Coupled Climate–Economy–Biosphere (CoCEB) model – Part 2: Deforestation control and investment in carbon capture and storage technologies

Abstract. This study uses the global climate–economy–biosphere (CoCEB) model developed in Part 1 to investigate economic aspects of deforestation control and carbon sequestration in forests, as well as the efficiency of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies as policy measures for climate change mitigation. We assume – as in Part 1 – that replacement of one technology with another occurs in terms of a logistic law, so that the same law also governs the dynamics of reduction in carbon dioxide emission using CCS technologies. In order to take into account the effect of deforestation control, a slightly more complex description of the carbon cycle than in Part 1 is needed. Consequently, we add a biomass equation into the CoCEB model and analyze the ensuing feedbacks and their effects on per capita gross domestic product (GDP) growth. Integrating biomass into the CoCEB and applying deforestation control as well as CCS technologies has the following results: (i) low investment in CCS contributes to reducing industrial carbon emissions and to increasing GDP, but further investment leads to a smaller reduction in emissions, as well as in the incremental GDP growth; and (ii) enhanced deforestation control contributes to a reduction in both deforestation emissions and in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration, thus reducing the impacts of climate change and contributing to a slight appreciation of GDP growth. This effect is however very small compared to that of low-carbon technologies or CCS. We also find that the result in (i) is very sensitive to the formulation of CCS costs, while to the contrary, the results for deforestation control are less sensitive.

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Technical and Economic Aspects of Carbon Capture an Storage — A Review

Energy Exploration & Exploitation ◽

10.1260/014459807783528883 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 25 (5) ◽

pp. 357-392 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

Havva Balat ◽

Cahide Öz

Keyword(s):

Carbon Dioxide ◽

Carbon Dioxide Emissions ◽

Carbon Capture ◽

Fossil Fuels ◽

Carbon Capture And Storage ◽

The United States ◽

Potential Contribution ◽

Economic Aspects ◽

Ccs Technologies ◽

And Storage

This article deals with review of technical and economic aspects of Carbon Capture and Storage. Since the late 1980s a new concept is being developed which enables to make use of fossil fuels with a considerably reduced emission of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. The concept is often called ‘Carbon Capture and Storage’ (CCS). CCS technologies are receiving increasing attention, mainly for their potential contribution to the optimal mitigation of carbon dioxide emissions that is intended to avoid future, dangerous climate change. CCS technologies attract a lot of attention because they could allow “to reduce our carbon dioxide emissions to the atmosphere whilst continuing to use fossil fuels”. CCS is not a completely new technology, e.g., the United States alone is sequestering about 8.5 MtC for enhanced oil recovery each year. Today, CCS technologies are widely recognised as an important means of progress in industrialized countries.

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Financial precautions, carbon dioxide leakage, and the European Directive 2009/31/EC on carbon capture and storage (CCS)

Climatic Change ◽

10.1007/s10584-020-02904-1 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 163 (2) ◽

pp. 787-806

Author(s):

Manuel Wifling

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Carbon Dioxide ◽

Global Warming ◽

Carbon Capture ◽

Carbon Capture And Storage ◽

State Budget ◽

European Legislation ◽

European Directive ◽

Carbon Dioxide Leakage ◽

And Storage

AbstractThe phenomenon of anthropogenic climate change has been identified as a threat multiplier for many human-related concerns. Carbon capture and storage (CCS) can, in combination with several other mitigation technologies, alleviate global warming by reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Reducing climate change-related risks via CCS creates another risk, smaller in extent: the risk that some of the stored CO2 leaks out of the storage complex. This article reviews European legislation and evaluates how one of its objectives, that private liabilities of CCS-related leakage risks are not socialized, is ensured. Slight modifications of European legislation are suggested in order to prevent an indefinite liability of CCS operators in case a storage complex turns out to be unexpectedly and unavoidably prone to CO2 leakages. Official German and Hungarian financial precaution specifications are contrasted and related to this article’s finding that the state budget is sufficiently hedged against the expected value of climate-related leakage compensation costs of poorly managed storage complexes if 3 to 6% of a CCS operator’s emission-related revenues are diverted into a financial precaution fund.

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Promoting Public Awareness of Carbon Capture and Storage Technologies in the Russian Federation: A System of Educational Activities

Energies ◽

10.3390/en14051408 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (5) ◽

pp. 1408

Author(s):

Yurii Vasilev ◽

Alexey Cherepovitsyn ◽

Anna Tsvetkova ◽

Nadejda Komendantova

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Carbon Dioxide ◽

Carbon Capture ◽

Climate Change Mitigation ◽

Carbon Dioxide Capture ◽

Carbon Capture And Storage ◽

Educational Activities ◽

Storage Technologies ◽

And Storage ◽

Change Mitigation

The latest technologies for climate change mitigation are carbon capture and storage (CCS). Some countries are developing CCS projects, and they are currently at different stages of deployment. Despite the signing of international agreements on climate change mitigation, Russia’s efforts to develop and implement CCS technologies are quite limited. Therefore, it is vital that people are aware of the importance of carbon dioxide capture, utilization, and storage. The purpose of this article is to produce guidelines and toolkits to form a system of measures aimed at raising awareness of the Russian society on carbon dioxide capture and storage technologies. The paper discusses the key findings of several recent studies on the topic, e.g., a study focusing on the level of environmental consciousness among St. Petersburg students; a content analysis of the Russian school textbooks; a study of environmental groups in Russian social media; and an experimental study on creating eco-comics and posters as educational tools for promoting environmental awareness. A multi-level system of educational activities is proposed, including events for preschoolers, schoolchildren, students, and adults.

