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Investigative journalist focused on the fossil fuel industry. I also write about the science of Star Trek. Read my latest on ProPublica and Drilled.

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How a secret vote by U.N. scientists legitimized carbon capture and skewed decades of climate policy

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By Katie Worth, Amy Westervelt Verified, Maddie Stone Verified
| The Lens Verified
This article was first published by ProPublica, co-published with Drilled. In the spring of 2005, the United Nations convened more than 100 of the world’s top scientists in the medieval town of Oviedo, Spain. They were there to finish writing a paradigm-shifting report about a technology that they hoped could help stop climate change.
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How a Secret Vote by UN Scientists Legitimized Carbon Capture and Skewed Decades of Climate Policy

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By Katie Worth, Amy Westervelt Verified, Maddie Stone Verified
| Reader Supported News
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 proving hard to take the promises back. In the spring of 2005, the United Nations convened more than 100 of the world’s top scientists in the medieval town of Oviedo, Spain. They were there to finish writing a paradigm-shifting report about a technology that they hoped could help stop climate change.
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How a Secret Vote by U.N. Scientists Legitimized Carbon Capture and Skewed Decades of Climate Policy

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By Katie Worth, Amy Westervelt Verified, Maddie Stone Verified
| ProPublica Verified
Reporting Highlights Scientists’ Secret Vote: A U.N. climate report legitimized carbon capture and storage, suggesting at least 99% of the CO2 would likely remain underground, despite scant empirical evidence. Oil Industry Favorite: Fossil fuel companies have identified carbon capture as a climate solution that will allow their industry to survive, and have pushed the U.N. and scientists to study it.
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