Carbon capture and sequestration : removing the legal and regulatory barriers / M. Granger Morgan. [at al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Morgan, M. Granger (Millett Granger), 1941-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Carbon sequestration--Law and legislation--United States.

Carbon sequestration.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : RFF Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The United States produces over seventy percent of all its electricity from fossil fuels and nearly fifty percent from coal alone. Worldwide, forty-one percent of all electricity is generated from coal, making it the single most important fuel source for electricity generation, followed by natural gas. This means that an essential part of any portfolio for emissions reduction will be technology to capture carbon dioxide and permanently sequester it in suitable geologic formations. While many nations have incentivized development of CCS technology, large regulatory and legal barriers exist that

Contents:

The importance of CCS in a carbon constrained world

Technology for carbon capture and geologic sequestration (CCS)ation

Siting CO2 pipelines for geologic sequestration

Permitting geological sequestration sites

Learning from and adapting to changes in geologic sequestration technology

Access to pore space for geological sequestration

Liability and the management of long-term stewardship

Greenhouse gas accounting for CCS

Making ccs a reality

Conclusions and recommendations.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-29375-2

1-280-68625-1

0-203-11505-8

9780203115053

OCLC:

804661936