carbon capture

noun

1. the process of trapping carbon dioxide at its emission source, transporting it to a usually underground storage location, and isolating it there.

   New carbon capture technologies provide an additional weapon against global warming.

Word History and Origins

Origin of carbon capture¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

In 2022, a bid by Chevron, Microsoft and the oil-drilling technology company Schlumberger to revive a traditional biomass plant near Fresno and affix carbon capture to it fell through after the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

“Biomass is tricky, and there’s a million exceptions to every rule that need to be accounted for,” said Zeke Hausfather, climate research lead with Frontier Climate, which vets carbon capture projects such as Arbor’s and connects them with companies interested in buying carbon credits.

From Los Angeles Times

The current government said it had made the "biggest ever investment in offshore wind and three first of a kind carbon capture and storage clusters".

From BBC

Carbon capture and storage is where CO2 produced from power stations and industrial processes is captured at source, rather than escaping into the atmosphere and adding to global warming.

From BBC

Reeves said the £59.6m project would modernise the cement and lime industry, create jobs and deliver "vital carbon capture infrastructure".

From BBC