At its core, carbon capture refers to technologies designed to remove carbon dioxide (CO₂) from large point sources — like power plants, cement factories, or steel mills — or directly from the air.

Carbon capture scientists warn that nations are using their technology as cover to avoid cutting fossil fuel emissions rather than reducing them. About 60 countries updated climate plans since ...

Algae may be found in oceans and lakes, but some scientists are hoping that the next place you’ll see these organisms is a coal-fired power plant. That’s because algae, which mostly reside in aquatic ...

Companies have still drawn down only enough CO2 to cancel out a few hours of US emissions. Here’s what it will take to really scale up the sector. MIT Technology Review’s What’s Next series looks ...

Alberta can have another pipeline to the West Coast — at least theoretically — but only if the oil and gas industry puts carbon capture systems in place to ensure the bitumen that flows through it is ...

Microsoft has pledged to become carbon-negative by 2030 and to remove the equivalent of its historic emissions by 2050. Progress on actually cutting emissions has been tough to achieve though—in the ...

The U.S. 45Q tax credit provides predictable financial rewards, driving large-scale CCS deployment across heavy industries. Europe’s fragmented carbon pricing and bureaucratic frameworks fail to make ...