carbon capture
noun
plural carbon captures
1
: 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
also
: 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
Georgette KilgoreExamples of carbon capture in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Finally, a coat of calcium hydroxide was applied to boost its carbon capture properties.
—New Atlas, 10 July 2025
These include commercial solar fields, battery recycling plants, electric vehicle manufacturing facilities, critical minerals processing operations and carbon capture technology research and development initiatives.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 3 July 2025
Heather Reams, president of conservative clean energy group Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions, praised the bill for preserving tax credits to boost hydrogen, nuclear energy, geothermal and hydropower, as well as carbon capture technologies.
—Valerie Volcovici, USA Today, 3 July 2025
But investments in industrial decarbonization technologies such as hydrogen, carbon capture and sustainable aviation fuels plummeted from $7.8 billion in the last quarter of 2024 to just $79 million in the first quarter of this year.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for carbon capture
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
New Atlas, 10 July 2025
These include commercial solar fields, battery recycling plants, electric vehicle manufacturing facilities, critical minerals processing operations and carbon capture technology research and development initiatives.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 3 July 2025
Heather Reams, president of conservative clean energy group Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions, praised the bill for preserving tax credits to boost hydrogen, nuclear energy, geothermal and hydropower, as well as carbon capture technologies.
—Valerie Volcovici, USA Today, 3 July 2025
But investments in industrial decarbonization technologies such as hydrogen, carbon capture and sustainable aviation fuels plummeted from $7.8 billion in the last quarter of 2024 to just $79 million in the first quarter of this year.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for carbon capture
Cite this Entry
“Carbon capture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carbon%20capture. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share