Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS)

• 𝘾𝘼𝙍𝘽𝙊𝙉 𝘾𝘼𝙋𝙏𝙐𝙍𝙀 𝘼𝙉𝘿 𝙎𝙏𝙊𝙍𝘼𝙂𝙀:

  • a technology designed to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from large industrial facilities (e.g. power plants)
  • involves capturing carbon dioxide produced during the combustion process of fossil fuels and storing it underground to prevent it from entering the atmosphere
• 𝘽𝙀𝙉𝙀𝙁𝙄𝙏𝙎 𝙊𝙁 𝘾𝘾𝙎:

  • reduces emissions at the source
  • it's easier to remove carbon dioxide at point sources
  • removes other pollutants at the same time
  • reduces the social cost of carbon
• 𝘾𝙊𝙉𝙎 𝙊𝙁 𝘾𝘾𝙎:

  • high costs
  • using it for oil recovery could defeat its purpose
  • operates on a limited scale
  • risk of underground leakage and associated environmental impacts
• 𝙒𝙃𝙀𝙍𝙀 𝙃𝘼𝙎 𝙄𝙏 𝘽𝙀𝙀𝙉 𝙐𝙎𝙀𝘿?

  As of 2020, over 26 commercial-scale carbon capture projects are operating around the world, with 13 in advanced development. They are reducing the atmospheric impacts of industrial processes such as fertiliser production, natural gas processing, and coal-fired power generation.