The global pipeline for carbon capture projects has jumped by nearly half since 2021, but hitting climate targets will require far greater growth, backers say.

Meeting the Paris Agreement goals cannot happen without carbon capture, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm told the Global CCS Institute Forum.

Fifty-one carbon capture and storage projects were announced in the U.S. in 2021, more than the total of all projects announced in the previous three years.

There is a lot of disagreement on the need for carbon capture and sequestration technology, but DOE’s Shuchi Talati believes that the conversation can change.