facility where the c02 is stripped away in a chemical process. it is then compressed and stored two miles underground, or on how that works later. the system here stops around two thirds of the
to rising temperatures. for decades, we ve been able to capture carbon dioxide at scale at the source it s produced. in 2014, this was the first power station to use what s called carbon capture and storage. the flue gases are diverted to a purpose built facility where the c02 is stripped away in a chemical process. it s then compressed and stored two miles underground. more on how that works later. the system here stops around two thirds of the c02 from reaching the atmosphere. last year, that was three quarters of a million tons. other projects are even more efficient. so couldn t we just ramp this up a notch or two and solve climate crisis for good? well, in theory, that would need tens of thousands more of these and today, we have fewer than 30 worldwide and sort of the same number again promised for the next 20 years. and it seems ccs, at least