Q&A: Does the world need ‘carbon capture and storage’ to reach net-zero? - Carbon Brief

Nature & Climate Perspective

**Carbon capture and storage (CCS) provides engineered permanence for point-source emissions, mitigating atmospheric greenhouse gas forcing without competing for land resources. **

• Alleviates competitive land-use pressure on terrestrial ecosystems by reducing over-reliance on massive afforestation or soil carbon enhancement.
• Delivers high-integrity, geologically isolated CO2 sequestration that bypasses the reversal risks inherent in biological LULUCF pathways.
• Enhances long-term atmospheric stability by directly preventing post-industrial process emissions from interacting with the biosphere.

Market & Policy Outlook

**Deployment of industrial CCS is increasingly required for heavy industry compliance under SBTi target-setting and Article 6 carbon accounting frameworks. **

• Aligns strongly with ICVCM Core Carbon Principles (CCPs) regarding permanence and rigorous MRV, establishing a benchmark for high-quality removal credits.
• Drives long-term market valuation and liquidity for engineered removals capable of generating ITMOs under Article 6.2 and Article 6.4 mechanisms.
• Enables heavy emitting corporates to address residual Scope 1 emissions and hard-to-abate Scope 3 supply chain liabilities in accordance with SBTi Net-Zero standards.