Understanding carbon capture and storage and clean fossil energy technologies can feel overwhelming, with information scattered across technical papers, policy documents, and industry announcements. Despite growing attention to these solutions, there’s still a significant gap in accessible, well-organized resources that explain how the science works, what policies support deployment, and where projects are happening today. To address that, we’ve compiled a curated list of resources for learners and professionals of all backgrounds—whether you're a student, policymaker, community leader, or industry stakeholder. This page offers a clear starting point to explore the technologies, policy frameworks, and real-world applications shaping our energy future.
For Public Stakeholders
- Five Stages of CCUS — Carbon Management Canada
- How Carbon Capture Works — HowStuffWorks
- What is Direct Air Capture? — IEA
- Carbon Capture — MIT Climate Portal
- Direct Air Capture vs. Carbon Capture & Storage — S&P Global
- Making Coal Clean — TedED
- How a Coal Plant Works — Tennessee Valley Authority
- 7 Things to Know About Carbon Capture — World Resources Institute
- Advanced Resources International
- Battelle
- Carbon180
- Carbon Capture Coalition
- Clean Air Task Force
- Clean Energy Ministerial CCUS Initiative
- Clearpath
- EFI Foundation
- ^^ Global CCS Institute
- Great Plains Institute
- IEAGHG
- International CCS Knowledge Centre
- Michigan Geological Survey
- National Carbon Capture Center
- Resources for the Future
- Southern States Energy Board
- World Resources Institute
For Policy Professionals
- Department of Energy — Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management
- Department of Energy — Tribal Fossil Energy and Carbon Management Working Group
- Department of the Interior — Bureau of Land Management
- Department of the Interior — Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
- Department of the Interior — Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
- EPA Underground Injection Control Program
- EPA — Class II Oil and Gas Related Injection Wells
- EPA — Class VI Wells Used for Geologic Sequestration of CO₂
- Internal Revenue Service — Credit for Carbon Oxide Sequestration
- Argonne National Laboratory
- Idaho National Laboratory
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
- National Energy Technology Laboratory
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Sandia National Laboratory
- Current Class VI Projects under Review at EPA — EPA
- Understanding Wells & Permitting for CCS Project Development — Landgate
- ^^ Report on CCUS: State Comparison of Technical and Policy Issues — USEA
- ^^ Report: Study on State's Policies & Regulations per CO2-EOR Storage Conventional, ROZ and EOR in Shale: Permitting, Infrastructure, Incentives, Royalty Owners, Eminent Domain, Mineral-Pore Space, and Storage — USEA
For Industry
- Analysis: CCS Commercial and Regulatory Frameworks — Global CCS Institute
- NRAP Tools for UIC Class VI Permit Support — USEA
- ^^ Report on CCUS: State Comparison of Technical and Policy Issues — USEA
- ^^ Report: Study on State's Policies & Regulations per CO2-EOR Storage Conventional, ROZ and EOR in Shale: Permitting, Infrastructure, Incentives, Royalty Owners, Eminent Domain, Mineral-Pore Space, and Storage — USEA
- US Environmental Laws and Regulations Impact on CCS — White & Case
- Carbon Storage Services — Battelle
- Site Selection for Carbon Capture — CaptureMap
- CCS Policy Across Sectors: What it takes to deploy at scale — GE Vernova
- State of the Art: CCS Technologies 2025 — Global CCS Institute
- Global CO2 Storage Atlas — USEA
- State and Trends of Carbon Pricing Dashboard — World Bank
CCS and Clean Fossil Energy Outlets
- Arizona State University
- Colorado School of Mines
- Columbia University
- Rice University
- Stanford University
- University of Alaska Fairbanks
- University of Houston
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- University of Michigan
- University of North Dakota
- University of Texas at Austin
- University of Wyoming
- West Virginia University
- Western Michigan University
