2008 Environment updates

This paper provides a brief update on some of the key environmental issues that arose during 2008. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) projects dominated the referrals for petroleum related projects made under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 during the 2008 calendar year. The environmental aspects of these projects are summarised. The focus of the Federal Government on policy and legislation to meet greenhouse gas abatement commitments in response to climate change has resulted in the development of a number of key policies that will impact on petroleum and gas developments. This has also been reflected in policy and legislation at State levels. The first reporting period for the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 started on 1 July 2008. Carbon capture and storage capability is seen as an essential component of any low emission energy future. Legislation and policy need to be delivered in a timeframe to meet low emission deadlines, as this provides the framework for the implementation of technology. Key legislation was debated and delivered during 2008, but the administrative and regulatory framework is still in preparation. Several projects for which geosequestration is a key component are summarised. Regulatory review has suggested that streamlining of approvals and removing duplication of approvals would decrease the significant delays some projects are experiencing. Regulation that is outcomes based rather than process driven and prescriptive will also facilitate more timely approval of projects.

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The Awareness and Impact of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) on Climate Change in Malaysia

International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development ◽

10.4018/ijsesd.2018040102 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 13-27 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Zulkipli Ghazali ◽

Muhammad Zahid

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Least Squares ◽

Carbon Capture ◽

Social Economic ◽

Public Awareness ◽

Carbon Capture And Storage ◽

Environmental Issues ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Economic Issues ◽

And Storage

This article aims to investigate the level of public awareness and perception regarding carbon capture and storage (CCS) and climate change in Malaysia. The article also aims to identify those social, economic and environmental issues which affect CCS and combating climate change in the country. The findings revealed that more than 79 percent of the respondents were willing to have government initiatives to implement CCS projects. However, about 21 percent were against these initiatives due to their different perceptions and opinions regarding CCS. By using partial least squares (PLS) model through SmartPLS 2.0, it is found that social and economic issues of CCS have significant positive while environmental issues have no significant impact on combating climate change. The findings offer significant implications for regulators, policy makers, and practitioners regarding social, economic and environmental issues of CCS and climate change in Malaysia.

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Cement slurry resistance to chemical aggressiveness of carbon capture and storage (CCS) method

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/20187100011 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 71 ◽

pp. 00011

Author(s):

Malgorzata Formela ◽

Slawomir Wysocki ◽

Rafal Wisniowski

Keyword(s):

Carbon Capture ◽

Carbon Capture And Storage ◽

Environmental Issues ◽

Hydraulic Press ◽

Laboratory Research ◽

Rheological Parameters ◽

Hardened Cement ◽

Cement Slurry ◽

The World ◽

And Storage

Nowadays, scientists from all over the world are focused on environmental issues connected with the greenhouse gases. The carbon dioxide is one of those gases. Therefore, researches are carried out to limit the emission or utilization the already ones. The aim of laboratory research was to find additives and admixtures resistant to CO2 presence and at the same time, able to modify rheological parameters of fresh cement slurry, as it is desirable during cementing of the wellbore. Moreover, research included the effect of newly synthesized polymers on the cement parameters. Laboratory research included filtration of the cement slurry, rheological parameters – Yield point, mechanical properties of hardened cement slurry obtained from hydraulic press and photographs of changes in mineralogical structure of cement from the electron microscope. The research was divided into two parts. The first one was based on the cement mixtures with commonly used superplastifier (SPL). In the second one, the SPL was replaced with newly synthesized polymer.

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Elements of a Sustainable World

10.1093/oso/9780198827832.001.0001 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

John Evans

Keyword(s):

Carbon Capture ◽

Environmental Science ◽

Temperature Anomaly ◽

Chemical Elements ◽

Carbon Capture And Storage ◽

Environmental Issues ◽

Radioactive Elements ◽

Critical Elements ◽

Greenhouse Emissions ◽

And Storage

We have 118 known chemical elements as our palette in our context of sustaining our world. Our context is considered in terms of the four spheres of the ancient world: Earth, Air, Fire and Water. This book shows how chemical principles can be used to understand the pressures on our world spanning from greenhouse emissions through freshwater supplies to energy generation and storage. The supply of the chemical elements is key to their contribution to alleviating these pressures. Most synthetic and radioactive elements are not available in sufficient supply to contribute in this. Some solutions, such as wind turbines, batteries, fuel cells and automotive exhaust remediation pose questions about sustainable supplies of critical elements. With an eye on the target of the IPCC of capping the temperature anomaly to 1.5 oC (RCP2.6), options for carbon capture and storage, and the generation of energy and element supply from the sea are assessed. The consequences of the escape of plastics and pharmaceuticals into the wider environment for water integrity are also considered. This book is designed around providing a one semester course for students who have entered at least the second level of university chemistry. It provides explanations and entries to current environmental issues. For students of environmental science, it provides an understanding of the chemical principles underpinning the causes and possible solutions to these issues. Each chapter has a set appropriate study questions.

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