carbon capture
noun
plural carbon captures
1
: any of various methods of removing carbon dioxide (as from industrial emissions) to reduce its presence in the atmosphere
Carbon capture can be applied to large-scale emissions processes, including coal and gas-fired power generation …—
Global CCS Institute
Global CCS InstituteDirect ocean carbon capture operations look a bit like desalination or wastewater treatment plants, though something quite different is going on inside their systems of filters, tubes, pumps and tanks.—Brooke Staggs
Brooke StaggsAramco has developed an innovative mobile carbon capture system that sharply reduces CO2 emissions from a heavy-duty truck.—Oil and Gas Climate Initiative
Oil and Gas Climate Initiative
also
: such a method combined with storing the carbon dioxide to keep it from entering the atmosphere : carbon capture and storage
Those bent on bringing down the fossil-fuel industry are also less than thrilled with the … push for technologies such as carbon capture, which removes and stores carbon emissions … —Valerie Richardson
Valerie Richardson 2
: the removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by living vegetation : carbon sequestration
Plants perform carbon capture every day through photosynthesis, and they actually do so quite well.—Patrick Biller
Patrick BillerTrees are nature's best carbon capture technology and have been working to clean the air since the first leafy frond appeared on Earth …—Georgette Kilgore
Georgette KilgoreExamples of carbon capture in a Sentence
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But is this form of carbon capture – underwritten by the fossil fuel industry – an effective means to address climate change?
—David Morgan, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2025
Oil and gas companies had planned to pursue tax incentives for technologies like hydrogen and carbon capture and storage—and dedicated billions in capital to doing so.
—Justin Worland/houston, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
But many environmental groups think carbon capture and storage is a false solution.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2025
Burgum, who led the No. 3 oil producing state in the nation, vocally backed the notion that net zero was achievable without decreasing fossil fuel production through the use of largely untested carbon capture technology.
—Zack Budryk, The Hill, 17 Feb. 2025
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David Morgan, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2025
Oil and gas companies had planned to pursue tax incentives for technologies like hydrogen and carbon capture and storage—and dedicated billions in capital to doing so.
—Justin Worland/houston, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
But many environmental groups think carbon capture and storage is a false solution.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2025
Burgum, who led the No. 3 oil producing state in the nation, vocally backed the notion that net zero was achievable without decreasing fossil fuel production through the use of largely untested carbon capture technology.
—Zack Budryk, The Hill, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Carbon capture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carbon%20capture. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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