Futurology

I agree with what you're saying, but developing the technology right now is quite counterproductive. The stopping of carbon emissions needs to happen first, and it needs to happen quickly. Every bit of energy spent on carbon capture projects would be better spent implementing renewable processes.

Furthermore, the technology currently functions as an accountability sink for heavy polluters. It allows them to hand-waive away the entire problem of emissions since there is this "panacea" just around the corner, thus slowing down actual meaningful climate action.

Carbon capture needs to be discredited as a solution until its purpose stops being the continuation of the status quo.