Martin Parker

We live in an age of conspiracies about a world shaped by shadowy plots, secret organizations, and deals made behind closed doors. And while they are often viewed as the fictions of sad people wearing anoraks and tin foil hats, they can relate to the real business of global politics. Conspiracy theories surround the likes of TTIP, Davos, the CIA, and this week, the Bilderberg meeting.

The term “carbon capture and storage” seems only to appear when shortly followed by “not commercially proven” or “in development.” But construction has now begun on what will be the world’s first commercial carbon dioxide mineralization plant, in which carbon dioxide greenhouse gas is transformed into baking soda.