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
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
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The Trump Administration recently canceled $3.7 billion worth of awards for new technology, including carbon capture, to fight climate change.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 4 June 2025
The bp Whiting Refinery could be used for blue hydrogen production, which is created from clean natural gas using carbon capture technology.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
How can carbon capture stand to benefit smallhold farmers?
—Simmone Shah, Time, 23 Apr. 2025
Zoom in: As Axios previously reported, the agency continues to recommend cuts to almost all carbon capture projects and to hydrogen hubs in blue states such as California, Delaware and New Jersey.
—Daniel Moore, Axios, 3 Apr. 2025
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Diana Olick, CNBC, 4 June 2025
The bp Whiting Refinery could be used for blue hydrogen production, which is created from clean natural gas using carbon capture technology.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
How can carbon capture stand to benefit smallhold farmers?
—Simmone Shah, Time, 23 Apr. 2025
Zoom in: As Axios previously reported, the agency continues to recommend cuts to almost all carbon capture projects and to hydrogen hubs in blue states such as California, Delaware and New Jersey.
—Daniel Moore, Axios, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Carbon capture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carbon%20capture. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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