Where Can We Store Carbon Dioxide?

The concept of physically removing carbon dioxide (CO2) directly from the air has gained momentum in the midst of significant, sustained global focus on climate change. We see in Figure 1 that projects focused on carbon capture, utilisation and storage that are either in ‘advanced development’ or ‘early and announced’ phases jumped dramatically in 2021. Notably, the number of ‘Operating’ facilities has been fairly stable in recent years.