carbon capture
noun
plural carbon captures
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: 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
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: 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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The process, called carbon capture and sequestration, is seen by many as an important way to reduce pollution during a transition to renewable energy.
—Danny Bakst, Fortune, 26 June 2025
The 24 awards recently canceled by the U.S. Department of Energy were issued by the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations under the Biden administration and primarily focused on carbon capture and sequestration and decarbonization initiatives.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
The secretary has been at work cleaning the department out of Biden initiatives, recently terminating nearly $4 billion of financial awards, with most aimed at carbon capture and sequestration and decarbonization initiatives.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 10 June 2025
By 2050, the state aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero, which means reducing emissions to a point where the remaining amount can be offset by carbon removal efforts like carbon capture and tree planting.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 5 June 2025
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Danny Bakst, Fortune, 26 June 2025
The 24 awards recently canceled by the U.S. Department of Energy were issued by the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations under the Biden administration and primarily focused on carbon capture and sequestration and decarbonization initiatives.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
The secretary has been at work cleaning the department out of Biden initiatives, recently terminating nearly $4 billion of financial awards, with most aimed at carbon capture and sequestration and decarbonization initiatives.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 10 June 2025
By 2050, the state aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero, which means reducing emissions to a point where the remaining amount can be offset by carbon removal efforts like carbon capture and tree planting.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 5 June 2025
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“Carbon capture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carbon%20capture. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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