About
This awareness-level eLearning series provides a comprehensive introduction to the principles, practices, and importance of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) as a key climate mitigation strategy. It explores how CCS contributes to global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and achieve a net-zero future.
Participants will build a foundational understanding of the scientific, technical, and regulatory dimensions of CCS. The series examines the role of carbon dioxide in the climate system, the challenges of decarbonizing industrial sectors, and how CCS can complement renewable energy and energy-efficiency measures. Learners will explore the full CCS value chain—how carbon is captured from various sources, transported safely, and stored securely in deep geological formations—while considering the infrastructure, scale, and oversight required for long-term effectiveness and environmental protection.
By connecting scientific context with practical implementation and regulatory frameworks, this series equips learners with the knowledge needed to engage meaningfully in CCS projects, policy development, and innovation. Whether preparing for roles in project development, environmental compliance, or climate policy, participants will gain a well rounded perspective on one of the most promising tools in the global climate action portfolio.
Candidates can take the following self-paced eLearning courses individually or as a ~11-hour online series. A Continued Education Units (CEU) certificate is issued upon completion.
Target Audience
Professionals, students, and decision-makers
You Will Learn
The Case for Carbon Capture and Sequestration
In this eLearning course, we will explore why Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) is a necessary technology in the race to reduce greenhouse gases. A high-level discussion on climate science, how the natural global carbon cycle works, and the role of manmade CO₂ emissions.
CCS Capture, Transport, and Storage
This eLearning course covers the basics of CCS projects and their life cycles. It includes a discussion of the unique blend of fundamentally different project types that make up a CCS project—a basic review of the technologies being utilized and developed for CO₂ capture with relative costs.
This eLearning course covers the basic requirements for viable geologic or subsurface storage of CO₂. It includes a review of the attributes needed for a good project and compares the different types of storage currently being implemented. The course also reviews a high-level workflow for screening projects and examples of projects in the industry.
Introduction to Class VI Regulatory Matters
This awareness-level eLearning course provides a comprehensive overview of the U.S. EPA’s Class VI regulatory framework, developed under the Safe Drinking Water Act to ensure the protection of underground sources of drinking water (USDWs) during geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide.