Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has long been presented as a magic bullet to solve the problem of decarbonising the energy system.

If CCS works, we can keep on burning carbon-based fuels, then capture and bury the resulting carbon dioxide (CO2). Unsurprisingly, this technology conveniently fills a big hole in lots of plans to achieve net zero.

The idea can also be turned around, by saying “go ahead and build new coal plants, as long as they have CCS”. Either way, the big problem has been that so far, CCS hasn’t worked.

The Global CCS Institute has just released its 2025 Global Status of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Report.

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