The Challenge | Australian Carbon Vault

Carbon Capture Storage

Carbon capture and storage offers a proven solution to reduce carbon emissions significantly by capturing CO₂ and safely storing it underground. It will be a key part of the world’s energy transition

Carbon Capture Storage

Carbon capture and storage offers a proven solution to reduce carbon emissions significantly by capturing CO₂ and safely storing it underground. It will be a key part of the world’s energy transition

The Problem

Global CO₂ emissions are dangerously high, pushing us beyond safe climate thresholds. Even with renewables and energy efficiency, hard-to-abate sectors and legacy emissions make it impossible to reach net-zero without large-scale carbon removal.

The Solution

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) — a proven, permanent method of removing CO₂ emissions from the atmosphere and safely storing it deep underground. ACV uses world-class geology in South Australia to deliver low-cost, high-volume CO₂ storage, including innovative storage in coal seams and sandstone.

Our Goal

To become the leading pure-play carbon storage company in Australia and globally — enabling industries to decarbonise, supporting emerging technologies like Direct Air Capture, and securing long-term climate stability through safe, scalable carbon storage.

Our Goal

To become the leading pure-play carbon storage company in Australia and globally — enabling industries to decarbonise, supporting emerging technologies like Direct Air Capture, and securing long-term climate stability through safe, scalable carbon storage.

38.5

Billion tonnes CO₂ emissions per year

4.8

Tonnes of CO₂ per person

1%

Average increase in CO₂ emissions per year

75%

of CO₂ emissions are from fuel and energy

The need for CCS

CO₂capture and storage (CCS) is essential in addressing the urgent challenge of reducing global emissions, given that combustion of fossil fuels for energy and transport is a major contributing source of CO₂ in the atmosphere. Despite the growth of renewable energy, the world remains heavily reliant on coal, oil, and natural gas to power homes, industries, and economies. CCS provides a practical and immediate way to significantly lower emissions from these sectors by capturing CO₂ at the source—such as power plants and industrial facilities—and storing it safely underground. This technology plays a critical role in the transition to net zero, especially for hard-to-decarbonise industries. Without CCS, achieving the deep emission cuts required to meet global climate targets will be far more difficult, costly, and time-consuming.