fossil fuels ↔ carbon capture, utilization, and storage

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Carbon capture, utilization, and storage is directly linked to fossil fuels as a mitigation strategy to reduce their carbon footprint [1], a potential mechanism to allow their continued use [2], and a technology that addresses emissions while potentially leaving other local pollutants unmitigated [3].

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Challenges of a Clean Energy Transition and Implications for ... economicstrategygroup.org Severin Borenstein, Ryan Kellogg · Economic Strategy Group 1 fact

claimIf carbon capture technologies become a significant mechanism for achieving zero emissions, plants that continue to burn fossil fuels might still emit local pollutants even if the carbon is captured.

Energy Transition Literature - PSU Center for Energy Law and Policy celp.psu.edu Penn State Center for Energy Law and Policy 1 fact

claimKalair et al. conclude that if carbon capture and storage technologies develop over time, fossil fuels will continue to be used as long as they remain economically available.

Sustainable Energy Transition for Renewable and Low Carbon Grid ... frontiersin.org Frontiers 1 fact

claimThe carbon footprint of fossil fuel sources can be reduced through the use of highly efficient conversion technology, clean coal, and carbon capture and sequestration.