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Clean Energy, Climate and Carbon (Hardcover)
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Clean Energy, Climate and Carbon (Hardcover)
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With the general reader in mind, Clean Energy, Climate and Carbon
outlines the global challenge of decreasing greenhouse gas
emissions. It covers the changing concentration of atmospheric
carbon dioxide through time and its causes, before considering the
promise and the limitations of a wide range of energy technologies
for decreasing carbon dioxide emissions. Despite the need to
decrease carbon dioxide, the global use of fossil fuels is
increasing and is likely to continue to do so for some decades to
come. With this in mind, the book looks at the range of clean
energy technologies and considers in detail, what for many people
is the unfamiliar clean energy technology of carbon capture and
storage (CCS). How can we capture carbon dioxide from flue gases?
How do we transport it? How do we store it in suitable rocks? What
are suitable rocks and where do we find them? How do we know the
carbon dioxide will remain trapped once it is injected underground?
What does CCS cost and how do those costs compare with other
technology options? The book also explores the political
environment in which the discussion on clean energy technology
options is occurring. What will a price on carbon do for technology
uptake and what are the prospects of cutting our emissions by 2020
and of making even deeper cuts by 2050? What will the technology
mix look like by that time? For people who are concerned about
climate change, or who want to learn more about clean energy
technologies, including CCS, this is the definitive view of the
opportunities and the challenges we face in decreasing emissions
despite a seemingly inexorable global increase in energy demand.
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