User:Quasimodo1420/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Carbon Capture and Storage

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

I chose this topic because although it is closely associated with the energy industry and is often referenced as having a role in reducing global greenhouse gas emissions. It matters as a technique that should be approached with scrutiny as industries look to geoengineering or technical solutions to climate change that could enable more of the status quo around energy production and consumption. I chose it because as a geologist I am intrigued by the technical aspects of the topic, but also want to gain a better understanding of the risks and the socio-political discussions around the topic.

Evaluate the article
The lead section clearly defines the and describes the topic but does not describe the articles major sections. Although the lead section spans 5 fairly large paragraphs, I think it has the appropriate amount of detail considering the complexity of the topic. What distracted me was a detailed overview of US-related policy goals on the use of carbon capture and storage, which I thought was a pretty specific example to place in the lead section.

The article's content is relevant to the topic and contains information from as recent as 2023, so it's fairly up to date. The article is also very well organized, breaking down the fundamental aspects of the topic as well as societal impacts and on-going projects related to the topic, rather than just an overview of its technical aspects. The article has a notable shortage of images to help enhance understand of the topic; images of some of the example projects or infrastructure involved would be helpful. There were some missing citations in the "Society & Culture" section regarding peoples reliance on trusted organizations when faced with new technologies being established in or near their communities. There are some general statements about human behavior on trusting different sources of information that could use some specificity or at least additional citations. Political discussions around the use of the technique both in the US and abroad also lack references.

It seem like the tone overall was neutral with no bias that I could easily detect, though it does lean heavily on the technical side. There are a good amount of references considering the topic although there are some key references missing in regards to political and social responses to the topic.

The talk page has had some activity during 2023 identifying the need for more images, simplifying the technical language, and for acknowledging the nascency of the technique. Overall the topic is rated as class-C and of mid-importance. It is a part of the chemical and bio engineering, geology, environment, climate change, and Canada WikiProjects.

My overall impressions of the article is that it provides the framework for a broad breakdown of the topic but does get into the weeds on the technical aspects of the topic. Many references are missing that deal with more of the societal and political aspects of the topic, which may in part be due to the technology being fairly new and emergent. The article's completeness leans to the underdeveloped side and could use more emphasis on the socio-political impacts of the technique as well as a more thorough examination of the risks and/or unknowns surrounding it's application.