Political Doubt Hinders Carbon Sequestration Projects

By Jeff Tollefson of Nature magazine Given the current political climate, it did not come as much of a surprise when the chief executive of one of the largest utility companies in the United States addressed the tenth annual Conference on Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this week with a talk questioning the viability of carbon-storage ventures in the next few years. Michael Morris, chief executive of American Electric Power (AEP), headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, said that the energy industry needs a signal from politicians in Washington DC.

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Political Doubt Hinders Carbon Sequestration Projects