Carbon capture and storage (CCS) (definition)

Carbon capture and storage (CCS), alternatively referred to as carbon capture and sequestration, is a means of mitigating the contribution of fossil fuel emissions to global warming. The process is based on capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from large point sources, such as fossil fuel power plants, and storing it in such a way that it does not enter the atmosphere. It can also be used to describe the scrubbing of CO2 from ambient air as a geoengineering technique. Although CO2 has been injected into geological formations for various purposes, the long term storage of CO2 is a relatively new concept. The first commercial example was Weyburn in 2000.

Articles tagged with Carbon capture and storage (CCS) (4)

A greener future for eelgrass?

Source: Canadian Geographic, April 2013
Department: Discovery
Contributors: Ryan Stuart

Tags: British Columbia, Carbon capture and storage (CCS), Carbon offset, Ecology, Eelgrass, Habitat restoration, K'ómoks Estuary, Vancouver Island, Wetlands

Article ID#: 3468

Carbon cemetery

Deep under Weyburn,Sask., carbon dioxide is being pumped into the Earth instead of into the atmosphere.Could the project be a remedy for climate change?

Source: Canadian Geographic, January/February 2008
Department: Feature stories
Contributors: Allan Casey , Greg Locke

Tags: Carbon capture and storage (CCS), Climate change, Global warming, Saskatchewan, Weyburn, Saskatchewan

Article ID#: 446

Burying the problem

In the search for the best solutions for reducing carbon dioxide emissions, carbon capture and storage (CCS) — capturing the greenhouse gas and injecting into the ground instead of the atmosphere — is one of the most promising

Source: Canadian Geographic, January/February 2008
Department: Online exclusive
Contributors: Sheri Gagnon , Cormac Rea , Antonia McGuire , Allan Casey , Max McBride Peterson , Gina Gill , Geoff Dembicki , Mona Harb , Rachel MacNeill

Tags: Carbon capture and storage (CCS), Climate change, Global warming

Article ID#: 447

Fixing carbon

Source: Canadian Geographic, September/October 2003
Department: Discovery
Contributors: Jodi Di Menna

Tags: Carbon capture and storage (CCS), Geology

Article ID#: 1517

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Carbon capture and storage (CCS) (definition)

Articles tagged with Carbon capture and storage (CCS) (4)