EAN: 9780262535755

CARBON CAPTURE - HOWARD J HERZOG KARTONIERT (TB)

A concise overview of carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS)  a promising but overlooked
climate change mitigation pathway. The burning of fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide (CO2) 
and these CO2 emissions are a major driver of climate change. Carbon capture offers a path to
climate change mitigation that has received relatively little attention. In this volume in the
MIT Press Essential Knowledge series  Howard Herzog offers a concise guide to carbon capture 
covering basic information as well as the larger context of climate technology and policy.
Carbon capture  or carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS)  refers to a suite of technologies
that reduce CO2 emissions by capturing” CO2 before it is released into the atmosphere and then
transporting it to where it will be stored or used. It is the only climate change mitigation
technique that deals directly with fossil fuels rather than providing alternatives to them.
Herzog  a pioneer in carbon capture research  begins by discussing the fundamentals of climate
change and how carbon capture can be one of the solutions. He explains capture and storage
technologies  including chemical scrubbing and the injection of CO2 deep underground. He
reports on current efforts to deploy CCS at factories and power plants and attempts to capture
CO2 from the air itself. Finally  he explores the policies and politics in play around CCS and
argues for elevating carbon capture in the policy agenda.

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