David Littleproud’s coal case study to defend Coalition energy policy is something of a credibility stretch

David Littleproud made a claim that some may have taken to mean a carbon capture and storage project is ready to go at Queensland’s Millmerran power station. Photograph: Russell Freeman/AAP

The history of carbon capture and storage as a way to meaningfully cut greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels is littered with big and eye-wateringly expensive promises that have failed to deliver.

The new Nationals leader, David Littleproud, made a claim this week that some viewers may have taken to mean that one such CCS project was ready to go.