World: The Global CCS Institute reports that 113 commercial-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects are currently operational. This includes industrial sectors such as cement, hydrogen, ammonia and fertiliser production and gas processing. Capture capacity is expected to reach 100Mt/yr when projects currently being built are commissioned.
The institute’s latest Global Status of CCS report notes that the CCS sector’s most significant shift is both the growth in projects and the emergence of the transport networks, storage hubs and commercial frameworks needed to support deployment at scale. Around one in three projects being tracked by the Institute are transport and storage schemes.
By region, the Americas, primarily led by the US, holds the biggest share of operating CO₂ capture capacity, at 48Mt/yr. Rising electricity demand from data centres is further driving this trend. CCS projects in Europe could reach 141Mt/yr if projects progress as planned. The Institute also said that Northern Europe is beginning to demonstrate how a connected cross-border market for CO₂ transport and storage could operate. New agreements and industrial partnerships are connecting emitters with permanent storage across national borders. Recent examples include Yara's ammonia facility in the Netherlands, which captures CO₂ for transport and storage in Norway through Northern Lights. The report also highlighted an agreement between the national and provincial governments in Alberta, Canada to coordinate carbon pricing, carbon contracts for difference, project approvals, transport infrastructure development and Indigenous participation within a framework. Other policies have also been noted in China, Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and the UAE.
