Relying on carbon capture to solve the climate crisis risks pushing our problems into the next generation's path

Models suggest that CCS tech alone won't be enough to avert climate disaster. Marcin Jozwiak/Pixabay

As the latest report from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) makes clear makes clear, the 2020s must be a decade of transformation if we are to stand any chance of achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement.

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is widely anticipated to play a key role in this transformation by helping to cut carbon emissions worldwide. But relying on CCS may overshadow solutions that focus on reducing our energy demand and making behavioural changes that put sustainability first.