Given the state of climate policy in Washington, one could be forgiven for thinking that carbon capture and storage, or CCS, had pretty much fallen off the global to-do list. CCS is shorthand for a host of technologies that promise to let us continue imbibing fossil fuels without the greenhouse gas hangover. Put simply, CCS works by nabbing CO2 from coal, gas, or oil — either before, during, or after the fuels are combusted — and diverting the greenhouse gases back into some sort of permanent storage, usually deep within the earth. Continue reading Lord Stern Says More Effort Needed to Accelerate Progress in Carbon Capture & Storage | OnEarth →