Carbon capture and storage in the CDM: Finding its place among climate mitigation options?

Climate Law ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meinhard Doelle ◽  
Emily Lukaweski
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Clean Development Mechanism ◽  
Carbon Capture ◽  
Carbon Capture And Storage ◽  
International Negotiations ◽  
Climate Mitigation ◽  
Mitigation Options ◽  
Ccs Technologies ◽  
And Storage

The climate negotiations in Durban, South Africa, concluded seven years of international negotiations on the role of carbon capture and storage in the Clean Development Mechanism. This article considers the resulting Durban CCS rules in light of the state of CCS technologies, their place among the range of climate mitigation options, and the resulting challenges, opportunities, and uncertainties surrounding the role of CCS. Eight principles that should guide the use of CCS in the CDM are proposed, and the Durban rules are assessed against them.

scholarly journals The Role of Bio-energy with Carbon Capture and Storage in Meeting the Climate Mitigation Challenge: A Whole System Perspective

2017 ◽  
Vol 114 ◽  
pp. 6036-6043 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Mander ◽  
Kevin Anderson ◽  
Alice Larkin ◽  
Clair Gough ◽  
Naomi Vaughan
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Capture ◽  
Carbon Capture And Storage ◽  
Climate Mitigation ◽  
System Perspective ◽  
And Storage

Technological Optimism in Climate Mitigation

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennie C. Stephens ◽  
Nils Markusson
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Capture ◽  
Carbon Capture And Storage ◽  
Problem Definition ◽  
Climate Mitigation ◽  
History Of Development ◽  
History Of ◽  
Ccs Technologies ◽  
And Storage ◽  
Change Mitigation ◽  
Lower Carbon

This chapter explores and critiques technological optimism and the sociopolitical appeal of technological fixes with regard to energy and climate mitigation. The term “technical fix” is frequently used by academics and activists to describe the application of a technological solution to a social problem, where a reductive problem definition leads to only a partial and superficial solution. As the transition to lower-carbon energy systems proceeds, technological change, rather than social change, is consistently prioritized in climate policy discourse, despite well-established recognition of cultural and institutional changes involved in reducing fossil-fuel reliance. The history of development of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies provides an illustrative example of technological optimism in climate mitigation. The political appeal of CCS as a prominent climate change mitigation approach showcases the tendency toward technological optimism and how promises of technological fixes have dominated political discourse surrounding climate mitigation.

scholarly journals The role of carbon capture and storage electricity in attaining 1.5 and 2 °C

2018 ◽  
Vol 78 ◽  
pp. 148-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriano Vinca ◽  
Marianna Rottoli ◽  
Giacomo Marangoni ◽  
Massimo Tavoni
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Capture ◽  
Carbon Capture And Storage ◽  
And Storage

Air

2020 ◽  
pp. 139-177
Author(s):  
John Evans
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Capture ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Internal Combustion Engines ◽  
Atmospheric Oxygen ◽  
Carbon Capture And Storage ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Energy Capture ◽  
Physical And Chemical ◽  
And Storage

The chemical properties of the volatile elements in groups 15 to 18 are outlined, showing how the the periodicicty of the properties of the elements shapes their chemistry. The manufacture of hydrogen and chlorine is described, showing how mercury-free methods have been developed for the latter. The effect of the formation of atmospheric CO2 on atmospheric oxygen content is explained in terms of dissolution in the oceans. Remediation of the exhaust gases from internal combustion engines by catalysts to remove CO2, NOx and carbonaceous particulates is explained. Options for carbon capture and storage by physical and chemical processes are evaluated, and examples provided of these processes in operation. Exploitation of the atmosphere for energy capture using wind turbines has been aided by the development of high performance magnets. The basis of these magnets and the role of rare earth elements is explained.

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