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
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: 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
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This includes doubling down on carbon capture, utilization, and storage processes, which captures the carbon dioxide emitted from industrial plants to be used elsewhere or injected deep into the Earth for storage.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2024
This helps to keep it from degrading, which can happen with other materials that are currently used for carbon capture.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Exxon and Chevron focus on carbon capture, hydrogen and alternative transport fuels.
—Ben Geman, Axios, 25 Sep. 2024
Unpopular transports draw lawsuits In Iowa, landowners, legislators, counties and environmental advocates are appealing the decision of the Iowa Utilities Commission to approve an $8 billion carbon capture pipeline.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2024
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Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2024
This helps to keep it from degrading, which can happen with other materials that are currently used for carbon capture.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Exxon and Chevron focus on carbon capture, hydrogen and alternative transport fuels.
—Ben Geman, Axios, 25 Sep. 2024
Unpopular transports draw lawsuits In Iowa, landowners, legislators, counties and environmental advocates are appealing the decision of the Iowa Utilities Commission to approve an $8 billion carbon capture pipeline.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Carbon capture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carbon%20capture. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.
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