Carbon Dioxide Sequestration Sequestration in a Nutshell What

Carbon Dioxide Sequestration

Sequestration in a Nutshell • • What da dealio? The Game The Carbon Cycle Types of CO 2 Sequestration Separation, Capture, and Transport Was my big energy question answered? Conclusions

The Problem • Global Warming • Old solution • New solution

Players Industry Government Research Institutions

Players Government • Funding • Scientific Expertise for Making Regulations Research Institutions

Players Industry • Scientific Expertise for Technological Advance • Funding • Notoriety Research Institutions

Players Industry • National Security • Income from Taxes • Regulation Government

Players Industry • National Security • Income from Taxes • Regulation Government • Scientific Expertise for Technological Advance • Funding • Notoriety • Funding • Scientific Expertise for Making Regulations Research Institutions

The Carbon Cycle - Sinks

The Carbon Cycle

The Carbon Cycle

Ocean Sequestration

Ocean Carbon Cycle

Enhancement of Natural Carbon

Direct Injection of CO 2 Direct Injection

Ocean Sequestration

Sequestration in Terrestrial Ecosystems

Sequestration in Geologic Formations

Separation, Capture, and Transport • • Chemical and Physical absorbtion Physical and chemical adsorbtion Membranes Low-temperature distillation

Nate Dogg’s Big Question • Is this rational? • Break it dan nah !

Players Industry • National Security • Income from Taxes • Regulation Government • Scientific Expertise for Technological Advance • Funding • Notoriety • Funding • Scientific Expertise for Making Regulations Research Institutions

Players Government Continued • Funding • • Scientific Expertise forto Findings that promise Making provide Regulations “easy answers” Research Institutions

Players Industry • Scientific Expertise • Findings that will for Technological allow continued Advance use of fossil fuels • Funding • Notoriety • Continued Funding Research Institutions

Players Industry • National Security Income from Taxes • Income from Tax • Regulation • Leniency on Regulations Government

Players (Regulation Haters) Industry • National Security • Income from Tax • Leniency on Regulations Government (people pleasers) • Findings that will allow continued use of fossil fuels • Continued Funding Research Institutions • Findings that promise to provide “easy answers” (Money Needers)

Players (Regulation Haters) Industry • National Security • Income from Tax • Leniency on Regulations Government (people pleasers) • Findings that will allow continued use of fossil fuels • Continued Funding Research Institutions • Findings that promise to provide “easy answers” (Money Needers)

Conclusions • • A fault in logic Will continue Advances will be made Sustainability