Main system
Carbon
Capturing carbon dioxide at the source or from the air, and the methods for storing it durably.
Carbon removal, capture and storage
Carbon capture at industrial sites
Separating carbon dioxide from a plant's exhaust before it reaches the air.
The problem
Some industrial processes, such as cement-making, release carbon dioxide that cannot be avoided by switching fuel.
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How it works
The captured gas is compressed and either stored deep underground or used in other processes.
Exhaust gas passes through a system that separates out the carbon dioxide.
The captured gas is cleaned, compressed and transported by pipe or ship.
It is injected into suitable rock formations for long-term storage, or used elsewhere.
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Where it falls short
Capture takes energy and adds cost to production.
Storage sites and transport links take years to develop.
Stored carbon has to be monitored to show it stays put.
At a glance
Where it fits.
- Main system
- Carbon
- Also shapes
- Industry, Nature
How solutions are sourced and reviewed is set out in our methodology.
System and projects
In practice.
Your questions, answered.
Quick answers about the platform and its content.
A technology or approach that addresses a specific problem in one or more systems, from heat pumps to land shared between farming and solar.
Only where a maturity stage is defined and backed by sources. We don't estimate one.
Always. Every solution lists where it falls short, alongside what it addresses and how it works.
To cover every system, from technologies like heat pumps and batteries to changes in how land, water and materials are used.
From published research and practice. Every entry is reviewed by people who know the field and linked to the systems, solutions and projects it relates to.
