<article><p class="lead">The total capacity of carbon capture and storage (CCS) storage facilities, both operating and under development, has risen by a third in the last year, but deployment of the technology is not happening fast enough to meet 2050 climate goals, according to a status report from the Global CCS Institute. </p><p>The world now has 65 commercial CSS facilities, 26 of which are in operation and are capturing a total of almost 40mn t/yr of CO2. But to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, installed capacity must increase by more than a hundred-fold, the report said. Around 30pc of the 65 facilities are still in the early stages of development. </p><p>CCS is now deemed essential in achieving Paris climate targets, with the report defining the technology as "a game-changer". The UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has presented four scenarios that limit the rise in global temperatures to 1.5°C, and only one of them — which "requires the most radical changes in human behaviour" — does not utilise CCS facilities.</p><p>A key milestone in the deployment of CCS technology this year was the success of the Alberta Carbon Trunk Line in Canada, the highest capacity infrastructure for CO2 transport in the world, which began operating in March. This year has also seen more support from governments and businesses, with £1bn ($1.3bn) of funding for CSS infrastructure included in the UK's spring budget.</p><p>"We have long known that CCS will be an essential technology for emissions reduction; its deployment across a wide range of sectors of the economy must now be accelerated," international advisor to the Global CCS Institute Nicolas Stern said. </p><p class="bylines">By Beatrice O'Kelly</p></article>
