{"id":67673,"date":"2026-02-26T20:34:42","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=67673"},"modified":"2026-02-27T16:20:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T10:50:47","slug":"carbon-capture-utilisation-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/26-02-2026\/carbon-capture-utilisation-india","title":{"rendered":"Explorations of Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU)\u00a0 technologies for india\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/Environment&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In News<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Recently, it has been observed that Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU)\u00a0 technologies are essential for achieving India&#8217;s net-zero emissions targets, particularly for hard-to-abate sectors like cement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU)&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It refers to a set of technologies that capture carbon dioxide emissions from industrial sources or directly from the air and convert them into useful products.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It\u00a0 removes carbon from the atmosphere and puts it into the economy as inputs for fuels, chemicals, building materials, or polymers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unlike carbon capture and storage, where captured CO\u2082 is permanently stored underground rather than reused, CCU uses up the captured carbon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fff2cc\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Global Scenario&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The EU Bioeconomy Strategy and Circular Economy Action Plan explicitly supports CCU as a way to turn CO\u2082 into feedstocks for chemicals, fuels, and materials, linking it to circularity and sustainability targets.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ArcelorMittal and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. are working with a climate tech company, D-CRBN, to trial a new technology to convert CO2 captured at ArcelorMittal\u2019s plant in Gent, Belgium into carbon monoxide which can be used in steel and chemical production.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The U.S. uses a combination of tax credits and funding to scale CCUs, particularly for CO\u2082-derived fuels and chemicals.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The UAE\u2019s Al Reyadah project and planned CO\u2082-to-chemicals hubs leverage CCU with green hydrogen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Need in India&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>India has consistently been the world\u2019s third-largest emitter of CO\u2082, with emissions driven largely by power generation, cement, steel, and chemicals.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>While renewable energy may reduce future emissions, many industrial processes are inherently carbon-intensive and difficult to decarbonise.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CCU offers a pathway to reduce emissions from these \u201chard-to-abate\u201d sectors while simultaneously creating new industrial value chains.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It also aligns with India\u2019s net-zero target for 2070 and its push to build a circular, low-carbon economy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Progress and Initiatives&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>India has begun supporting CCU through research funding from the Department of Science and Technology which has created a specific research and development roadmap for these technologies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Union Budget 2026-27 has announced a Rs 20,000-crore scheme to scale up carbon capture, storage and utilisation across five high-emitting industrial sectors.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The move aims to move CCUS from pilot projects to policy-backed deployment as part of India\u2019s net-zero by 2070 commitment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The draft <strong>2030 roadmap for Carbon Utilisation and Storage (CCUS)<\/strong> presented by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural gas has identified projects that can be used for CCUS purposes.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the private sector, Ambuja Cements (Adani Group) is working on an Indo-Swedish CCU pilot with IIT Bombay to convert captured CO\u2082 into fuels and materials.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>JK Cement is collaborating on a CCU testbed to capture CO\u2082 for applications such as lightweight concrete blocks and olefins.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Organic Recycling Systems Limited (ORSL) is leading India\u2019s first pilot-scale Bio-CCU platform, valorising CO\u2082 from biogas streams into bio-alcohols and specialty chemicals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key risks in scaling CCU (Carbon Capture and Utilization) in India<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>High Costs<\/strong> \u2013 Capturing and converting CO\u2082 is energy-intensive, making CCU products expensive compared to fossil-based alternatives.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Infrastructure Gaps <\/strong>\u2013 Effective CCU requires co-located industrial clusters, CO\u2082 transport networks, and integration with downstream manufacturing, which are unevenly developed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Regulatory and Market Uncertainty <\/strong>\u2013 Lack of standards, certification, and clear market signals discourages investment and limits demand for CO\u2082-derived products.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Conclusion&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>CCUS technologies are essential for hard-to-decarbonize industries like steel and cement, where most CO\u2082 comes from production processes rather than fuel use.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The \u20b920,000 crore budget allocation aims to develop CCUS applications in power, steel, cement, refineries, and chemicals, helping reduce emissions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>India has taken positive steps through the development of roadmaps to achieving CCU, and their appropriate implementation will be necessary for achieving India\u2019s goals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Source :<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/science\/what-are-carbon-capture-and-utilisation-technologies-explained\/article70675521.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TH<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong> In News <\/strong><\/p>\n<li class=\"ms-5\"> Recently, it has been observed that Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU)\u00a0 technologies are essential for achieving India&#8217;s net-zero emissions targets, particularly for hard-to-abate sectors like cement. <\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong> Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU)\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<li class=\"ms-5\"> It refers to a set of technologies that capture carbon dioxide emissions from industrial sources or directly from the air and convert them into useful products. <\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\"> It\u00a0 removes carbon from the atmosphere and puts it into the economy as inputs for fuels, chemicals, building materials, or polymers. <\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\"> Unlike carbon capture and storage, where captured CO\u2082 is permanently stored underground rather than reused, CCU uses up the captured carbon. <\/li>\n<p><a href=\" https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/26-02-2026\/carbon-capture-utilisation-india \" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-sm float-end\">Read 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