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Author Cook, P. J.

Title Clean energy, climate and carbon / Peter J. Cook
Published Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Publishing ; Leiden, The Netherlands : CRC Press/Balkema, [2012]
Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO, 2012
©2012

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Description xiii, 215 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Contents 1. The context -- 2. CO2 and climate change -- 3. Where and why are we producing so much CO2? -- 4. Technology options for decreasing CO2 emissions -- 5. The mitigation mix -- 6. Where and how can we capture CO2? -- 7. How can we transport CO2? -- 8. Storing CO2 -- 9. How do we know CCS will be effective? -- 10. The cost of clean energy -- 11. The technology and the politics of clean energy
Summary Outlines the global challenge of decreasing greenhouse gas emissions. It covers the changing concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide through time and its causes, before considering the promise and the limitations of a wide range of energy technologies for decreasing carbon dioxide emissions
Analysis Australia overseas comparisons
Australian
Carbon sequestration
Clean energy
Climate change adaptation and mitigation
Costs
Fossil fuels
Statistics
Technical evaluation
Notes "A Balkema book"--Cover
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Issued also in various ebook formats
System requirements: Internet connectivity, World Wide Web browser. Downloading of an entire book requires Adobe Digital Editions. Use of bookmarks requires individual registration with Amigo Reader
Subject Carbon dioxide mitigation.
Carbon sequestration.
Geological carbon sequestration.
Greenhouse gas mitigation.
Author Cook, P. J.
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (Australia)
LC no. 2012453177
ISBN 0415621062 (CSIRO pbk.)
9780415621069
9780643094857