LEADER 04895nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910790013103321 005 20230801221847.0 010 $a1-280-12849-6 010 $a9786613532374 010 $a0-643-10682-0 035 $a(CKB)2670000000155560 035 $a(EBL)866451 035 $a(OCoLC)759909520 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000832136 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12336825 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000832136 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10881274 035 $a(PQKB)10468900 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC866451 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL866451 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10619931 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL353237 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000155560 100 $a20120801d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aClean energy, climate and carbon$b[electronic resource] /$fPeter J. Cook 210 $aCollingwood, Vic. $cCSIRO Pub. ;$aLeiden $cCRC$dc2012 215 $a1 online resource (233 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-643-09485-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 195-210) and index. 327 $aCover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 The context; Climate change science: the controversies; Global and national efforts to take action on climate change; About this book; 2 CO2 and climate change; Greenhouse gases; The nature of carbon dioxide; Carbon dioxide and earth's history; Weather versus climate; Causes of pre-human climate change; Distinguishing natural climate change from anthropogenic climate change; Sea level change as evidence for global warming; Global warming and extreme weather events; Act now or later?; Conclusions; 3 Where and why are we producing so much CO2? 327 $aThe production and use of energy and its impacts on CO2 emissions: an overviewThe use of fossil fuels; Two key sectors: electricity production and transport; Conclusions; 4 Technology options for decreasing CO2 emissions; Solar energy; Wind power; Hydroelectric power; Ocean energy; Biomass; Geothermal energy; Nuclear power; Sequestering CO2 through carbon capture and storage (CCS); Conclusion; 5 The mitigation mix; Population growth and the energy mix; Biofuels in the mix; Land requirements of different technologies; Energy and water; Renewable energy in the energy mix 327 $aNon renewable energy in the energy mixThe energy mix in the medium to long term; Conclusions; 6 Where and how can we capture CO2?; Directly removing CO2 from the atmosphere; Capturing CO2 emitted from various sources; CCS and gas production; CCS and coal and gas-fired power generation; Post combustion capture; CCS and gasification; CCS and industrial processes emitting CO2; Technologies for separating CO2 from emissions; Conclusions; 7 How can we transport CO2?; Key issues in transportation of CO2 via pipelines; CO2 transportation by road, rail and sea; Reducing transportation costs: CO2 hubs 327 $aConclusion8 Storing CO2; Why geological storage over other forms of storage?; Identifying suitable geological CO2 storage sites: sedimentary basins; Features of a sedimentary basin that may make it suitable for storage; Storage of CO2 in depleted oil and gas fields; Storage in deep saline aquifers; Storage in coals; Storage in basalts; Storage in serpentinites; Assessing storage capacity; National assessments of storage potential; Conclusions; 9 How do we know CCS will be effective?; The nature of risk assessment; Geological risk; Existing natural gas storage facilities 327 $aNatural accumulations of CO2Knowledge derived from large scale commercial CO2 storage projects; Location-specific risk assessment: characterising the site; The risks of earthquakes; The risk to groundwater; Monitoring; The regulatory regime; A 'social licence' for CCS?; 10 The cost of clean energy; The interplay of costs; The costs of capturing CO2 emissions from non-power sources; Transport and associated costs; Storage costs; Indicative total costs for CCS; Cost estimates derived from operational CCS activities; Costing uncertainty; Comparison costing; Conclusions 327 $a11 The technology and the politics of clean energy 330 $aOutlines the global challenge of decreasing greenhouse gas emissions. 606 $aGeological carbon sequestration 606 $aCarbon dioxide mitigation 606 $aGreenhouse gas mitigation 615 0$aGeological carbon sequestration. 615 0$aCarbon dioxide mitigation. 615 0$aGreenhouse gas mitigation. 676 $a333.79 676 $a344.2404/6342 700 $aCook$b P. J$01468785 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910790013103321 996 $aClean energy, climate and carbon$93839169 997 $aUNINA