The possibility of capturing carbon dioxide greenhouse gas (CO2), an approach known as carbon capture and storage (CCS), could help mitigate global warming.
The strategy is to trap carbon dioxide where it is produced at power plants that burn fossil fuels and at factories so that the greenhouse gas isn’t spewed into the air. The captured carbon dioxide would then be transported and stored or used in industrial processes. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) estimates that catching carbon at a modern conventional power plant could reduce emissions into the atmosphere by approximately 80 to 90% compared to a plant that doesn't have the technology to catch carbon.