Energy experts say world must develop carbon capture to fight climate change

Since heavily polluting coal and ever-pricier oil will provide most of the world's power for decades to come, nations must make more efficient use of fossil fuels and learn to contain the tons of carbon dioxide industries spew each day, experts said Thursday.

The world cannot wait while alternative resources slowly gain acceptance and countries must move now to store underground the carbon emissions of power plants if the fight against climate change is to succeed, according to industry executives and researchers at an energy conference in Rome.

"The developed world has to develop technology, has to apply technology that already exists that could lead …