Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage

Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) serves as a critical pathway for reducing emissions from hard-to-abate industrial sectors such as steel, cement, oil and gas, petrochemicals, chemicals, and fertilisers, aligning with India's Net Zero by 2070 vision. The Government of India has established policy, institutional, and financial frameworks—including a ₹20,000 crore CCUS scheme allocated over five years in the Union Budget 2026–27—to promote carbon capture, utilisation, and permanent geological storage. Key developments include India's first integrated CCUS Field Laboratory at IIT Bombay, pilot-scale testbeds in coal-gasification and cement facilities, and regional hub-and-cluster models identified by NITI Aayog and the Department of Science and Technology.