Solar panels and wind turbines coupled with energy storage offer a better hope for tackling global warming than trying to capture carbon from fossil fuel power stations, according to new research published by Nature Energy. Resources that would be spent on developing and installing carbon capture technologies would be better invested in creating more solar panels and wind turbines and focusing on developing energy storage options to support these instead. The better net energy return of investing in renewable energy makes it more likely to meet emission targets without risking a reduction in energy availability.
— source lancaster.ac.uk | Apr 8, 2019