Pulling Back the Curtain: Taking on False Solutions
This webinar, hosted by Real Zero Europe on 27 June 2025, is the first in a new series unpacking some of the most common false solutions to the climate crisis, and exploring the risks these approaches pose to people and the climate.
These sessions are designed for NGOs and activists to deepen their understanding of these so-called solutions, both globally and at the EU level, and to empower them to challenge these dangerous distractions.
The webinar includes presentations on:
Hydrogen - Aled Dilwyn Fisher, Oil Change International
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) - Rachel Nelems, Global Gas & Oil Network
CCS/CDR in EU policy - Rachel Kennerley, Center for International Environmental Law
Bioenergy with CCS (BECCS) - Martin Pigeon, Fern
Geoengineering - Linda Schneider, Heinrich Böll Foundation
Timestamps:
00:05:07 - Gold at the end of the rainbow? A hydrogen reality check
00:29:52 - Carbon Capture and Storage
00:47:56 - CCS & Carbon Dioxide Removal in EU policy
01:08:58 - BECCS & biochard as 'permanent' removals in the EU - What are we talking about?
01:30:00 - Geoenginering - A technofix for the climate?
01:51:25 - Q&A
Further reading:
Bubble Burst: Why Norway’s Blue Hydrogen Fantasy is Over Before It Started (Oil Change International)
Confronting the Myth of Carbon-Free Fossil Fuels - Why Carbon Capture Is Not a Climate Solution (CIEL)
Six problems with BECCS (Fern)
Articles on geoengineering (Heinrich Böll Stiftung)
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