World's first commercial carbon storage facility gets first CO2 injection

The first commercial carbon storage facility has been inaugurated off Norway's coast, but is storing CO2 deep under the seabed really the answer?

• Aug 25, 2025

Carbon capture aims to slow climate change

Carbon dioxide is captured from the air and buried underground as part of groundbreaking new technology to slow climate change. Bill Whitaker met with teams making it happen in Iceland.

• Apr 30, 2023
• 12:57

The secrets of cork: So much more than a bottle stopper

The sound of a bottle popping may be a familiar harbinger of good, but the humble material behind the pop has more uses than you might imagine.

• Dec 11, 2024

4/30/2023: The Domino Effect; Out of Thin Air; An American Down Under

Fight to cut South’s maternal mortality rate. Then, Carbon capture aims to slow climate change. And, Mason Cox: The 60 Minutes Interview.

• Apr 30, 2023
• 43:05

Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon pursues green agenda in red state

Wyoming is the nation's top coal mining state, but Republican Gov. Mark Gordon is a leading voice on climate-friendly energy projects. Amid pushback, Gordon has set a net-negative emissions goal.

• Jun 9, 2024

"Mammoth" carbon capture facility gets up and running in Iceland

Climeworks, a Swiss pioneer in the fast-growing field of CO2 capture and storage, launches operations at a new site on a dormant volcano.

• May 10, 2024

Paving the way to a greener future

According to the University of California, Davis, residential energy use is responsible for 20% of total greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. However, one company is helping residential buildings reduce their impact and putting carbon to use. CBS News' Bradley Blackburn shows how the process works.

• Apr 25, 2024
• 04:59

How 2 companies are approaching carbon capture

With temperatures continuing to rise, the Biden administration is pumping billions of dollars into the carbon capture industry. Ben Tracy takes a look at how two different carbon capture companies are approaching the task.

• Mar 19, 2024
• 02:58

Startups take on new carbon capture solutions

Amid growing concerns over climate change, startup companies are at the forefront of developing innovative carbon capture strategies to combat rising CO2 levels in the atmosphere. This process faces scrutiny for potentially enabling the world's largest polluters.

• Feb 20, 2024
• 04:25

Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon supports innovation to combat climate change

Wyoming is aggressively pursuing energy initiatives as part of Gov. Mark Gordon's net-negative emissions goal.

• Dec 10, 2023

Lego drops prototype recycled blocks in blow to sustainability drive

Danish toy giant Lego said 2 years of experimentation with blocks made from recycled plastic bottles showed they "didn't reduce carbon emissions."

• Sep 25, 2023

Carbon capture technology: Costly distraction or clean energy's future?

If new Environmental Protection Agency rules take effect, most fossil fuel-burning plants may be compelled to implement carbon capture technology.

• Jul 2, 2023

Can carbon capture reduce climate change?

At a research lab in Alabama, scientists try to perfect what some see as a powerful tool in the fight against climate change. Others think carbon capture technology is a dangerous distraction and a waste of money. Senior national and environmental correspondent Ben Tracy reports from Wilsonville, Alabama.

• Jun 29, 2023
• 05:17

Scaling up carbon capture to make an impact

The next decade will be critical if the direct air capture industry is to grow big enough to make an impact, advocates told Bill Whitaker.

• Apr 30, 2023

How carbon capture can help slow climate change

Carbon dioxide is captured from the air and buried underground as part of groundbreaking new technology to slow climate change. Bill Whitaker met with teams making it happen in Iceland.

• Apr 30, 2023

Time to "defuse the climate time bomb" running out fast, U.N. warns

"Humanity is on thin ice, and that ice is melting fast," the U.N. chief said, calling a new report on the rate of climate change "a survival guide for humanity."

• Mar 20, 2023

Bill Gates defends his private planes when asked if he's a hypocrite

In a previous interview with "60 Minutes," Gates said, "I probably have one of the highest greenhouse gas footprints on the planet" and that his "personal flying alone is gigantic."

• Feb 10, 2023

Beavers are back in southern England county for first time in 400 years

Two beavers named Hazel and Chompy have been released on a mission to help local ecosystems – and even fight climate change.

• Jan 17, 2023

A possible milestone in the fight against climate change

Company says it used advanced technology to pull carbon dioxide from the air and store it in the ground.

• Jan 12, 2023

Congress is giving billions to carbon-capture technology. Will it work?

About $12 billion will build technology that can reduce emissions. But some worry it's being hijacked to keep U.S. burning fossil fuels.

• Jan 25, 2022

Government clean-coal projects flopped, federal watchdog finds

U.S. is investing billions in "carbon capture" technologies. So far, there's not much to show for it.

• Jan 18, 2022

Iceland rolls out devices to help capture and bury carbon dioxide

The Swiss company Climeworks started operating 96 fans powered by a nearby geothermal plant Thursday.

• Sep 9, 2021

Carbon capture and "dimming" the sun pose dilemmas for climate

Some climate experts say drastic times call for drastic measures. But would these geoengineering plans help or hurt the planet?

• Apr 23, 2021