Dear Editor,

The true potential of carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) lies in the U. Many people started their week hearing, perhaps for the first time ever, about carbon capture — but it’s not all about sequestering carbon under the sea. Instead, we have homegrown technology right now that is being exported around the world, to help industries decarbonise instantly by locking carbon from their emissions into graphene.

Instead of just pumping this carbon under the sea, graphene is part of a circular economy that both decarbonises existing heavily polluting materials, such as concrete and cement, and transforms the performance of future energy infrastructure such as battery cells and solar panels.

This technology fits easily with existing infrastructure and reduces the CO₂ potential of natural gas by up to 40 per cent immediately. In our shift to a cleaner future, CCUS has a rightful role in our arsenal.