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Title Caching the carbon : the politics and policy of carbon capture and storage / edited by James Meadowcroft and Oluf Langhelle
Published Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Pub., ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 300 pages) : illustrations
Contents 1. The politics and policy of carbon capture and storage / James Meadowcroft and Oluf Langhelle -- 2. Technology leader, policy laggard : CCS development for climate mitigation in the US political context / Jennie C. Stephens -- 3. CCS in Australia : from political posturing to policy potential / Darren Sinclair and Neil Gunningham -- 4. CCS in Canada / Mark Jaccard and Jacqueline Sharp -- 5. Technology as political glue : CCS in Norway / Andreas Tjernshaugen and Oluf Langhelle -- 6. Electricity gap versus climate change : electricity politics and the potential role of CCS in Germany / Barbara Praetorius and Christoph von Stechow -- 7. CCS in the UK : squaring coal use with climate change? / Ivan Scrase and Jim Watson -- 8. CCS in the Netherlands : glass half empty or half full? / Philip J. Vergragt -- 9. CCS and the European Union : magic bullet or pure magic? / Dag Harald Claes and Paal Frisvold -- 10. CCS in comparative perspective / Oluf Langhelle and James Meadowcroft -- 11. The politics and policy of CCS : the uncertain road ahead / James Meadowcroft and Oluf Langhelle
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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Geological carbon sequestration -- OECD countries
Geological carbon sequestration -- European Union countries
Carbon dioxide -- Environmental aspects -- OECD countries
Carbon dioxide -- Environmental aspects -- European Union countries
Carbon dioxide sinks -- OECD countries
Carbon dioxide sinks -- European Union countries
Air quality management -- OECD countries
Air quality management -- European Union countries
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- Pollution Control.
Air quality management
Carbon dioxide -- Environmental aspects
Carbon dioxide sinks
Geological carbon sequestration
Dioxyde de carbone.
Stockage géologique des déchets.
Changement climatique.
Qualité de l'air.
UE/CE Etats membres.
Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.
Geological carbon sequestration -- OECD countries.
Geological carbon sequestration -- European Union countries.
Carbon dioxide -- Environmental aspects -- OECD countries.
Carbon dioxide -- Environmental aspects -- European Union countries.
Carbon dioxide sinks -- OECD countries.
Carbon dioxide sinks -- European Union countries.
Air quality management -- OECD countries.
Air quality management -- European Union countries.
Koldioxid -- miljöaspekter -- EU-länderna.
Koldioxid -- miljöaspekter -- OECD-länderna.
European Union countries
OECD countries
Form Electronic book
Author Meadowcroft, James.
Langhelle, Oluf, 1964-
LC no. 2009933406
ISBN 9781849802222
184980222X
9780857933874
0857933876
Other Titles Politics and policy of carbon capture and storage