Is it safe to store CO2 underground?

Ask MIT Climate

Today, companies are storing millions of tons of carbon dioxide underground every year to prevent this climate pollution from warming the planet. In the future it might be billions of tons. But is it dangerous to pump so much liquefied carbon below our feet? Geologist and carbon storage expert Prof. Bradford Hager joins the podcast to explain the risks and how to avoid them.

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Laur Hesse Fisher, Host and Executive Producer

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Artwork by Aaron Krol

2024-05-23 12 min

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