Capturing Carbon: The New Weapon in the War Against Climate Change (Columbia/Hurst)

by Robin Mills

Book Overview

We now possess the technology to capture carbon emissions as they are released into the atmosphere. After capture, the gas is trapped within facilities hidden far underground. As promising as this process sounds, can it really compete with the often cheaper, low-carbon technologies currently available, and is the practice really safe and eco-friendly? Furthermore, will governments and societies embrace this controversial method and integrate it fully...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231701861
• ISBN13: 9780231701860
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 1.3" x 5.8"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher