carbon capture

noun

1. the process of trapping carbon dioxide at its emission source, transporting it to a usually underground storage location, and isolating it there:

   New carbon capture technologies provide an additional weapon against global warming.

Word History and Origins

Origin of carbon capture¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

Instead, the FAA says achieving this will require developing airplane technology that emits less, reducing the amount of fuel burned through better air traffic management, and ultimately investing in carbon capture technology to offset the unavoidable emissions.

From Los Angeles Times

This could produce potentially limitless supplies of fuel, but in order to be sustainable would require large quantities of renewable electricity, as well as a substantial increase in carbon capture and storage.

From BBC

What are your feelings on drastic attempts to reduce climate change like carbon capture and proposals to block out the sun?

From Salon

Yaghi founded a company, Irvine-based Atoco, to commercialize his research on carbon capture and other technologies.

From Los Angeles Times

After about two years of environmental reviews, the vote was the final regulatory hurdle for the state’s first carbon capture and storage project — an approach that has been described as an essential component of California’s ambitious climate plans.

From Los Angeles Times