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Summary
Summary
Outlines the global challenge of decreasing greenhouse gas emissions.
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Clean energy and climate change are important concerns for many citizens, and this well-illustrated book is designed to educate the public about these subjects. Cook (Univ. of Melbourne, Australia) is a geologist with expertise related to the science and engineering aspects of capturing and storing carbon dioxide in geological formations. Since coal and natural gas are expected to be fuels for electrical energy generation for many years to come, carbon dioxide separation, transport, and sequestration in geological formations provide the way forward to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The book includes chapters on separation processes to capture carbon dioxide, transport processes to move it to locations where it can be used for enhanced oil recovery or sequestered in deep saline aquifers, sequestration alternatives, and risks associated with geological storage. The author provides a good review of current carbon sequestration activities. Separate chapters address policy and cost issues. A list of acronyms with their definitions, books and reports for additional reading, and data source references round out the text. Summing Up: Recommended. All readership levels. L. E. Erickson Kansas State University
