Overview of Carbon Capture and Storage
The burning of fossil fuels adds a lot of excess carbon dioxide to our atmosphere. To reduce their carbon emissions, power plants can capture and store carbon dioxide.
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The power plant captures the carbon dioxide before it leaves the plant, then transports it to a site where they can inject it back into the ground.