The document summarizes information from a presentation by the Global CCS Institute on carbon capture and storage (CCS) readiness. It defines CCS readiness and its benefits. It discusses regulatory and economic drivers for CCS readiness policies and provides an example of a CCS retrofit feasibility study conducted in Guangdong Province, China. The presentation covered what CCS is, definitions of capture, transport, and storage readiness, reasons for pursuing CCS readiness, and factors to consider for CCS readiness policies.