Australian Government Supports Carbon Capture and Storage With Scarce Funding

Two employees work on pipes carrying liquid CO2 at the "Schwarze Pumpe" ("Black Pump") power station Vattenfall in Werder, Germany on Sept. 8, 2008. The power station is using Carbon Capture and Storage, or CCS, which captures the greenhouse gases produced when fossil fuels are combusted. Michael Urban/ DDP/AFP via Getty Images

Federal Resources Minister Madeleine King has supported carbon capture and storage (CCS) as the way for the industry to reach net-zero emissions.

“Traditional commodities, including our energy resources, will play an essential role in supporting Australia’s economy transition to net-zero while also continuing to underwrite energy security for our key trading partners,” King said at the APPEA 2023 conference and exhibition in Adelaide on May 16.