Carbon Capture Utilisation (CCU)

in carbon capture utilisation (CCU), CO2 is captured and used directly or indirectly ?

Both

directly (not chemically altered)

indirectly (transformed)

How many Mt of CO2 currently used in Carbon Capture and Utilisation and Where ?

230 Mt

directly used pathways in fertiliser industry for urea manufacturing and for enhanced oil recovery

New utilisation pathways in CCU ? and how much CO2 will use per year and till when ?

synthetic fuels, chemicals and building aggregates

under 15 Mt of CO₂ per year could be captured for these new uses by 2030

India proposed for deployment of CCU in which sector ?

Cement

what CCU do ?

removes the carbon from atmosphere and puts it into economy as inputs in fuels, building materials, chemicals, polymers