Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) is viewed as an increasingly important part of discussions on climate change as it is has the ability to remove harmful carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the atmosphere. It is also an opportunity to win public support for the relatively unfamiliar idea of storing large amounts of CO2 underground, and ensuring that NIMBYs don’t become NUMBYs (“not under my backyard”), in the words of the DoE. The project has spawned a National Sequestration Education Centre, academic papers on how to communicate the risks around CCS and a cagey communication plan that includes a “no photo” policy and rules to restrict who speaks to the media to ensure “consistent messaging”. This process is known as 'negative emissions'. Decatur , US is the site of the world's first major Sallie Greenberg facility and has been tested for negative emissions over 2016 to determine if this process helps the US meet global temperature targets. Countries have signed up to an agreement to reduce temperature rises to 1.5C and even lower at no more than 2C if possible, which is achievable if carbon dioxide emissions are removed from the atmosphere.
Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) is viewed as an increasingly important part of discussions on climate change as it is has the ability to remove harmful carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the atmosphere. This process is known as 'negative emissions'. Decatur , US is the site of the world's first major Sallie Greenberg facility and has been tested for negative emissions over 2016 to determine if this process helps the US meet global temperature targets. Countries have signed up to an agreement to reduce temperature rises to 1.5C and even lower at no more than 2C if possible, which is achievable if carbon dioxide emissions are removed from the atmosphere.