Plain meaning
A set of technologies that capture carbon dioxide emissions and either use them or store them so they are not released into the atmosphere.
Also called
carbon capture utilization and storage
carbon capture and sequestration
carbon-capture infrastructure
carbon capture and storage
Key points
- CCUS can involve capture equipment, transportation, use, storage, and monitoring.
- Federal tax-credit and investment announcements often distinguish between eligible project costs and broader project financing.
- Carbon capture does not mean a project has no emissions; it refers to capturing and managing some emissions.
- Project economics can depend on tax credits, carbon contracts, regulation, commodity prices, and financing.
Why it comes up
CCUS appears in clean-economy tax-credit, Canada Growth Fund, and industrial decarbonization articles.