Carbon capture and storage (CCS)

Definition of Carbon capture and storage (CCS):

• Carbon capture and storage (CCS) or carbon capture and sequestration is the process of capturing and storing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2). CO2 can be stored through geologic capture – by converting the CO2 gas into liquid under pressure and pumping it into porous rock or former oil extraction sites. Alternatively, biological carbon capture refers to the natural absorption of CO2 by vegetation, soils and the oceans.