Ever had this disturbing “this is just so easy, why did no one ever have this idea before” feeling? Ok, it’s like that emotion when you first grasp in kindergarten how basic maths works: 1+1 = 2. Things become clear and easy, you wonder why you just didn’t see it before. Same thing in the case of the following solution to global climate change:

The Problem of CO2 emissions released into the atmosphere causing global climate change in combination with the ongoing dependency on fossil fuels (causing these emissions) can be solved by storing produced CO2 underground!

It might sound like a save-the-world-project for dummies, but far from it!
Actually, the CO2 SINK project developed by the GeoScienceCenter (GeoForschungsZentrum) in Potsdam and supported by the EU commission as well as the German government could be a real chance. It starts with the premise that CO2 capture and geological storage is the only way that has the potential to achieve substantial CO2 reductions at acceptable cost levels over the next few decades. The storage technique of injecting CO2 into a saline aquifer is tested just west of Berlin. It is the first onshore demonstration worldwide.

"The fact that CO2 occurs naturally in the earth and has been stored over geological time scales improves the credibility of deep underground storage. Underground injection of CO2 into oil fields has already been used for decades by industry to enhance recovery. The main priority for CO2 storage is to establish its acceptability as safe and reliable in the long-term."

Fact is also that CO2 storage can’t be a solution by itself. We still have to invest into renewable energies. But as long as we are still – and be it only slightly - dependent on fossil fuels, CO2 storage could work!
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