What environmental issue does CCUs aim to address?

Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCUs) primarily aims to address greenhouse gas emissions, particularly carbon dioxide (CO2). The technology involved in CCUs captures CO2 produced from various industrial processes or directly from the atmosphere and then converts it into products, such as fuels, chemicals, or even materials used in construction.

By focusing on capturing and repurposing CO2, CCUs directly tackle the challenge of excessive greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change. Reducing these emissions is crucial in mitigating global warming and its associated environmental impacts. Additionally, if successful, CCUs can help support a transition to a circular economy by finding valuable uses for emissions that would otherwise contribute to atmospheric CO2 levels.

The other environmental issues listed, such as air quality improvement, soil erosion, and deforestation, are significant in their own right; however, they do not directly relate to the core objective of CCUs. Air quality improvement is typically concerned with pollutants like particulate matter and nitrogen oxides rather than CO2 specifically. Soil erosion involves the degradation of land and its fertility, and deforestation pertains to the loss of forest cover, affecting biodiversity and carbon sequestration but not directly linked to the processes of CCUs. Thus, the focus of CCUs specifically on