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CCS could add billions of tonnes of CO2 to Asia’s climate bill, think tank warns

Published 22:03 on October 5, 2025 / Last updated at 10:26 on October 3, 2025 / / Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), CO2 Management (CCUS), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation)

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The Asia Pacific’s grand carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCS) plans may derail efforts to hit the Paris target of 1.5C, add a vast volumes more of greenhouses gases to the atmosphere, and prop up fossil use for decades, or even add to its emissions given the energy demands of capturing, transporting, and storing CO2, a think tank has warned.
The Asia Pacific’s grand carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCS) plans may derail efforts to hit the Paris target of 1.5C, add a vast volumes more of greenhouses gases to the atmosphere, and prop up fossil use for decades, or even add to its emissions given the energy demands of capturing, transporting, and storing CO2, a think tank has warned.


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