carbon capture

American  

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.

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Etymology

Origin of carbon capture

First recorded in 1970–75

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carbon capture

How will Peak District carbon capture plan work?

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

The grants were for clean energy projects such as new battery plants, electrical grid upgrades, carbon capture initiatives and a $1.2-billion award for California’s nascent hydrogen hub known as ARCHES.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

Other sensitive topics are what role it determines carbon capture technology can play in businesses or whether they can acquire carbon credits from programmes outside the EU that would be counted towards their emissions reductions.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

Bob Williams, a senior research scientist at Princeton whose detailed work on carbon capture inspired Socolow’s, warned the researchers that the draft made solving climate change “sound easier than it actually is.”

From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026

Stanford saw carbon capture and storage as a geological problem, MIT more of an engineering challenge, Bulkin said.

From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026