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False Hope. Why carbon capture and storage won't save the climate
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Carbon capture and storage (CCS) aims to reduce the climate impact of burning fossil fuels by capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from power station smokestacks and disposing of it underground. However, the technology is largely unproven and will not be ready in time to save the climate
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Additional titles
- Original title (French)
- Faux Espoir. Pourquoi le captage et la sequestration du carbone ne sauveront pas le climat. Synthese
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Publishing Information
- Imprint Pagination
- 52 p.
- Report number
- INIS-FR--15-0021
INIS
- Country of Publication
- France
- Country of Input or Organization
- France
- INIS RN
- 46013000
- Subject category
- S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; S20: FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS;
- Descriptors DEI
- CAPACITY; CARBON DIOXIDE INJECTION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COST ESTIMATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS; FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL
- Descriptors DEC
- AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; CLIMATIC CHANGE; CONTROL; FLUID INJECTION; MANAGEMENT; MISCIBLE-PHASE DISPLACEMENT; POLLUTION CONTROL; POWER PLANTS; SEPARATION PROCESSES; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT
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- Available from the INIS Liaison Officer for France, see the 'INIS contacts' section of the INIS website for current contact and E-mail addresses: http://www.iaea.org/inis/Contacts/