Inside Climate News Staff Writer Nicholas Kusnetz Recognized for Explanatory Reporting on Carbon Capture
By ICN Editors
Inside Climate News staff writer Nicholas Kusnetz on Tuesday won first place for explanatory reporting for a series on carbon capture in the 22nd annual awards sponsored by the Society for Environmental Journalists.
Related Knowledge Center: Carbon capture
The federal government is investing heavily in the development of carbon capture and storage (or sequestration), which offers the enticing prospect of preventing carbon dioxide emissions produced during combustion from entering the atmosphere and contributing to climate change. But the technologies involved, while proven, remain expensive, an obstacle to widespread adoption.