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Secret UN Vote Legitimized Carbon Capture, Report Says

Original: How a Secret Vote by U.N. Scientists Legitimized Carbon Capture and Skewed Decades of Climate Policy --- A U.N. report c

ProPublica reports that a secret vote by UN scientists led a UN report to conclude carbon capture could offset fossil fuels' impact on climate change. Two decades later, the technology has failed to meaningfully scale up, and critics say that early endorsement skewed climate policy for years, allowing continued fossil fuel reliance based on an unproven solution.

Why now: New ProPublica investigation into how UN climate science shaped two decades of carbon capture policy

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• How a Secret Vote by U.N. Scientists Legitimized Carbon Capture and Skewed Decades of Climate Policy --- A U.N. report concluded carbon capture could offset fossil fuels’ effect on climate change. Two decades later, the process has failed to meaningfully scale up, and it’s… · ProPublica@newsie.social · 121

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