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