German carbon capture plan appears to be a victim of 'numbyism' - not under my backyard It was meant to be the world's first demonstration of a technology that could help save the planet from global warming – a project intended to capture emissions from a coal-fired power station and bury them safely underground. But the German carbon capture plan has ended with CO2 being pumped directly into the atmosphere, following local opposition at it being stored underground. The scheme appears a victim of "numbyism" – not under my backyard. Opposition to the carbon capture plan has contributed to a...