Australia: Clean coal gets the green light

A FEDERAL parliamentary committee has given the green light to burying carbon pollution under the ground – and suggested taxpayers pay any clean-up bills.

The world’s first laws to allow companies to capture carbon dioxide emissions from power stations and bury them under the seabed are under consideration in Canberra.

Called Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) – or “clean coal” – the technology is held by some to be central to Australia’s efforts to tackle climate change.

The Australian