Dispelling Carbon Capture's Scaling Myth

The scaling of carbon capture and storage has always been a concern - collecting CO2 from every powerstation on the planet is always going to be difficult and is always going to require a lot of pipes.

MIT have just published an article in technology review where they talk about scaling CCS, and how easy it is to do - which is nice.
The below graph shows how little pipeline needs to be built (in the US) to meet two emissions reduction scenarios (450ppm / 550ppm of CO2 in the atmosphere in 2050).



That is to say it's easy to do - when compared with historical highs.