Cost‑effective offshore carbon capture, utilization and storage deployment and transport network optimization in southern China
2026-04-02
Pengfei Xiong, Shu Jiang, Kai Zhang, Zhengbin Wu, Cong Cheng, Ruyang Yu, Linhao Zhang, Jiale Fu, Xiaoyu Fang, Yuhong Xie, Tongqing Liu
Communications Earth & Environment, Published online: 02 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s43247-026-03455-6 Offshore carbon capture projects in southern China can break even before 2040, with transport distance as a key driver. These insights are based on geological assessment, phased planning, and technoeconomic analysis and GIS spatial analysis.