🌿 Environment Aug 3, 2026 · Josh Gabbatiss

Q&A: Does the world need ‘carbon capture and storage’ to reach net-zero?

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Q&A: Does the world need ‘carbon capture and storage’ to reach net-zero?
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When carbon dioxide (CO2) is released from a factory or power plant, the gas can be captured and permanently stored underground, preventing it from driving climate change.



This is the idea underpinning carbon capture and storage (CCS), a technology that is at the heart of many nations’ net-zero plans.



Influential organisations, including the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), describe CCS as “critical” for cutting emissions f

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