carbon capture

noun

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.

First recorded in 1970–75

They employ and fund researchers, incubate and test new technologies relating to energy storage, production and carbon capture.

The coal industry says carbon-capture technology is unproven and would make building new plants uneconomical.

That helps defray carbon-capture costs, though the plant is still proving expensive.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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