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Klaus S Lackner1, Sarah Brennan, Jürg M Matter
1Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy, Earth Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA. klaus.lackner@columbia.edu
Abstract:
CO(2) capture and storage (CCS) has the potential to develop into an important tool to address climate change. Given society's present reliance on fossil fuels, widespread adoption of CCS appears indispensable for meeting stringent climate targets. We argue that for conventional CCS to become a successful climate mitigation technology--which by necessity has to operate on a large scale--it may need to be complemented with air capture, removing CO(2) directly from the atmosphere. Air capture of CO(2) could act as insurance against CO(2) leaking from storage and furthermore may provide an option for dealing with emissions from mobile dispersed sources such as automobiles and airplanes.
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