The development of aqueous absorbents for CO 2 capture is significantly important to reduce global industrial gas emissions through high regeneration efficiency and low energy consumption. Herein, we newly designed and prepared a dihydroxylated ionic liquid (IL) bis(2-hydroxyethyl)dimethylammonium 1,2,4-triazole ([N 1,1,2OH,2OH ][T Z ]) for highly efficient CO 2 absorption through anion−cation cooperative interactions. A superior capacity of 1.33 mol of CO 2 per mol of IL and excellent reversibility have been achieved by the introduction of dihydroxy sites on the ammonium-based Tz IL. 1 H and 13 C nuclear magnetic resonance, Fourier transform infrared, and quantum chemical calculations demonstrate bihydroxyl-cooperative absorption of CO 2 via hydrogen bond interaction between the cation and anion of the IL. The theory calculation shows that IL displays a superlow reactive absorption enthalpy, favorable to the reversible CO 2 absorption, which can maintain an initial absorption capacity of 98.5% with the cycle numbers of 100, implying the facile regeneration and superlow energy consumption. Thus, the functionalized ILs toward group cooperative gas absorption and excellent reversibility may open a door to designing new materials for enhancing CO 2 absorption and utilization.