Increasing oil and gas prices and the growing energy demand in the developing economies have led to a dramatic rise of coal consumption worldwide. At the same time, coal is the most CO2-intensive fossil energy carrier. This is the reason why the Carbon Capture an Storage technology is attracting a lot of attention recently. But it is uncertain whether CCS will ever be used on a larger scale and globally. Relevant obstacles here are: a limited number of CO2 storage facilities; high additional energy investments and negative environmental impacts. In addition, a large-scale application of CCS technologies can only be expected between 2020 and 2030 whereas the most new installations of coal power plants are forecast for the next ten years. Moreover, when the renewable energies are consequently developed and disseminated, it doesn't make sense to argue using CCS as a bridge into the era of "renewables". More information about the book "State of the World 2009" are available on the homepage of the Worldwatch Institute.