If the northern border has been a binational factory for decades, 2025 threatens to turn it into a massive CO₂ sink as well. The evidence is clear: in 2024, global carbon capture and storage (CCS) capacity “under construction” was on track to double to over 100 million tons per year once projects currently being built go online—a leap that shifted the conversation from technological promise to industrial deployment. In the United States, two drivers are pushing adoption in