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Oil and gas fields in UK could become CO2 dumps, say MPs

2014-05-21 01:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BBC: The UK's exhausted oil and gas fields in the North Sea could be transformed into a lucrative dump for Europe's CO2 emissions, MPs say. The Energy and Climate Change Committee says nearby nations could capture the emissions from their power stations, then transport the CO2 offshore in pipes. North Sea rocks that have been sucked dry of oil and gas could be pumped full of the unwanted CO2. Critics say the idea is fanciful. But Tim Yeo, the committee's chair, told the BBC that "the key to...

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