Carbon capture, removal, transport, reuse, and storage technologies, commonly referred to as carbon management, are a portfolio of safe, effective, and increasingly cost-effective emissions technologies to manage, abate, and remove CO2 and CO emissions from industrial facilities, power plants, and directly from the air. Captured CO2 or CO is then reused to make valuable products or transported to appropriate sites for geologic storage.
Capture Carbon refers to several technologies that separate carbon from a wide variety of emissions sources and then either store it permanently or reuse it to make commercial products.
Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR or removal) refers to a variety of pathways to remove carbon dioxide (CO₂) directly from the atmosphere, including direct air capture (DAC) technology.
Transport refers to methods of transporting captured CO₂ to appropriate storage sites or points of reuse, as not all emitting facilities are near sites for secure geologic storage. The safest, most cost-effective method of transporting captured carbon emissions is via CO2 pipelines. However, additional modes of transport for CO₂ include cargo ships, rail, and trucks.
Reuse, also referred to as carbon utilization or conversion, refers to the reuse of CO₂ or carbon monoxide (CO) to produce valuable products, such as low- and zero-emissions fuels, building materials, and other products.
Storage is when compressed CO₂ is injected deep into suitable geologic formations upon being transported to storage sites for secure and permanent storage, typically over a mile underground.
