In the
How stuff works section on carbon capture the global problem is pretty much captured here:-
Quote:
Since alternative forms of energy cannot yet replace a power source as cheap and plentiful as coal, clean coal technology promises to mitigate the increasingly severe climactic effects of coal emissions. Utility companies and businesses do not, however, always accept technology purely for the sake of the environment -- the technology must first make economic sense.
Our planet will choke to death because it is not economic to save it.
