Carbon Capture and Sequestration

Removing the Legal and Regulatory Barriers
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-61726-101-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 635 g

The United States produces over seventy percent of all its electricity from fossil fuels and nearly fifty percent from coal alone. Worldwide, forty-one percent of all electricity is generated from coal, making it the single most important fuel source for electricity generation, followed by natural gas. This means that an essential part of any portfolio for emissions reduction will be technology to capture carbon dioxide and permanently sequester it in suitable geologic formations. While many nations have incentivized development of CCS technology, large regulatory and legal barriers exist that have yet to be addressed. This book identifies current law and regulation that applies to geologic sequestration in the U.S., the regulatory needs to ensure that geologic sequestration is carried out safely and effectively, and barriers that current law and regulation present to timely deployment of CCS. The authors find the three most significant barriers to be: an ill-defined process to access pore space in deep saline formations; a piecemeal, procedural, and static permitting system; and the lack of a clear, responsible plan to address long-term liability associated with sequestered CO2. The book provides legislative options to remove these barriers and address the regulatory needs, and makes recommendations on the best options to encourage safe, effective deployment of CCS. The authors operationalize their recommendations in legislative language, which is of particular use to policymakers faced with the challenge of addressing climate change and energy.

Zielgruppe

Academic and Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Morgan, M Granger

McCoy, Sean T

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Nachhaltigkeit
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltpolitik, Umweltprotokoll
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Umwelt- und Gesundheitspolitik
• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Luftreinhaltung
• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Energietechnik & Elektrotechnik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Energie- & Versorgungswirtschaft Energiewirtschaft: Kohle & Festbrennstoffe

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The Importance of CCS in a Carbon Constrained World 2. Technology for Carbon Capture and Geologic Sequestration (CCS) 3. Siting CO2 Pipelines for Geologic Sequestration 4. Permitting Geological Sequestration Sites 5. Learning from and Adapting to Changes in Geologic Sequestration Technology 6. Access to Pore Space for Geological Sequestration 7. Liability and the Management of Long-term Stewardship 8. Greenhouse Gas Accounting for CCS 9. Making CCS a Reality 10. Conclusions and Recommendations

Über Autor(innen)

M. Granger Morgan is Professor and Head of the Department of Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University. His research addresses problems in science, technology, and public policy in which the technical details and uncertainty are of central importance. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and a Fellow of the AAAS, the IEEE, and the SRA. He holds degrees from Harvard (BS), Cornell (MS), and UCSD (PhD, applied physics).

Sean T. McCoy is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Department of Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University, and an Energy Analyst at the International Energy Agency. The focus of Sean’s research is the interaction between regulation, energy technologies, and energy resources. Sean holds a Ph.D. in Engineering and Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University and a BASc from the University of Waterloo in Environmental Engineering (Chemical Specialization).