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Carbon Capture and Storage Study Starts in China

With China's carbon dioxide emissions from burning coal set to double by 2030, many scientists believe that large-scale deployment of carbon capture and storage (CCS) has the potential to significantly reduce future greenhouse gas emissions. The British... ...full story at China Confidential

from China Confidential on Sun, Nov 25 2007

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