EU-backed carbon capture and storage technology not without critics

Within the European Commission's comprehensive package of legislative proposals on climate change and energy announced on Wednesday (23 January) is a plan to promote the development of a controversial carbon emissions mitigation technology known as "carbon capture and storage" (CCS).

CCS "captures" carbon dioxide from power plants and stores it in underground geological formations or deep oceans instead of releasing it into the atmosphere.

The climate and energy package includes ...