Plasma-catalytic conversion of CO 2 and H 2 O into energy gases at room temperature was studied in a dielectric barrier discharge reactor. CO, H 2 , and traces of CH 4 were observed as the products in an argon atmosphere. Moreover, NiO with different morphologies was prepared and loaded on cordierite as catalysts. Compared with NiO-grain and NiO-sheet, NiO-sphere showed higher catalytic performance; the yields of H 2 , CO, and CH 4 were 354.3, 21.0, and 0.061 μmol•h −1 •g cat −1 , respectively. Characterization indicated that highly dispersed NiO nanoclusters, chemical adsorption of CO 2 , and defect formation may be the factors that promoted the catalytic performance. Subsequently, a kinetic analysis was performed for further understanding the reaction process.