A feasibility analysis reveals that carbon capture and storage capacity might be able to expand fast enough to meet the requirements of 2 °C climate pathways but will unlikely meet those for 1.5 °C. Moreover, carbon capture and storage is unlikely to capture and store more than 600 Gt of CO2 over the twenty-first century, which has implications for the global carbon budget.
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This is a summary of: Kazlou, T. et al. Feasible deployment of carbon capture and storage and the requirements of climate targets. Nat. Clim. Change https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-024-02104-0 (2024).
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Major step up in carbon capture and storage needed to keep warming below 2 °C. Nat. Clim. Chang. 14, 1022–1023 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-024-02112-0
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