CCS and Sustainability

In the coming decades, demand for energy and industrial products (fertilisers, cement, steel, among others) will continue to increase, and as consequence all the alternatives and models available are required to facilitate and promote sustainable development at the local, regional and global scales.

ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY

CCS (Carbon Capture and Storage) is a technology for reducing anthropogenic emissions, that consist in the capture of carbon dioxide (COâ‚‚) produced from burning fossil fuels during power generation or industrial processes such as cement plants, iron and steel plants, petrochemical complexes, etc. Once captured, COâ‚‚ is transported by pipelines, trucks or ships to sites where it can be used as an industrial commodity or permanently stored in geological formations.

Another acronym that refers to this technology is CCUS (Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage). The "U" refers to the use of COâ‚‚ as an additional activity during the permanent storage process.

CCS is a key technology
to moving towards
low carbon models

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COâ‚‚ EMISSION SOURCES
TRANSPORT
COâ‚‚ UTILISATION and storage
Society
Environment