| DOI: | 10.2172/1158543
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| 报告号: | None
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| 报告题名: | Federal Control of Geological Carbon Sequestration |
| 作者: | Hansen, Todd
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| 出版年: | 2011
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| 发表日期: | 2011-04-01
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| 总页数: | 101
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| 国家: | 美国
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| 语种: | 英语
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| 中文主题词: | 碳
; 排放物
; 交通设施
; 二氧化碳
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| 主题词: | CARBON
; EMISSIONS
; TRANSPORTATION
; CARBON DIOXIDE
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| 英文摘要: | The United States has economically recoverable coal reserves of about 261 billion tons, which is in excess of a 250-Âyear supply based on 2009 consumption rates. However, in the near future the use of coal may be legally restricted because of concerns over the effects of its combustion on atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations. In response, the U.S. Department of Energy is making significant efforts to help develop and implement a commercial scale program of geologic carbon sequestration that involves capturing and storing carbon dioxide emitted from coal-burning electric power plants in deep underground formations. This article explores the technical and legal problems that must be resolved in order to have a viable carbon sequestration program. It covers the responsibilities of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Departments of Energy, Transportation and Interior. It discusses the use of the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Clean Air Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, the Endangered Species Act, and other applicable federal laws. Finally, it discusses the provisions related to carbon sequestration that have been included in the major bills dealing with climate change that Congress has been considering in 2009 and 2010. The article concludes that the many legal issues that exist can be resolved, but whether carbon sequestration becomes a commercial reality will depend on reducing its costs or by imposing legal requirements on fossil-fired power plants that result in the costs of carbon emissions increasing to the point that carbon sequestration becomes a feasible option. |
| URL: | http://www.osti.gov/scitech/servlets/purl/1158543
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| 资源类型: | 研究报告
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| 标识符: | http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/40268
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| Appears in Collections: | 过去全球变化的重建
影响、适应和脆弱性
科学计划与规划
气候变化与战略
全球变化的国际研究计划
气候减缓与适应
气候变化事实与影响
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Hansen, Todd. Federal Control of Geological Carbon Sequestration. 2011-01-01.
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