Global underground CO₂ storage hit record 43.6 million metric tons in 2024 alone

October 25, 2026 · 12:00 pm 1 sources

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• Global underground CO₂ storage hit record 43.6 million metric tons in 2024 alone
  Phys.org · October 25, 2026 12:00
  The most comprehensive record yet of carbon dioxide stored underground through geological carbon dioxide storage has been published today, revealing that 43.6 million metric tons were sequestered in 2024 alone—a new annual record—and that 421.7 million metric tons have now been stored in the past…