If you need hard data, project maps, and industrial market tracking, the Global CCS Institute is the go-to source. Their resources monitor the pulse of industrial decarbonization worldwide.
The Global Status Report
This is the sector’s most important annual publication. It tracks not just the technology, but the speed of adoption. Recent data reveals a clear trend: the CCS project pipeline is growing at a record pace year-over-year, driven by new policy incentives in North America and Europe, though they warn that installed capacity must still increase more than 100-fold to meet 2050 climate goals.
CO2RE: The Intelligence Database
The Institute’s flagship resource is its intelligence database, offering an unmatched view:
- Facility Tracking: A living map of all commercial CCS facilities globally, from those in operation to those in early planning stages.
- Sector Diversity: It shows how the technology is applied not just in power, but in hard-to-abate sectors like cement, steel, and fertilizers.
Policy & Regulatory Frameworks
Technology does not scale without laws to back it. Their legal analysis resources break down:
- Liability: Who is responsible for the stored CO2 in perpetuity.
- Investment Incentives: Comparisons of tax credits (like 45Q in the US) and carbon markets.
- ESG Standards: Guides for companies to transparently report their capture activities.
Capture vs. Removal
The Institute clarifies the dual role of these technologies:
- CCS (Mitigation): Stopping CO2 from industrial stacks from entering the atmosphere.
- CDR (Removal): Using the same transport and storage infrastructure to store CO2 captured directly from the air (DAC) or via bioenergy (BECCS).
