<div>It'd be wonderful if the claims made about carbon capture were true | Simon Holmes à Court</div>

Josh Frydenberg talks up carbon capture and storage not because it’s effective but because it’s a point of political differenceThe International Energy Agency warned this week that, under current energy policies, Australia is unlikely to meet its 2030 climate commitments.While the agency had lots to say about the plunging costs of renewables and the need for strong market signals to encourage the retirement of old and inefficient coal generation, Josh Frydenberg, the federal environment and energy minister, seized on the agency’s support for carbon capture and storage (CCS) – despite the technology’s long history of big promises and meagre results. Related: ‘Silver bullet’ to suck CO2 from air and halt climate change ruled out The only way CCS on coal will ever be built at scale is with a carbon price so high it’d kill the rest of the coal sector. Related: South Korea's Ahn Hee-Jung on coal trade: after Paris 'everything should change' Continue reading...