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Global Warming and Carbon-Negative Technology: Prospects for a Lower-Cost Route to a Lower-Risk Atmosphere

Published:2009-10 Issue:6 Volume:20 Page:973-984
ISSN:0958-305X
Container-title:Energy & Environment
language:en
Short-container-title:Energy & Environment

Author:

Eisenberger Peter M.¹,Cohen Roger W.²,Chichilnisky Graciela³,Eisenberger Nicholas M.⁴,Chance Ronald R.⁵,Jones Christopher W.⁵

Affiliation:

1. Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, 109 Geoscience, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades NY 10964

2. P.O. Box 2042, Durango, CO 81302

3. Department of Economics and Department of Statistics, Columbia University, 420 West 118th Street, New York, NY 10027

4. GreenOrder Inc., 205 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY, 10016

5. School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta GA 30332; 6Global Thermostat LLC, New York, NY

Abstract

Aggressive efficiency improvements and a shift away from fossil fuels cannot offset climate change threats. This realization creates an imperative for ‘carbon-negative’ mitigation measures; that is, measures that can reduce atmospheric carbon faster than emissions will load the atmosphere. Among such measures, air extraction technology, coupled with secure sequestration, offers advantages of centralization and control without direct intervention in the biosphere or major collateral environmental impact. Significant new scientific developments in air extraction show promise of greatly reduced costs, such that decreasing the concentration of carbon in the atmosphere to substantially lower risk levels may be economically practicable. These developments create a strong case for expanded R&D efforts aimed at advancing air extraction technology.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Energy (miscellaneous),Energy Engineering and Power Technology,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment,Environmental Engineering

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1260/095830509789625374

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