Offshore carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology is a new threat to the world's oceans and a dangerous distraction ahead of climate talks, legal experts say.
The independent Centre for International Environmental Law issued research on Thursday that found storing greenhouse gas emissions in depleted wells in the seabed is no solution to fossil fuel pollution.
Over 50 new offshore CCS projects have been announced worldwide, potentially leading to a 200-fold increase in annual carbon injection beneath the seabed.
