▁reducing ▁carbon ▁dio x ide ▁em issions ▁is ▁carbon ▁capture ▁storage ▁( CC S ). ▁This ▁involves ▁the ▁absor ption ▁of ▁carbon ▁dio x ide ▁to ▁prevent ▁it ▁from ▁entering ▁the ▁atmosphere ▁from ▁em itting ▁sources , ▁such ▁as ▁natural ▁gas ▁processing ▁plants ▁or ▁power ▁plants . ▁Car bon ▁capture ▁storage ▁is ▁a ▁technology ▁that ▁can ▁capture ▁up ▁to ▁ 9 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁carbon ▁dio x ide ▁em issions ▁that ▁result ▁from ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁foss il ▁fu els ▁in ▁generating ▁electric ity ▁or ▁industrial ▁processes . ▁F oss il ▁fu els ▁impact ▁the ▁environment ▁when ▁comb usted ▁in ▁quantities ▁that ▁restrict ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁stabil ize ▁safe ▁levels ▁of ▁green house ▁gas ▁concentr ations ▁in ▁the ▁atmosphere . ▁Car bon ▁capture ▁storage ▁involves ▁a ▁three - step ▁process ▁of ▁acqu iring ▁the ▁carbon ▁dio x ide , ▁transport ing ▁it , ▁and ▁secure ly ▁storing ▁it ▁away . ▁First , ▁the ▁technology ▁separ ates ▁the ▁carbon ▁dio x ide ▁from ▁the ▁g ases ▁produced ▁in ▁the ▁electric ity ▁generation ▁or ▁industrial ▁processes ▁in ▁methods ▁of ▁ ▁pre - comb ust ion ▁capt ures , ▁post ▁comb ust ion ▁capture , ▁or ▁o xy - f uel ▁comb ust ion . ▁Then , ▁the ▁separated ▁carbon ▁dio x ide ▁is ▁transport ed ▁for ▁safe ▁storage ▁via ▁either ▁pipeline ▁or ▁ship . ▁The ▁carbon ▁dio x ide ▁is ▁stored ▁carefully ▁in ▁de ple ted ▁natural ▁gas ▁fields ▁or ▁selected ▁ge olog ic ▁rock ▁form ations ▁under ground , ▁that ▁are ▁usually ▁located ▁a