Europe's largest carbon capture plant traps 800000 tons of CO₂ a year—the world emits ...

Europe's largest carbon capture plant at Sluiskil traps 800,000 tons of CO₂ annually from ammonia production, transporting and storing it under the North Sea to reduce emissions locally in the Netherlands. While operational and scalable, the technology currently offsets a small fraction of global emissions and faces material and scaling challenges.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Climate Tech, and 12 sources have reported it between 7 Sep 2026 and 14 Sep 2026.