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IPCC Special Report on carbon dioxide capture and storage. Full report + Summary for policymakers and technical summary.

IPCC Special Report on carbon dioxide capture and storage. Full report + Summary for policymakers and technical summary./ Rapport spécial du GIEC. Piégeage et stockage du dioxyde de carbone. Rapport + Resumé à l'intention des décideurs et résumé technique.

Author(s) : IPCC, GIEC, METZ B., DAVIDSON O., CONINCK H. de, et al.

Type of monograph: Report

Summary

This special report, prepared by Working Group III of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, provides information for policymakers, scientists and engineers in the field of climate change and reduction of CO2 emissions. It describes sources, capture, transport, and storage of CO2. It also discusses the costs, economic potential, and societal issues of the technology, including public perception and regulatory aspects. Storage options evaluated include geological storage, ocean storage, and mineral carbonation. Notably, the report places CO2 capture and storage in the context of other climate change mitigation options, such as fuel switch, energy efficiency, renewables and nuclear energy. This report shows that the potential of CO2 capture and storage is considerable, and the costs for mitigating climate change can be decreased compared to strategies where only other climate change mitigation options are considered. The importance of future capture and storage of CO2 for mitigating climate change will depend on a number of factors, including financial incentives provided for deployment, and whether the risks of storage can be successfully managed. The volume includes a summary for policymakers approved by governments represented in the IPCC, and a technical summary. The full special report (only in English) as well as the summary for policymakers (in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish) can be downloaded from the Web site: www.ipcc.ch/activity/srccs/index.htm.

Details

  • Original title: IPCC Special Report on carbon dioxide capture and storage. Full report + Summary for policymakers and technical summary./ Rapport spécial du GIEC. Piégeage et stockage du dioxyde de carbone. Rapport + Resumé à l'intention des décideurs et résumé technique.
  • Record ID : 2007-0453
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Regulation, Environment, General information
  • Publication: IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) - Switzerland/Switzerland
  • Publication date: 2005
  • ISBN: 9780521685511
  • Source: Source: 443 + 66 p. (21.5 x 28); fig.; tabl.; append.

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