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    Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact


    assessment.

    Carbon capture and storage


    Introduction
    • Carbon capture and storage is a way to grab a planet-heating gas and lock it underground.
    • But we also need to push all the options to avoid CO2 in the first place.

    Carbon capture and storage (CCS)


    • Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a way to catch carbon and trap it beneath the earth.
    • The captured CO2 is converted into other components and products, such as chemical feedstocks,
    fuels or building materials
    • In its latest review of scientific research, the IPCC found that CCS is needed for emissions that are
    hard to wipe out.
    • Scientists see a big role for CCS in factories that make cement and fertiliser.

    Potential of CCS
    • Captured carbon can be utilised in producing oil or can be used to produce fuels, construction
    material, chemicals, plastics and algae-based products such as fertilisers and animal feed.
    • The costs associated with carbon capture can be partially offset by the revenue generated from the
    utilisation measures.
    • Helps to phase CO2 from atmosphere.
    • It helps in accelerating the transition to Circular Carbon Economy.

    How well does CCS work?

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    • Some bioethanol plants already report capturing more than 95% of the carbon emissions.
    • But when it comes to capturing carbon from dirtier gas streams, CCS projects have underdelivered.
    • Commercial projects have been plagued with problems.
    • Some have been designed to capture only a fraction of the total emissions.
    • After decades of pushing the technology, there are only 30 working CCS facilities, according to
    industry data.

    How can CCS work better?


    • In Norway, a German industrial giant is building the first facility to capture carbon from cement and
    store it underground.
    • According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), new companies are focusing on specific parts of
    the problem like transport and storage.
    • There’s now a bigger focus on storing CO2 than using it to extract more oil.

    Way Forward
    • To make the technology grow cheaper and work better, governments need to
    o tax carbon,
    o make it easier to approve CCS projects and
    o help set up the infrastructure around it.
    • As the technology matures and the associated costs fall further, India should consider designing
    policies and programs to encourage faster deployment.

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