Repairing the Climate - A Plea for Carbon Capture

Climate change is triggered by a too high concentration of greenhouse gases in the air, carbon dioxide in particular, primarily originating from fossil fuel-burning. Since such burning will not stop any time soon, the concentration will undoubtedly rise further, exacerbating climate change.

List of contents

Preface. Acronyms and Abbreviations. Introduction. The Global Carbon Picture. The 100% Renewable-Energy Option Explored. The Need for Carbon Capture. The Case of CCS for the Coal Sector. The Need and Status of Carbon Pricing. Materials and Processes for Carbon Capture. Post- and Pre-combustion Carbon Capture. Direct Carbon Removal. Compression, Transport and Storage. Utilization of CO2. CCS Projects and Hubs. Direct Carbon Removal Companies and Projects. Costs and Economics. Conclusion. Glossary. References and Literature. Websites. Index.

About the author

L.J. Reinders has had an active career as a high-energy physicist, earning a PhD from Utrecht University in 1976 and working at various research centres in Europe and Japan until 1988, when he switched to law and legal translation. He has written a biography of the Soviet low-temperature physicist Lev Vasilevich Shubnikov and two books on the prospects for energy production from nuclear fusion.

Summary

Climate change is triggered by a too high concentration of greenhouse gases in the air, carbon dioxide in particular, primarily originating from fossil fuel-burning. Since such burning will not stop any time soon, the concentration will undoubtedly rise further, exacerbating climate change.

Product details

• Authors: L.J. Reinders, L.j. (Leiden University Reinders
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032689883
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3268988-3
• No. of pages: 306
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; SCIENCE / Global Warming & Climate Change, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, Climate Change, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, environmental science, engineering & technology, Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology, Environmental policy & protocols, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Alternative and renewable energy sources and technology, Environmental policy and protocols