CCUS vs CRT

We often use the term decarbonisation. But precision matters. There are three distinct concepts in climate strategy: 1️.Decarbonisation Reducing CO₂ emissions through efficiency, electrification, fuel switching, capture, or offsets. → Focus: Emission reduction. 2️. CCUS Capturing and storing or utilising CO₂ after fossil carbon has already entered the active carbon cycle. → Focus: Mitigation after extraction. 3️. Defossilisation Ending the transfer of geological carbon into the short-term carbon cycle. → Focus: Eliminating fossil carbon inputs at the source. Decarbonisation reduces emissions. CCUS captures emissions. Defossilisation removes fossil dependence. Carbon itself is not the issue. The structural imbalance arises when we move carbon from geological time into biological time. If climate action is about restoring long-term equilibrium, then addressing the source matters. #Defossilisation #Decarbonisation #CCUS #CarbonCycle #EnergyTransition #SystemsThinking