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Power Hungry: Chapter 15. Myth: The United States Can Cut CO 2 Emissions by 80 Percent by 2050, and Carbon Capture and Sequestration Can Help Achieve That Goal Presented by Andrew Kelley. Climate Change – Get used to it Hydrocarbons – 88% World Energy
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Power Hungry:Chapter 15 Myth: The United States Can Cut CO2 Emissions by 80 Percent by 2050, and Carbon Capture and Sequestration Can Help Achieve That Goal Presented by Andrew Kelley
Climate Change – Get used to it • Hydrocarbons – 88% World Energy • Higher Consumption = Higher Standard of Living • Big 5 • Kyoto Protocol – 6 of 188
Carbon Capture & Sequestration • Holy Grail – Most feasible Option • Technically feasible, Economically… • Volume – 10% of Daily Production (2006) • Equivalent to 41 VLCC Super Tankers VLCC - Very Large Crude Carrier: 160,000–319,999 DWT (Dead Wt Tons)