Caching the carbon : the politics and policy of carbon capture and storage / edited by James Meadowcroft and Oluf Langhelle.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Meadowcroft, James.

Langhelle, Oluf, 1964-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Carbon dioxide--Environmental aspects--OECD countries.

Carbon dioxide.

Carbon dioxide--Environmental aspects--European Union countries.

Carbon dioxide sinks--OECD countries.

Carbon dioxide sinks.

Carbon dioxide sinks--European Union countries.

Air quality management--OECD countries.

Air quality management.

Air quality management--European Union countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (314 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Over the past, carbon capture and storage (CCS) has come to the fore as a way to manage carbon dioxide emissions contributing to climate change. This book analyzes the issues decision-makers now confront in encouraging the uptake of the technology, managing uncertainties and regulating attendant risks.

Contents:

COVER; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Abbreviations and acronyms; Acknowledgements; 1. The politics and policy of carbon capture and storage; 2. Technology leader, policy laggard: CCS development for climate mitigation in the US political context; 3. CCS in Australia: from political posturing to policy potential; 4. CCS in Canada; 5. Technology as political glue: CCS in Norway; 6. Electricity gap versus climate change: electricity politics and the potential role of CCS in Germany; 7. CCS in the UK: squaring coal use with climate change?

8. CCS in the Netherlands: glass half empty or half full?9. CCS and the European Union: magic bullet or pure magic?; 10. CCS in comparative perspective; 11. The politics and policy of CCS: the uncertain road ahead; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-44217-1

9786612442179

1-84980-222-X

OCLC:

505429428