called CCS. In 2013 the term CCUS was introduced to highlight its potential economic benefit, and this term subsequently gained popularity.

Around 1% of captured CO₂ is used as a feedstock for making products such as fertilizer, fuels, and plastics. These uses are forms of carbon capture and utilization. In some cases, the product durably stores the carbon from the CO₂ and thus is also considered to be a form of CCS. To qualify as CCS, carbon storage must be long-term, therefore using CO₂ to produce fertilizer,