The Global CCS Institute advocates for carbon capture and storage (CCS) as a vital technology to tackle climate change and provide energy security. CCS involves capturing CO2 produced by large power or industrial plants using fossil fuels, compressing it for transportation, and injecting it deep into a rock formation at a safe site for permanent storage. All components of CCS are proven technologies that have been used for decades at a commercial scale. CCS is needed because reducing man-made CO2 emissions is a key element in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and the dangerous effects of climate change. The concentration of greenhouse gases, particularly CO2, has increased substantially since pre-industrial times, and reducing these emissions is crucial to stabilizing our climate.
