As of 2022, roughly two million metric tons of carbon dioxide (MtCO₂) per year were captured by bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) projects worldwide. Projects currently in the early and advanced stages of development could capture roughly 50 MtCO₂ per year by 2030. However, this falls well short of the 190 MtCO₂ per year removed needed by 2030 for the net zero emissions by 2050 scenario.
Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) capture capacity of operational and planned projects worldwide from 2022 to 2030, by stage
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NZE = Net Zero Emissions by 2050 Scenario. Data only includes captured biogenic emissions, and projects with capture capacities larger than 100,000 tCO₂ per year. Some projects (e.g. cement or waste-to-energy facilities) also include capture of non-biogenic emissions in communicated capture capacities. When the fraction of biogenic emissions out of total captured CO₂ is unknown, it is assumed that the share of biogenic emissions is 10 percent in cement facilities and 50 percent in waste-to-energy plants.
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IEA. (July 11, 2023). Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) capture capacity of operational and planned projects worldwide from 2022 to 2030, by stage (in million metric tons of CO₂ per year) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1416858/co2-capture-beccs-planned-and-operational-projects/
IEA. "Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) capture capacity of operational and planned projects worldwide from 2022 to 2030, by stage (in million metric tons of CO₂ per year)." Chart. July 11, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1416858/co2-capture-beccs-planned-and-operational-projects/
IEA. (2023). Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) capture capacity of operational and planned projects worldwide from 2022 to 2030, by stage (in million metric tons of CO₂ per year). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1416858/co2-capture-beccs-planned-and-operational-projects/
IEA. "Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (Beccs) Capture Capacity of Operational and Planned Projects Worldwide from 2022 to 2030, by Stage (in Million Metric Tons of Co₂ per Year)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1416858/co2-capture-beccs-planned-and-operational-projects/
IEA, Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) capture capacity of operational and planned projects worldwide from 2022 to 2030, by stage (in million metric tons of CO₂ per year) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1416858/co2-capture-beccs-planned-and-operational-projects/ (last visited July 24, 2024)
Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) capture capacity of operational and planned projects worldwide from 2022 to 2030, by stage (in million metric tons of CO₂ per year) [Graph], IEA, July 11, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1416858/co2-capture-beccs-planned-and-operational-projects/