Global carbon capture market stalls amid policy delays

A total of 50 CCS projects are in operation globally with 44 facilities under construction

Smoke stacks from the Hugh L. Spurlock Generating Station, a 1.3-gigawatt coal power plant in Maysville, Kentucky. The US Environmental Protection Agency said in early June that plans to build CCS infrastructure that would limit power plant emissions were “extremely unlikely” to be ready ahead of a 2032 deadline. — Smoke stacks from the Hugh L. Spurlock Generating Station, a 1.3-gigawatt coal power plant in Maysville, Kentucky. The US Environmental Protection Agency said in early June that plans to build CCS infrastructure that would limit power plant emissions were “extremely unlikely” to be ready ahead of a 2032 deadline.Photo: AFP/SCANPIX

Rebecca Conan

European energy correspondentLondon

Published 30 June 2025, 13:01Updated 30 June 2025, 13:01

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