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Title: Carbon capture and sequestration: identifying and managing risks - article no. 1

Journal Article · · Issues in Legal Scholarship
OSTI ID:21261968
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  1. University of Minnesota, MN (United States)

Carbon capture and geologic sequestration (CCS) technology promises to provide deep emissions cuts, particularly from coal power generation, but deploying CCS creates risks of its own. This article first considers the risks associated with CCS, which involves capturing CO{sub 2} emissions from industrial sources and power plants, transporting the CO{sub 2} by pipeline, and injecting it underground for permanent sequestration. The article then suggests ways in which these risks can be minimized and managed and considers more broadly when or if CCS should be deployed or whether its use should be limited or rejected in favor of other solutions.

OSTI ID:
21261968
Journal Information:
Issues in Legal Scholarship, Vol. 8, Issue 3; ISSN 1539-8323
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English