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Research update on... carbon dioxide removal technologies
9/4/2025
8 min read
Feature
Technologies such as bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS), decarbonised steelmaking techniques and direct air capture (DAC) are investigated in this review article written by Lindsay-Marie Armstrong, Professor of Decarbonised Systems and Deputy Director of the Sustainability and Resilience Institute at the University of Southampton. Below is an edited and abridged synthesis of UK research on the topic commissioned by the UK Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC) over the last few years.
Climate change mitigation necessitates the urgent and effective implementation of strategies within a comprehensive carbon dioxide removal (CDR) portfolio to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, support atmospheric CO2 removal and potentially move towards a ‘negative emissions’ scenario. Almost all CDR technologies require dedicated efforts to make them economically appealing and less energy-demanding.
As industrial decarbonisation progresses, and carbon capture and storage (CCS) infrastructure comes online, the wider role of the industrial clusters – that is, concentrated areas of energy-intensive industries – in delivering net zero will come into sharper focus, including the potential to deliver negative emissions.
Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) systems are a promising CDR technology in supporting renewable energy generation, whilst potentially offering a route to negative emissions.