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Review on carbon capture and storage for construction engineering.

Sustainability Agri Food and Environmental Research ◽

10.7770/safer-v10n1-art2561 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Yedulakshmi Nair ◽

Elba Helen George

Keyword(s):

Carbon Dioxide ◽

Carbon Capture ◽

Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide ◽

Carbon Dioxide Emission ◽

Construction Materials ◽

Carbon Capture And Storage ◽

Transportation Safety ◽

Clear Understanding ◽

Carbon Abatement ◽

And Storage

Global warming and climatic changes due to pollution have triggered the global efforts to reduce the concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide. The carbon dioxide capture and storage method is considered as a strategy or plan of action for meeting carbon dioxide emission reduction targets. This paper aims at providing an intensive review of various carbon capture and storage techniques, transportation of carbon dioxide & the utilization of this captured carbon dioxide in the construction industry. It also provides a huge perception of the manufacturing process of various construction materials using carbon dioxide. This review may present a clear understanding of the carbon upcycling technologies & everything we do is geared towards a goal of creating a circular economy & awaken new ideas to promote its practical application in construction materials. Keywords-Carbon abatement technology, Carbon capture, Carbon storage, Carbon transportation, Safety and tracking.

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DIGGING DEEP: PROPERTY RIGHTS IN SUBTERRANEAN SPACE AND THE CHALLENGE OF CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE

International and Comparative Law Quarterly ◽

10.1017/s0020589313000353 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 62 (4) ◽

pp. 813-837 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Jill Morgan

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Carbon Dioxide ◽

Carbon Capture ◽

Carbon Capture And Storage ◽

The United States ◽

Legal Issues ◽

Underground Space ◽

Legal Principles ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

And Storage

AbstractA burgeoning international interest in Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) as a means of mitigating the effects of climate change has raised a number of novel legal issues, one of which concerns ownership of the underground sites in which captured carbon dioxide can be stored. This paper considers the extent of a surface landowner's rights above and below land and explores the treatment of underground space within the context of CCS in relation to differing jurisdictions. Particular attention is paid to legal principles applied in the United Kingdom and the United States, and consideration is also given to relevant legislation in Australia and Canada.

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The Role of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Technologies in a Net-Zero Carbon Future

10.3389/978-2-88971-585-5 ◽

2021 ◽

Keyword(s):

Carbon Capture ◽

Carbon Capture And Storage ◽

Net Zero ◽

Zero Carbon ◽

Ccs Technologies ◽

And Storage

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Study on Dispersion of Carbon Dioxide over the Shrubbery Region

Frontiers in Energy Research ◽

10.3389/fenrg.2021.695224 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 ◽

Author(s):

Wang Huiru ◽

You Zhanping ◽

Mo Fan ◽

Liu Bin ◽

Han Peng

Keyword(s):

Carbon Dioxide ◽

Carbon Capture ◽

Carbon Capture And Storage ◽

Dispersion Pattern ◽

Buried Pipeline ◽

Dynamic Impact ◽

Coverage Area ◽

Computational Fluid Dynamics Cfd ◽

And Storage ◽

Terrain Features

In the carbon capture and storage (CCS) infrastructure, the risk of a high-pressure buried pipeline rupture possibly leads to catastrophic accidents due to the release of tremendous amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2). Therefore, a comprehensive understanding of the effects of CO2 dispersion pattern after release from CCS facilities is essential to allow the appropriate safety precautions to be taken. Due to variations in topography above the pipeline, the pattern of CO2 dispersion tends to be affected by the real terrain features, such as trees and hills. However, in most previous studies, the dynamic impact of trees on the wind field was often approximated to linear treatment or even ignored. In this article, a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model was proposed to predict CO2 dispersion over shrubbery areas. The shrubs were regarded as a kind of porous media, and the model was validated against the results from experiment. It was found that shrubbery affected the flow field near the ground, enhancing the lateral dispersion of CO2. Compared with that of the shrub-free terrain, the coverage area of the three shrub terrains at 60 s increased by 8.1 times, 6.7 times, and 9.1 times, respectively. The influence of shrub height and porosity on CO2 dispersion is nonlinear. This research provides reliable data for the risk assessment of CCS.

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