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The Pernis refinery of Shell in the Netherlands. Some of its CO2 goes to nearby greenhouses to help vegetables grow more quickly (Photo: Shell)

EU to embrace CO2 recycling

Following an industry push, the European Union seems set to explore ways to recycle CO2, through a technique called carbon capture and utilisation (CCU).

However, some warn that CCU needs to be better classified, otherwise the method can turn out to be nothing more than an accounting trick that does little to reduce emissions.

The concept of CCU is closely linked to carbon capture and storage (CCS), which has been very slow to ge...

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