Put It Back

Thank you for finding our “Put-It-Back” initiative at the Gulf Coast Carbon Center and for your interest. As a team of Scientists and Engineers at the Texas’ Geological Survey, known as the Bureau of Economic Geology, we would like to share important information about carbon capture and storage (CCS) with you.

Attention Teachers (Follow-up from CAST24)

Educational Resources

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) in Earth’s atmosphere has significantly increased due to industrial processes. Increasing concentrations of CO₂ gas in Earth’s atmosphere will have long-term negative impacts to our oceans and climate.

One possible response is to capture CO₂ in industrial settings, reinject it into deep geological reservoirs where this CO₂ will be retained permanently. This process is called geological sequestration, carbon capture and storage (CCS), or carbon storage. We must act now!

Helpful Resources

The Gulf Coast Carbon Center (GCCC) is part of the State Geological Survey of Texas, known formally as the Bureau of Economic Geology (Bureau or BEG) and affiliated with the Jackson School of Geosciences (JSG) at The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin). The GCCC conducts studies on geologic storage, retention, and monitoring of CO₂ in the deep surface while also providing public education about CO₂ storage, risks, and mitigation measures. The GCCC not only works in the Gulf of Mexico, but they also work across the United States, and globally.

The GCCC created the Texas-Louisiana Carbon Management Community (TXLA CMC) to address current needs for accurate and appropriate CCS information for many stakeholders including state and local government officials, diverse interest groups including workers, unions, landowner organizations, community groups, trade groups, environmental and other interest organizations, and residents. TXLA CMC utilizes Texas and Louisiana university networks, and their connections, as valuable communicators to provide CCS information that are both welcome and useful.

The Gulf Coast Carbon Center’s Carbon-not Education & Ambassador Program empowers teachers to build expertise in carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies and helps them create and distribute educational resources for K-12 educators throughout Texas and Louisiana.

Carbon-nots to the Rescue! Join the Carbon-nots to learn about carbon capture and storage (CCS). This CCS comic book was designed using an 8th grade Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEK; see Science 8.11.B). This publication is a great way to describe CCS to all audiences.

CCS Education

Last updated: July 18, 2025