Summary
This annual progress review documents the state of carbon capture, utilisation, and storage technologies in 2024, a year marked by record global temperatures and intensified climate action. The authors report significant growth in both scientific interest (11.4% increase in CCUS publications) and commercial deployment (16.3% expansion in operational facilities to 50 globally), alongside emerging government policies designed to accelerate CCUS adoption through targeted economic investment and implementation requirements.
UK applicability
As a global review, the findings on CCUS technology progress and policy trends are applicable to the UK context, where CCUS is recognised as part of the net-zero transition pathway. However, specific applicability to UK farming systems and soil health—the core remit of Vitagri's Pulse Brain—is limited, as the paper focuses on industrial carbon capture rather than agricultural emissions reduction or soil carbon sequestration.
Key measures
Annual publication count in CCUS research, number of operational commercial CCUS facilities, policy framework assessments, global temperature anomalies (first year exceeding 1.5°C above preindustrial levels)
Outcomes reported
The review tracked annual progress in CCUS technologies during 2024, measuring growth in scientific publications (11.4% increase to 53,970), expansion of operational commercial CCUS facilities (16.3% increase to 50 total), and assessment of government policy initiatives to accelerate CCUS adoption.
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