Coal Plant Offsets with Carbon Capture Means Covering 89 Percent of the U.S. In Forests
Friday, September 7, 2018 - 05:49
in Earth & Climate
Researchers found that using bio-sequestration to capture carbon produced by U.S. coal-fired plants even after carbon capture and storage would require using 62 percent of the nation's arable land for that process, or 89 percent of all U.S. land with average forest cover. In comparison, offsetting the amount of carbon produced by manufacturing solar panels is 13 times less land, making it a far more viable option.