Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage

Abstract

Abstract This chapter examines carbon capture and storage (CCS) as a means of mitigating global climate change. It begins by describing the fundamentals of CCS technology, its current status and costs, and the policy context required for the technology to become a significant climate-change mitigation option. It then considers the carbon dioxide sources that are compatible with CCS before turning to the technological basis for CCS, namely, capture and geological storage. It also comments on the question of whether CCS can be deployed in China and concludes with an assessment of the future of CCS in the context of climate policy.