This is how carbon capture could help us meet key Paris Agreement goals

Aug 2, 2021

Carbon capture could remove most of the emissions from the atmosphere which come from factories like this.

Industrial carbon capture and storage (CCS) could help energy intensive industries to grow, while removing almost all of the emissions generated by them from the atmosphere. Image: Unsplash/Marek Piwnicki

Mark Dwortzan

Communications Officer, MIT Center for Global Change Science

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CCS has the potential to remove up to 90-99% of CO2 emissions from an industrial factory. Image: Science Direct

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