CO2 removal measures not a replacement for emissions reduction efforts: DOE official

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Technological advances in removing carbon dioxide directly from theair have made significant strides but do not give countries andindustries a free pass to burn fossil fuels without regard for theensuing emissions, a US Department of Energy official said Sept. 9, aday after the launch of the world’s largest direct air capture plant inIceland.“Because it's technically feasible to pull CO2 out of the atmospheredoes not give us the allowance of business as usual and burning fossilfuels 24/7,” Jennifer Wilcox, acting assistant secretary for the DOE’sOffice of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, said at the US EnergyAssociation’s advanced energy technology forum.