THE US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has said only three out of 11 carbon capture and storage projects funded by the Department of Energy (DoE) since 2009 were ever operational - with only two currently up and running. According to a GAO report evaluating the DoE's funding, the department invested about $1.1 billion into the projects as part of three initiatives to demonstrate and commercialise carbon capture technology.
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