Carbon capture and storage (CCS)

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) is considered to be the main cause of global warming and the level of CO₂ in the earth's atmosphere is rising as a result of human activities. Part of the solution could be to capture millions of tonnes of CO₂ produced by industrial process and store it deep underground.

Carbon capture & storage (CCS) is the process of capturing the CO₂ that is emitted when fossil fuels are burned. It involves capturing the carbon before or after combustion and storing it underground in depleted oil and gas fields, coal seams or deep saline aquifiers. Because it avoids the release of CO₂ into the atmosphere, CCS is being developed as a way to help limit climate change.

HSE along with other regulatory bodies and stakeholders are working together to enable a safe working introduction of this process.