About Carbon Capture & Storage

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a technology driven process that enables the CO₂ emissions from industrial plants such as power stations to be captured and stored permanently deep underground rather than released to the atmosphere as happens currently at conventional fossil fuel-fired power stations.

It is widely accepted that increased levels of CO₂ – a greenhouse gas – in the atmosphere contribute to climate change. The UK government’s Department of Energy & Climate Change has stated that CCS technology has the ability to reduce the effects of man-made climate change by reducing atmospheric CO₂ emissions.

Leigh Hackett, Alstom Vice President CCS, describes how the UK can become a world leader in CCS technology

Peter Emery, Drax Power Production Director, describes why it is so important to develop CCS technology

Philip Beer, BOC Director Clean Energy Europe, explains how carbon capture technology will help deliver energy security to the UK