Fossil fuel companies 'should be made to invest in carbon capture and storage'

Oil, coal and gas companies should invest as much in CCS as they do in exploration, say academics on Oxford Martin Safe Carbon Investment initiative

Fossil fuel companies should be made to invest as much in carbon storage as they do in exploring for new coal, oil and gas reserves, according to academics from Oxford University.

Governments also need to massively tilt the balance to ensure the development of renewable and other "clean" energy technologies to allow the world to transition to a low carbon economy.