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