S.1. Carbon Sequestration
Our planet is getting warmer because of too much carbon dioxide (CO2) in the air, mostly from burning fossil fuels like coal and oil. To solve this, scientists came up with a plan called Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS).
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About CCS |
CCS is a technology that captures CO2, the main culprit causing global warming, and then stores it underground where it can’t harm the planet. |
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How does it work? |
It’s like a vacuum cleaner for CO2. We use special machines to grab CO2 from places like power plants or even directly from the air. Once we catch it, we don’t let it escape; instead, we bury it safely underground. |
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Why do we do this? |
Burning fossil fuels releases a lot of CO2 into the air. If we keep doing that, the Earth gets too warm. So, we use CCS to stop some of that CO2 from reaching the sky and causing trouble. |
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Where do we store it? |
We have two types of storage places:
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Even before we used CCS to help the planet, industries like oil and gas were already using it for a different reason—making it easier to get more oil and gas. But now, we’re using it to save the environment.