Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is the name given to a number of technologies and processes that capture CO2 from a source (usually a fossil fuel power plant or for industrial processes such as steel, cement and oil refining)(Global CCS Institute, 2016), transport this CO2 and inject it into deep geologic formations for long-term storage (Meadowcroft & Langhelle, 2010). It is one mitigation method among many aimed at addressing climate change (Rackley, 2010) and is expected to contribute more than 20% of global CO2 reductions (Sara et al., 2015). The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) had dedicated significant time to researching CCS and better understanding how it can play a part in mitigating climate change, stating that it is needed as part of the “portfolio of mitigation actions” (IPCC, 2005). Others have echoed the need for CCS in meeting CO2 emission reduction targets such as the Energy Technologies Institute and the Climate Change Committee (IEA, 2013; IPCC, 2014; Utility Week, 2016).